Why is the job market trash right now?

Question

Like I have been searching and searching for a job for almost over 3 months now with no such luck at all.

I just applied for 3 librarian jobs and I'm hoping I at least get an interview with one of them. I know with one of the jobs people have quit and I have fair chance of getting an interview because I know the person that works at the institution has put in a good word for me but they are taking forever to call me for an interview making me worried.

I don't know. I'm just really tired of this job search and ready to work full-time again.

Static_In_The_Attic · Accepted Answer

As for you you’re sailing the sea riding the waves journeying into job market & as for your adventure I wish you the best of luck. Like the stock market the job market has it’s UP’s & DOWN’s & although the job market may be trash in your area it might not be trash in other areas & you might have to think about relocating in order secure employment or at least put you on the right career path.

As for your three months of searching I’m sorry to hear it’s taking so long & hopefully things work out for you.

As for applying for jobs I’ll be honest anyone can apply for jobs & if you really want the job or at least an interview you are going to have to standout from the crowd.

If you want the job or at least an interview go get it. After you apply follow up, follow up, follow up & if you don’t hear anything dress for success, get in your vehicle & go down to the places in which you are applying & TALK TO SOMEONE. If by chance they are not hiring or the job has been filled ask them if there is another job in the company available just to get your foot in the door.

If you want the job go get it. If you wait for a phone call the longer you wait the quicker the position will be filled by someone that is actually showing interest in the job.

Riddle Me This?

1. Have you followed up after applying either in person or over the phone?

2. Reading the comments below you stated you have a masters degree, what is the masters degree in & can you use that masters degree to apply for other jobs outside your filed of study?

3. The toilet paper in your bathroom is it over or under?

Best of luck, you got this, hang in there!

~Static

georgeboy2006 · Accepted Answer

The job market really has been exhausting lately, so getting that interview is a huge win! Wishing you the absolute best of luck tomorrow fingers crossed for you 🤞!

Advisor Smith · Accepted Answer

I hear this a lot in coaching sessions, and I’ve felt it in my own career shifts too.

A few things are happening at once:

- Many sectors over‑hired during COVID, then froze or cut back.
- Application systems (ATS) make it easy for hundreds to apply, so every role feels overloaded.
- Some employers move painfully slowly, even when they’re interested.

While you wait on those librarian roles:

- Ask your contact for a realistic timeline and any internal feedback.
- Apply weekly, but also network: local libraries, associations, LinkedIn groups.
- Consider adjacent roles (archives, records, academic support) to widen options.

HawkPerception · Answer

Try to start up your own business. Why would you WANT to rely on someone else hiring you, especially when the job market is as bad as it is nowadays with people trying to automate everything with AI?

You could have spent the time you spent looking for a job on trying to find clients for your business. Go on ChatGPT or any AI and tell it your skills. Then say "Based on my list of skills, help me brainstorm business ideas can I start myself that take little to no money to start up? I'm open to both online and offline businesses. Make sure the business is scalable."

That's my suggestion for you. And once you realize you can make money on your own and scale your business, I don't see why you would ever want to go back to working for a company and you'd never be reliant on them or worry about them firing you.

exitseven · Answer

I think that it depends on what kind of job you are looking for. I was unemployed a few years ago. I looked for 6 months and had one interview. Then on week I hjad two interviews in the same week. One place make me an offer on the spot. The job sounded good and the money was good so I took it. A couple of weeks later the other place emailed me to ask me if I was still interested.

It onlym takes one job. You will find it.

Masie · Answer

Well, I think the one I am going to. It is state specific and a deficit of dedicated teachers at all levels. I can't speak about other states as I have only been educated here.

However, we rank very far low and it isn't just politics. It is also about the lack of passionate people that will pursue the degree. I will change that for what I can.

Finchie40 · Answer

Because the whole economy is trash right now , and it’s hard to land a decent paying job , after I got
Laid off from a job that I loved and planned on retiring from , it took me a good 8 months to land another decent paying job that I didn’t really care for but I was desperate and took it anyways , while applying to other jobs like crazy , I have never experienced anything like this in my lifetime , why I am trying to establish my own business with my brother and best friend , because the job market is garbage. I have applied to over 600 jobs and I barely get nothing but a runaround , just a waste of time. So I stopped getting my hopes up when a job finally reaches out to me , because I know nothing is set in stone until I get a final offer , I been through multiple interviews with companies just to be let down , like why waste my time and play games if you really need workers?

OneViewpoint · Answer

You live in South Carolina if I remember correctly. The job market isn't trash everywhere. It's trash in low population red states with horrible economies. And you are looking for a specific job (librarian) in a poor low population state. As we discussed before there probably aren't very many libraries for you to apply to. And municipal libraries to the extent they exist probably don't pay well. And the universities in your state are probably overrun with applications for employment. The problem is where you live and the specific job you are seeking.

NathanDavis · Answer

three of my relatives were looking for jobs... none of them heard back

they're younger... so I just told them not to apply but to go to the PLACE itself, and ask there, and to make their case there...

it worked better, it seems... the third of them just got a job as well, starting today

Anonymous · Answer

Because there is no job AI and automation can't do. Its just a matter of time.

My advice is apply for anything and everything.

People used to laugh McDonald's jobs flipping burgers, they aren't laughing now. Not because conditions or pay is better but because its one of the few jobs left. A lot of college graduates are flipping burgers or working as baristas right now.

sage2021 · Answer

I don't know about where you live but in my State, a Liberian has to have a college degree to be one.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

I have the same problem. It has become extremely difficult to find new employees who are qualified, motivated and reliable. Looks like a contemporary 'cultural' thing to me.

TonyMetal___1986 · Answer

You can always come here to cook for me, i'll buy the ingredients and you receive free meals and thank you tips miss sims 😂

xawyx-3 · Answer

I know the feeling, I guess we live in bad times... and unfortunately, I also live in crappy & corrupted country :P

Shiprex · Answer

AI is making it's mark and destroying opportunities to let people do work.

_Jenny_ · Answer

@simslover92 I have a good job and I don’t have a college degree

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Because Orange Man is prioritizing the wrong things and is too obssessed with his massive ego

Anonymous · Answer

Libraries are old economy. You have to update your skills to compete in today's market.

Snakeyes7 · Answer

Because businesses would rather hire foreigners who will work for cheaper than minimum wage.

MrChinaski · Answer

Good luck!!

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