Wednesday 17 September 2014

Breaking News: Unemployment falls by 146,000. Who are the lucky ones to be included in the statistics???





I have a degree in Business Law and Marketing, 10 years of vast and diverse customer service experience. I have been volunteering with charities since 2011, have co-founded a charity in 2014 and we subsequently built a kindergarten in 3 months, but I still cannot find a job in the charity sector??? How could one explain this phenomena, when a young, vibrant, determined, interesting and educated person cannot find a job for a long time?? I see it as society's problem, not one man's problem. 

I have interests, and hobbies, I work long hours, I was running between two jobs for many months so that I would have income from something that I'm excellent at - customer service and to gain experience for the future career that I desire - Communications and Marketing. On two occasions I worked 60, sometimes 70 hours a week and still struggled to pay the bills and I placed myself in an extremely fragile financial situation. 
Now tell me, is this fair? 

My own charity aside, I'm wasting my brain and youthful energy. I am stressed all the time and it's not like I have money to visit my family or take a holiday to refresh and rejuvenate to continue the endless search for the job that I know I’d excel at. I'm registered with countless recruitment agencies and many of them haven't managed to put me forward for an interview. They say I have an amazing CV and that I can cherry pick what I would like to do as I have such varied experience and yet they are not the least bit interested why my profile is still active on their database. 


Sometimes I think there are many people in the same situation as I am but often it feels like I'm standing on the battle field all by myself. I'll be turning 30 early next year and I don't have a stable career or income and I'm far, far away from buying a house or starting a family  as I simply cannot afford it! However I’ve worked weekdays and weekends, early mornings and late nights. If that is not determination, devotion and hard work, then I truly don't know what is.  


Now I understated that with these publicly expressed thoughts and "attitudes" I may lose the slightest chance of getting a job, but join me, good people, who else feels the same way?? 


With kindest wishes,

Giedre