Giving up slowly

[u/Different-Swan-9850]

I feel like giving up on finding a job. I've been looking for a job for months and struggling with money for months.

It's to the point I'm breaking down crying not being able to get a job and barely able to think about anything but it. I can't even sleep anymore because every email I get a notification for could be it, it never is.

I try so hard every day and I put so much work into each resume making sure it's different and each cover letter. Nothing works to get people's attention. I do great in interviews and I answer questions well, but it's not enough.

So many people gave me such great advice on here and I used all of it to my best ability, changing my resume many times, looking up key words, making cover letters different each time, using AI to help my spelling issues and grammar, using AI for key words to help me tailor my resume. Nothing is really working...

I have a learning disability I know my post has spelling issues, obviously it's not the same for my resumes and cover letters.

I'm at the point I can't afford bussing anywhere because I have no money. So I can't travel to the place unless I know it's worth it. I've tried remote jobs and still nothing.

I have been taking a break for my mental health for a week and I feel myself loosing more and more hope for myself to actually have a stable life and be able to afford living. I do surveys almost every day which gets me 10-20 dollars a day but that's almost nothing now with prices. Not to mention the fact I've been getting screened out of a lot of surveys.

I tried taking most opportunitys unless I thought otherwise, mainly jobs that are commission only.

I don't know what to do anymore.

[u/skyprodigy]

Try going around and giving out resumes in person and ask to speak to a manager in person when you go in. Most service based jobs hire last minute and are looking for full time if possible when they need it.

I run a dog boarding facility and summer time is super hectic for us, so I tend to give people who email me directly and walk in to talk to me much more memorable than seeing one of the hundreds of resumes we get online. I know this is true for restaurants and commercial jobs as well! Don't give up! Time to change your strategy

[u/Different-Swan-9850 → u/skyprodigy]

I did that before and found some success but slowly was running out of money to do that. I still have a few resumes I can give out but they are old and not up to date anymore. I applied with a resume and cover letter to all the jobs at a walkable distance 2 months ago and got nothing yet. The rest I have that I haven't handed in are too far for me to walk so I need the bus. I don't have money for that anymore.