How do you find jobs?

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Ha ha, so I got an email from indeed with an employer contacting me about an opening. I can't take that one because its too far away mostly, but also it is full time and I think it would be a better idea to start with part time. But that's still pretty cool, I didn't think that crappy little resume I was able to come up with on there would actually interest employers seeking employees in the first place.

Hey, congrats on the response from an employer!

Keep plugging. I get that you need income right now, but if you can get voc rehab to pay for you to go to school for a specific skill, that will be a big help in getting work. Most of the jobs I have had were from having specific skills. I did do waitress work, mostly because my first job was at a friend's restaurant and I was perhaps a little sheltered there - and all subsequent school jobs were based on those skills. But I also had lab experience from college, which got me future jobs. Also I had typing, and later computer and word processing skills, and those skills got me jobs.

For nursery or greenhouse work, I would definitely show up in person and ask to speak to the manager, and be flexible about things like hours.

Looking to the future, do keep the names of companies, supervisors, even work friends, even after you have left a job. As you have learned, it makes things so difficult later to lack this information.

You can "summarize" short-term experiences by indicating "temporary casual employment included building wooden products, library assistant, waiting tables" and so on. It shows you haven't been completely idle but also shows you don't have sufficient duration to want to list the details.

Sweet Pea...

Before you waste your time filling out apps for labor jobs, find out if the company does pre employment drug screening.

My BIL uses and has no card. He hasn't worked as a welder for two years because he can't abstain long enough to pass the test.

PP mentioned library job. All government jobs do pre employment drug screening. That specific library job, you have to be able to pass a physical lifting 50 lbs to get hired at my local library.

Sending good job seeking vibes your way!

Uhhh what am I going to do with no job history? I mean sure I have done job tasks but I have no past employers to list.

Alright so I had an interview today, from an application I sent in...and well a second interview has been scheduled so that is good. Though I still have my doubts of being able to keep up with the work and this and that...but it seems like they provide quite a bit of hands on training which I can usually learn quickly from, so it would help me get prepared. But yeah its a dish-washing job and there will be some other duties in addition mostly cleaning which I want to get more experience in anyways. I mean obviously its only a second interview so I haven't for sure got the job yet I don't think but If I do I suppose I can just give it my best effort and if it doesn't work out, then it doesn't work out.

But seems like it would be a fairly good work environment, the interviewer stressed the fact that they have a no one left behind approach so they won't leave one employee staying late with a ton of stuff to do and they want people to have fun with it. I guess my main concern now is if I actually pass the next interview and beyond that, I just hope I don't run into major issues getting along with the co-workers, I admit I have anxiety about that. I will probably still keep browsing jobs in case this one doesn't work out, but if I get through the next interview than it probably will.

Dishwashing has a certain Zen appeal. Wear gloves.