I am literally unemployable

I apply for like 10 jobs a days and from the few that give me interviews and/or assessment days - I am always unsuccessful.

I am a graduate and I realise that a degree does not entitle you to a high paying job so I am even applying to fast food restaurants,retail, etc and they even reject you because they know that if you get offered a graduate job you will be out of there fast.

Is there anyone else in this situation just now? What are you doing?

I apply for like 10 jobs a days and from the few that give me interviews and/or assessment days - I am always unsuccessful.

I am a graduate and I realise that a degree does not entitle you to a high paying job so I am even applying to fast food restaurants,retail, etc and they even reject you because they know that if you get offered a graduate job you will be out of there fast.

Is there anyone else in this situation just now? What are you doing?

I'm 16 and I'm experiencing the same thing. I just can't get a job. Job applications are effort as well! It might be because of my age, inferring the lack of work experience on my part.

I apply for like 10 jobs a days and from the few that give me interviews and/or assessment days - I am always unsuccessful.

I am a graduate and I realise that a degree does not entitle you to a high paying job so I am even applying to fast food restaurants,retail, etc and they even reject you because they know that if you get offered a graduate job you will be out of there fast.

Is there anyone else in this situation just now? What are you doing?

I apply for like 10 jobs a days and from the few that give me interviews and/or assessment days - I am always unsuccessful.

I am a graduate and I realise that a degree does not entitle you to a high paying job so I am even applying to fast food restaurants,retail, etc and they even reject you because they know that if you get offered a graduate job you will be out of there fast.

Is there anyone else in this situation just now? What are you doing?

Pity there wasn't a system like in my uncles day where they had unemployment benefit and all you had to do was sign on once a fortnight and they left you alone....

The fact that you are getting interviews and assessment days points to a weakness in your interview technique. Its a skill to be learned just like any other.

You arent permanently unemployable, you just arent making yourself as employable as you might be. Are thye giving you any feedback or are you asking for it about why you are unsuccessful?

I apply for like 10 jobs a days and from the few that give me interviews and/or assessment days - I am always unsuccessful.

I am a graduate and I realise that a degree does not entitle you to a high paying job so I am even applying to fast food restaurants,retail, etc and they even reject you because they know that if you get offered a graduate job you will be out of there fast.

Is there anyone else in this situation just now? What are you doing?

You can claim Jobseeker's Allowance for being out of work, but they make you do things like workfare which is not good and sanction you for being a few mins late. They are too strict nowadays a friend of mine was sent home from the Jobcentre for not having a top on one scorching hot day in summer, missed his appointment and was sanctioned.

Pity there wasn't a system like in my uncles day where they had unemployment benefit and all you had to do was sign on once a fortnight and they left you alone....

The fact that you are getting interviews and assessment days points to a weakness in your interview technique. Its a skill to be learned just like any other.

You arent permanently unemployable, you just arent making yourself as employable as you might be. Are thye giving you any feedback or are you asking for it about why you are unsuccessful?

I agree with this. Each application, particularly the interview/assessment centre, provides some indication of what you should improve on for the next. It does not sound like you are actively reviewing and making appropriate modifications as a result of the responses and your own observations of what has happened with each job application. Doing so will greatly improve your employability.

Thank god we don't still have that system so I and other taxpayers don't have to fund lazy idle spongers who can't be bothered to actively look for a job and instead want to sit their claiming benefits all day. Why the **** should they be allowed to do that!

While reasonable points, you're both making the assumption that prospective employees give feedback. In my experience that isn't always the case.

You'd be lucky if it's 1in5 that do, and that's after chasing them.

While OP should definitely seek the feedback, they shouldn't expect it because, frankly, a lot of places out there are crap and know they're in a buyer's market.

While reasonable points, you're both making the assumption that prospective employees give feedback. In my experience that isn't always the case.

You'd be lucky if it's 1in5 that do, and that's after chasing them.

While OP should definitely seek the feedback, they shouldn't expect it because, frankly, a lot of places out there are crap and know they're in a buyer's market.

Not my assumption at all - I have attended plenty of interviews where feedback was not provided. But you tend to know for yourself which areas of questioning you excelled in, and which went awry and require improvement. Every time you attend an interview review the interview in your mind and prepare better responses to the areas where you felt slightly caught out. Feedback provides the added bonus of confirming whether the areas you felt you did not do so well match up with the interviewers scoring of your answers.

I cant see how you apply properly for ten jobs a day. Thats over 250 a month.

The fact that you are getting interviews and assessment days points to a weakness in your interview technique. Its a skill to be learned just like any other.

You arent permanently unemployable, you just arent making yourself as employable as you might be. Are thye giving you any feedback or are you asking for it about why you are unsuccessful?

Precisely its common sense you use your own intelligence and use it to assess your own performance. To id the mistakes, where you did well and where you can improve, so next time you do better.

They are too strict nowadays a friend of mine was sent home from the Jobcentre for not having a top on one scorching hot day in summer, missed his appointment and was sanctioned.

People only have to apply for 3 jobs a week and do a minimum of 7 activities related to finding employment. That's only 12 jobs a month.

The Op has done well above the min requirement and doesn't need to. He won't get extra benefit for it and still be sanctioned if he's a minute late to an appointment. He should just chill out and enjoy his free time. Many years ago I heard there was no minimum number of jobs to apply for all he'd have to of done was sign on once every 2 weeks.