I've been unemployed for a little over a month and I have applied to so many places and been repeatedly turned down or not called back. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. One company turned me down within 10 minutes of viewing my application and resume.
I honestly hate working, but my family needs the money. I'm helping my parents get by and my savings are dwindling. My dad is already burnt out and trying to find a second job, I can't let him do that to himself, I have to find something. I have an associate in arts, I have a lot of clerical and customer service experience. I worked as an obituary editor at a news paper in high-school, I'm a good candidate for many jobs so why can't I get a response?
My dad said that I may be over qualified for some positions, but I'm not sure that is the case. There is no way I'm over qualified for retail when I just left a retail position. I've also been a host and the host jobs haven't called back.
I live in a house with no heating and air, our back room is moldy and falling in, we have bugs, our oven and washer don't work. I still live with my parents at 21 because rent is too high and I can't find a roommate. I don't have a car, I took cabs to work. I'm chronically ill and have to take multiple medications a day to function, I smoke pot to cope, but of course that is a job hindrance. I'll be 22 next month and I feel like life is just passing me by. I feel like a failure.