Current Events > Holy shit, the job market in my area is bleak

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So I don't have a degree and can't afford to go back to school and despite me having experience and skills, any kind of entry-level "career" now requires a Bachelor's, let alone an Associate's. I end up looking for local retail/food service and the only places in town that are hiring have you go through an online third party to apply, and I haven't heard back from any despite applying multiple times. Remote work is not even a thought since almost all listings are for high-paying management or marketing positions that require a lot of credentials, and a lot of listings require employees to live in a different state despite these listings coming up after I search my area. I'm not even gonna get into how many scams I'm seeing.

This is so frustrating and discouraging.

A big problem with job listings is that many job offerings list the person who left credentials and not ones actually needed for the job. If you don't have a degree, you should be fine if you can show you have experience elsewhere with what is required for the job.

The only issue you might encounter is being filtered by an ai or job postings never intended to be filled.

Tmaster148 posted...

A big problem with job listings is that many job offerings list the person who left credentials and not ones actually needed for the job. If you don't have a degree, you should be fine if you can show you have experience elsewhere with what is required for the job.

I've done that before to no avail. It doesn't help that because I could never get my foot in the door, my resume is largely retail and one job where I was able to use one of my skills. This is just getting really defeating at this point and I don't even know what the hell is even expected of me at this point.

If basic retail and fast food won't contact me back, what chances do I have?