I think you might be confusing networking with privilege? And some people are just more privileged than others. Even in something that seems unlikely as Hollywood movie stars – more than half of all of them have a family member in the business that helped them out. It often helps who you know, and who knows what you can do.

Personally I would rather hire someone I know and trust. It still might not work out, but I think I have slightly better odds. Some people have really strange issues and melt downs - and the unknown can be worse than the known.

PS Good luck finding a job. If you get on through here or connections - would you then refuse it because of your networking privilege?

I'll think of it like professional cycling. If everyone else is doping, i have to as well

the worlds not fair. It won't ever be fair.

The End

I mean, if your really having trouble, get another degree. I've known people that screwed up and picked a screwy degree. Worked 40 hours or two jobs while getting a 2nd more useful one. 

Well, I think the side effects are quite a bit different.

Sorry if I missed it, but what kind of job are you looking for a and where?  Perhapse someone here can help.

Last time I hired someone, I had to go through some 50 or more applications. Many of which were incomplete or so poorly written that I would be putting more effort into responding to them than they put into applying for the job. Why on Earth should I have to waste time telling the 49 other people that we found someone with more experience and/or who seemed like a better personality type for the job when it should be patently obvious that that was the case when they didn't hear back?

Typical socialist mind. It's never my fault, as I can't get what I deserve, the government has to do something... Grow a pair of balls, no one owes you nothing, you have to fight for it.

PS: Maybe if you didn't lose so much time in forums like this, and prepared yourself better, then you would have the job you think you deserve.

can I apply to your place. I want to troll you :).

Couldn't agree more except that last bit about sites being outlawed.

Because it creates an atmosphere of transparency, and allows people to improve themselves

I for one have no damn clue why i'm being passed over for all kinds of work, from 30K+ a year jobs to minimum-wage grunt work. Especially given how well-liked i've been at jobs i've actually had. Which of course feeds a sense of paranoia and a desire to scapegoat anyone.

One other thing i read online all the time that drives me fricking insane is so-called "advice" from hiring professionals. "Don't be late. Dress professional, have concise, professional answers to questions." No fucking shit. I do all that, and still get squat.