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Most companies just direct you to apply on their website where you either have to make an account or many people already applied and you have next to no chance of being called in for an interview. I do have LinkedIn, but most companies there do not offer EasyApply and instead just direct people to their own websites. Wirkn is pretty good except it's only exclusively for finding retail jobs, and obviously the retail industry is extremely competitive and stubborn. I tried to apply for Amazon because apparently they'll hire anyone no matter what... only to find out that none of the facilities that are within my area are even hiring.

I'm still in school so that further limits the kind of jobs I can get and since I don't have a car nor have a driver's license, even worse. I just want to be able to get a part-time or temporary job atm until I graduate, and then I won't mind doing full-time, contract, internship, etc. I am currently taking computer programming in college and sadly the tech industry isn't really hiring anyone unless they're very skilled and/or experience, so tough luck there. My only past experience would be volunteering at Habitat For Humanity as a retail associate and some food bank when I was still in highschool; I have worked before... but those just hurt my chances.

So I was thinking, maybe I shouldn't even bother applying online because there's too much competition and gatekeeping. Instead, maybe I should just either apply in-person or just contact recruiting agencies as well as NGOs that can perhaps help me be connected with companies desperately seeking employees for work. If there's supposed to be a labour shortage even after all these years since 2020, then why the fuck is it still extremely difficult to get interviews, let alone be hired? I will also attempt to apply for a "real" job (corporate career relevant to my education) later on, but the way things are going, I fucking doubt it.