Honestly never had a hard time finding employment. I guess I did have a hard time finding the employment I wanted though... I initially graduated from college during the recession with a degree in language arts with the intention of teaching... but couldn’t find a job teaching... all the teachers were getting laid off or having hiring freezes... bad time to look for a teaching job... so I got a job as a substitute teacher and went back to school for a masters in math... I got hired immediately with that degree and I currently teach both subjects. Pretty happy with how everything went down to be honest, even though it kinda sucked at the time...

Bronze trophy - work that you enjoy
Silver trophy - work when you want
Gold trophy - money works for you
Platinum trophy - retired and happy

Hi Barozi

Totally understand if you don't wish to answer, but are you able to shed some light on the type of role/industry that gives you that confidence?

I have had many years of what I would term 'secure' employment. But I could still be laid off with a months notice and a bit of a payout.

I am, currently. For over a year now. I have no experience on the field I've studied and no one over here is willing to accept an inexperienced Computerized Information Systems graduate. Right now, I'm looking for ANY job before I can stand on my feet, but the lack of experience is hurting my chances. And the jobs I've found that offer no experience are out of my reach in many ways. I loved what I studied and excelled at it, but if I knew they were gonna throw us to the wolves unprepared, I wouldn't have chosen this career.

One issue with this is that education takes years and the market can change dramatically by the time you're ready to enter the workforce.

I was in a similar situation, but to add insult to injury, my profession was absolutely booming just before I graduated (part of the reason I studied it). Then the GFC hit. Plenty of experienced people were fired and entry-level positions dried up for several years (even internships). By the time the industry recovered there were plenty of people with 10+ years experience still looking for work to contend with for the good positions, along with several years worth of new graduates to contend with for the entry-level positions.

I am not fussy about job I send emails to jobs that pop up on my screen and just email away.
I do not even check the jobs or criteria and just send email claiming I am the best candidate for that job. It is a cut and paste email and I meet my quotas for my job search efforts.
Job search is pure numbers game, it is like winning the lottery.
The worst part is having to do that work for welfare nonsense that wastes time and does not provide any skills or experience for real world employment. Painting rocks, sorting clothes, weeding are not employable skills for the real world.
In the past I used to just cold call employers from phone book and claim to work for lowest wages and willing to do any job.

I talk to them as a collective of minds. They are just names on a screen. I try not to react with comments I do not agree with and I avoid arguments. 

No related experience makes a college degree useless. It is just a  piece of paper and there are thousands of graduates competing for the limited available jobs. There are going to be many graduates that miss out on graduate positions. i never bothered with further study like Masters or Ph.D. or another degree because it only leads to more debt, time wasted and does not improve employability. Work experience in related field improves job prospects. I have no relevant  experience, just theoretical course work.

There are 100,000 jobs available and there are 600,000 unemployed competing for these positions

There is going to be 500,000 people still unemployed if only unemployed people obtain those jobs but they face competition from graduates, new unemployed and people switching jobs so the unemployed number is unlikely to change on a monthly basis.

Many people do not understand economics or how the system works so it is easy to ignore the problem, because people on here make it sound like everyone can get a job because they have a job. Some people gave more disadvantages than others and do not have the same opportunities in life. There are always going to be winners and losers in life.

I completely agree. This thread turned into success stories fest and makes it look like everything is great (almost) all the time. No it isn't. Life sucks for most people. Even the people with the good jobs usually still hate going to them. Life is hard. Some people don't see point in life and I can understand them, sometimes I feel that way too. If you live in places like Eastern Europe where I live, there is at least 85% chance your life will suck ass, you will be poor and miserable.

I work at a golf course as well. I've been at the same course going on 14 years now. I can't stand playing the sport, but i love working at a golf course.

I have recently been unemployed for a month and I’ve got so anxious and ashamed. It doesn’t sound that long, but one month in a city where you usually get a new job the same day and literally no one you know is unemployed is very long.

That was for me long enough to affect my mood, but now I’ve got not 1, but 4 job offers and have to accept one within this week.