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
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
