I’m 16 and I just passed my lifeguarding certification which is a very physically demanding class to take just to get certified, I conveniently live right behind a pool that is also attached to a golf course. Was told I would probably get hired because there is such a shortage of lifeguards, turned in my application and certificate of completion and got ghosted. not to mention 3 years ago I did an extra class and got certified by the Red Cross for cpr before even taking lifeguarding classes and now the place I applied to has ghosted me. There were multiple kids in my class that were “re takes” who had been lifeguards already for 2 years and needed to be re certified, every.single.one of them failed the class. Why the hell did I even take a lifeguarding class and PASS to get ignored by a job who supposedly was short on lifeguards!!! NOT TO MENTION LIFE GUARDING PAY IS USUALLY ONLY 10 DOLLARS A DAMN HOURRRR!!!