What do you say that is encouraging to someone that has been jobless for awhile and can't find a job!?
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Tell them to stop trying to break into the corporate level that they want to end up at. It makes possible employers think that you have a snotty sense of entitlement. They should look for a job with plenty of potential promotions, and a good attitude gives a good impression.
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"benifits" ???  -- get a job!!!!!
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Best way to get a job is through connections. Thats what it is all about.  Got any family? cause if you cant rely on others for connections, you have to make your own.  Now, you can't just go out there asking for help, you have to go out there and try to help others, ask the person who you want to be employed by "What can I do to  help you out?"  Then he/she will owe you.  Make friends out of people in the business.  Might take a while but you will not be out of a job for a long while.\nGood luck
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You have hope!  You'll need to start in an entry-level position, but keep an open mind and you'll find work.\n\nThe first step is not refusing work because you feel it's beneath you.  I was miserable most of my 20s because I felt I was under-employed.  But I acquired skills that lead me to better and better jobs.  You've got to start somewhere.\n\nTips for finding a job:\n1. Get up, get showered, get dressed every morning, just as if you were going to work.  No sleeping in, no spending days watching tv or playing on the internet.  Your job is finding a job.  Take it seriously.\n\n2. Leave the house and go to the library.  Then start your search - use library computers and newspapers to find job listings.  Make a list of jobs to apply for that day.  Apply for jobs on-line.\n\n3.  Return home and make calls/write letters/fill out applications.\n\n4. Spend at least 1/2 hour each day working on improving your resume and practicing interview skills.  Find books at library if you're not sure how to do this.\n\nGood luck!
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HA! How old are you again?! Honestly, I wouldn't discontinue job searching. File for unemployement if need be while in the meanwhile you can still search. Are there any talents/skills/trade that you have that can make you some extra change?? I agree with changing environments, too. Sometimes a change of venue & establishing a strong network can help you get a job. Don't forget tax time is right around the corner. Maybe someone can file you as a dependent--Or you can file? \n\nWhen job searching you can't be too pickey either when you don't have anything. Try temp agencies, networking, internet, word of mouths, etc. There's a lot you can do to find a job. Don't have too much pride where even working at fast food isn't enough. It's not cute or sexy being picky, broke, & homeless. I suggest finding something out there & save up. Good Luck!
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wherever you are, you might try to see if there is some kind of employment agency that sould help you find a job.  when you get into a funk its hard to pull yourself out of it, i know.  but keep your chin up, because things will get better.you could also try to learn the language in your area.  maybe you will meet someone who could help you.
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If you get right back out their and find a job right away and not try to touch your unemployment it looks good to future employers,  as an employer I always check the unemployment files before I hire them and find out if they were slackers and did not try to find a job right away.  It would be more theraputic to get right back out their and not get depressed about not having a life or a job.  So get out their and keep trying until you get it right.\n\nI did I am on my 112th job within 6 years without getting on unemployment and now I am an Operations Mgr for a big company.\n\nGood Luck\n\nDon
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Unemployment Office helps! Then I'd check your state offices to see what sort of services they can provide!
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Well, thank you for the thoughtful question. Here's what I have to offer. \n\nThose of us with a generous spirit would like to think that all people, if offered a decent job, would do their best and prosper. Sadly, there's a small minority of people who simply do not want to work, no matter how good the incentives may be. Unfortutely, those are the people who pray upon your sympathy and mine. And painful experience show that they will work the system, essentially sponging off the rest of society. \n\nAt the moment, unemployment is around 4%. According to economists, full employment is 5%. So there is a surplus of jobs at the moment, no matter where one lives. \n\nI have basic faith in the goodness of most people. I also believe we have an obligation to others up to a point. But when people do not help themselves, we do not have an obligation to them.
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Hey Isah,\n\nI've lost out big before, Sucks.\n\n#1 OK to be sad, but not forever and you usually aren't because of #2\n\n#2 OK to be Mad as he!!. helps move you to get out of being sad and on to #3\n\n#3 OK to get even, now I'm not talking violence or any kind of vindictive behavior, but time to get back into balance.\nSometimes it helps to talk it out with someone who realy cares and will just listen and not try to solve all your problems, don't that get annoying. \n\n#4 Make a plan, Where has all this taken you. What you gonna do now. Now that you know where to go from here...\n\n#5 Take action, nothing like the satisfaction of taking action. This is when you realy start to get over the hump and feel a whole lot better about yourself. Everything else to this point doesn't always feel so great, But here you are now, doing something about it, getting your power back.Send out those resumes, build that savings back when you land your dream job.\n\n#6 Keep going. Dream big because if you never dream, dreams will never come true.
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"Unemployment" will help !!!
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1. Consider yourself blessed. If your bosses would just pick up and close shop the way they did, did you really want to be loyal to a place like that.\n\n2. Call unemployment and file as quickly as possible.\n\n3. Did you have a 401k plan? If so, you may be able to    \n   withdraw against it (There are tax and early withdrawal \n   penalties involved) But if you need the money,   \n   sometimes you do what you gotta do.\n\n4. Call all utilities and get on their budget plan. This \n   will begin to help you formulate a budget if don't  \n   already have one. And you'll know what your basic bills \n   wlll be each month.\n\n5. Write a letter to all your creditors telling them you  \n   will be making lower payment amounts because your income \n   situation has changed.\n\n6. Update your resume.\n\n7. Ask any and everybody, do they know of any place hiring.\n\n8. Surf the net for possible leads.\n\n9. Post your resume to a job search site like Monster dot \n   com.\n\n10.Volunteer somewhere doing something.  Sometimes you can \n   find the answer to your problems by helping someone else \n   with theirs. And who knows this may be where you get  \n   your best leads from. \n\n11.Exercise. If you don't already, start a routine that \n   will help you reduce stress.\n\n12. Finally, is there a dream in your life you haven't \n    reached for? Maybe now is the time to do what you were \n    sent here to do. When you are reaching for something  \n    you have always wanted, you'll encouter stumbling  \n    blocks but you'll never fail. Self employment might be \n    calling your name. You have 30 years of service, you \n    can't tell me you don't have the background to succeed \n    at whatever you want to do.\n\nI wish you Godspeed and the best of luck.
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A job search is very stressful, and it can be hard to resist getting very down on yourself and your future.  And, you are right, it doesn't help you land a job to feel defeated before you start.\n\nBut, almost everyone has been in your shoes (or will be at least once in their career), feeling the way you feel.  They survived, and so will you!\n\nJoin a job search support group.  People exchange leads and ideas, and there is usually a leader who is also a job coach.  Most of the time, the cost to attend is minimal.  Often you'll find one in a local church (usually belonging to the church is not a requirement).\n\nThere are "real" ones where people meet in person, locally, and there are "online" ones you connect to via the Internet.\n\nFor the real support group, in the U.S., you would contact your local state Employment Office - http://www.job-hunt.org/state_unemployment_offices.shtml   I'm not sure what you do in the UK, but I'm sure that the government provides some sort of job search assistance and support there, too, probably better than in the US.\n \nFor online support groups, check out http://groups.yahoo.com \n \nJoin a group, and you'll feel much better, even just knowing you're not the only one who is discouraged.\n\nGood luck!
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Thank you for passing along those wonderful words of encouragement.\n\nCoach
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We are in the same boat. I lost my job the other day for being "too quiet." They said that I worked hard and didn't do anything wrong but they wanted someone more out going.How stupid is that? All you can do is pick youself up and try again.Good Luck! Oh and in the mean time try to enjoy your day off. God will supply all of your needs according to His riches in glory.
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You might want to check into your local Work Scource program and also if you have any "Homeless" shelters around where you live they may also have some information. The local employment office is another.Good luck!!!
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Well its kinda of like if you need a job. You can pray to God all you want for a job but if you never put in a application or apply for a job how can he bless you w/ one. I think of my relationship with God as a give and take. I give Him control of my life and He takes me where he wants me to be.