Hey folks,
Lately I've been having no luck finding a job. My job search has been going on 6+ months now. I've literally applied for 106 jobs now; each job application has resulted in either no response or a flat out denial. Even a recommendation from a good friend who is a district manager ended up in a denial within 24 hours. I was hoping to get a little bit of advice from you all.
Please understand that I'm NOT above working any kind of job. I don't deserve $100,000/year or anything ridiculous . I know it's nothing special but I have a bachelors in business and somehow I was able to graduate with a decent GPA. I've got several years of human resource/management experience. I need enough for the bare minimum (rent, bills, food, etc); I don't need a penny more.
About 4 weeks ago or so we found out that my wife is pregnant. Right now she's just at 6 weeks or so. Because I have a kid on the way, I can't really support my family on $8.75/hour. I've thought about going to a temp agency and just taking whatever they offer me, but I really need to find something with insurance and time is a factor. I cannot afford all the hospital fees associated with the childbirth out of pocket; plus I would like to have insurance for my newborn. I mentioned above that I had applied for 106 jobs; the majority of these were entry level positions asking for a HS diploma or equivalent, the rest were entry level positions asking for a bachelors degree.
It gets a little trickier guys... my wife is not a US national. She doesn't need to change her citizenship in order to work, but we need to get her a green card and so far we've been met with a lot of red tape. We are continuing to work on getting her green card, but the process may take over a year. I met my wife while she was working on her masters degree as a foreign student here in the U.S. Because of this issue my wife isn't legally allowed to work until we get this resolved; plus... she's pregnant.
So yeah... I'd love some advice if any of you guys have it. Again, I'm not above working any kind of job but I need to be able to afford the bare minimum to survive + insurance. I'm considering moving to my wife's home country (I lived there for a few years), but it would be a harder life for all of us. Also growing would be a death sentence; literally.
Sorry to complain,
Kas
Do you have long hair ? A big beard ? Appearance can have influence.
I didn't mean to come across as lazy.. if I did I apologize. The lack of bud isn't the reason why life would be hard abroad there. China isn't the easiest country to live/work in for a foreigner unless you're in a big city such as Shanghai, Beijing, or Hong Kong.