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thatrussiangirl t1_jb83smk wrote

Reply to comment by maggmaster in [OC] 2 Years Of Applications And Employment - It's Getting Weird Out There by eatstoothpicks

As someone who has applied to 74 jobs in the past two months, can you say more about this? I’ve changed my resume once and have 3-5 cover letters. Feeling bleak.

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eatstoothpicks OP t1_jb8hq73 wrote

So you're seeing what I'm seeing. Weird, isn't it? I don't know what else to say about it. And ya, it's bleak.

Makes me want to go start a motorcycle shop.

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thatrussiangirl t1_jb98tgc wrote

Indeed. Been having fantasies of starting my own bookstore but need that sweet upfront capital…

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eatstoothpicks OP t1_jbae3hv wrote

A good buddy of mine (who knows a lot about these things) has always told me: Never use your own money. Use the Bank's money. I mean, I guess you have to have a little money of your own.

Why not start with an online bookstore? If you specialize in hard to find books that would be really super cool. And it would require much less overhead. I say start as a side hobby and see what happens. I've got some ideas of my own I'll be exploring soon.

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maggmaster t1_jcbojck wrote

Sorry I didn’t see this. Typically the automatic screeners are looking for particular words for the position, sometimes you can get them right out of the job posting. Sometimes it takes some googling to figure out the key words for the industry.

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