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what would you do? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I feel like I'm grasping at thin air.

I've applied to countless jobs and I'm not even getting to the interview stage on anything. Even on things I feel I'm beyond qualified for. My background is in desktop support. If no one will hire me I thought of trying to wing it myself and put fliers up offering tech support.

I never finished college. So I don't have any degree aside from highschool. My prospects are looking and feeling bleak.

What would you do if you were me Lemmy?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I had someone look at my resume, and they said it looked ok. But they are retired and maybe not the best to evaluate. It likely doesn't help that I now have a work gap of 5 years roughly.

I thought I was starting a business with someone, but it all kind of blew up in my face. So I just waited around burning through my savings and finally started hunting for work the past 2 months.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

A second opinion on your resume certainly couldn't hurt. If money's a concern, I think there's a community on Reddit that allows you to submit your resume for review? Tread with caution, of course, but it could be worth a shot. Or I've seen people on LinkedIn or various job sites that help give back to their respective communities by providing resume feedback - I'd probably look for people in HR or who work as hiring managers.

That sucks about your business, but I think being honest about it is your best bet if/when it comes up. Businesses fail for a variety of reasons, plenty of which won't necessarily reflect poorly on you. And if the gap is the last five years, well, there's definitely been enough going on in that timeframe that you won't be the only one with an employment gap.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Sounds like you operated a small business that unfortunately went belly up because of the recent economic turmoil. What were you, CEO?