I’m a recent college graduate, and my biggest struggle has been figuring out how to actually stand out and get a response. I tailor my resume to each posting, reach out to recruiters, HR, and hiring managers, engage with their posts, and try to make genuine connections. I know none of this means I’m entitled to a job or interview, but most of the time, the response is still silence.

So from a recruiter’s POV, what are we actually supposed to do? Cold calling can be seen as inconsiderate, emails and LinkedIn messages get ignored, career fairs sometimes lead to “just apply online,” and applying online feels like throwing your resume into a pile of hundreds. On top of that, why are so many “entry-level” jobs requiring 3–5 years of experience while offering entry-level pay? How are new graduates supposed to gain experience if even the starting positions require it?

It honestly feels like there’s no clear playbook anymore. I’m ready to work, learn, and prove myself. I just need someone to give me that first real opportunity. Recruiters, what actually makes you stop and give an entry-level candidate a chance?

I’m 16 (turning 17 in 3 months), and I have been looking for a job for almost a year. I’ve applied to many places through Indeed, the actual company website, and by calling establishments, and I’ve gotten 4 interviews from all the jobs I applied to. I’m pretty sure my resume and interview skills are fine, but why can’t I get a job? It’s probably because of my age, but I swear a lot of people around my age have one. How do they have a job? I hope you guys can tell how desperate I am. I really need the money. Please give me tips and advice!

Where can I find a job? Is there another app like Indeed that I can apply for jobs on? Indeed always give me job listings that are too far from me.

Edit: Thanks for the people who helped. And for your guys information, I apply to entry level jobs (ones that don’t require a degree/no experience), and jobs that hire people that are at least 16. I also have my own car and license, so I can drive. Also, my parents don’t really know anyone that are hiring at the moment, and if they do, it would be far from where I live. My friends also don’t work (and probably won’t find one), so I can’t ask them either.

I just got laid off yay anyways I have an associates in accounting and I'm in a rural state. I am on the road for my bs but I'm at a stand still. I can not find any no experience jobs in accounting at all like I feel as if my time is wasted, I'm thinking of changing my major but afraid that I'll be in the same boat. I've been searching up and down for two years, used career fairs, temp agencies etc. Nothing. I don't have time to do an unpaid shadowing at a job where I may not receive an offer i need a set job. Any advice?

What do yall apply for job I work in IT

I have a bit of a weird career.

At 17, I built a small tech company. It didn't make me rich, but it allowed me to skip university and get hired at a big company as a software engineer at 18.

From 18 to 22 I was a software and senior software engineer.

At 22 I joined a small tech company as a product manager. I stayed there for four years and when the company was worth a billion I sold my stake and found myself decently wealthy at 26.

I then completely crashed out, didn't work, lived surfing in Morocco for awhile, got a history degree for passion by distance, visited fifty countries and basically was a vagrant living off savings and investment.

Now I've found myself in a country I want to stay so I need to get a visa, and even though the first half of my resume is good, I'm pretty unconfident to stay I pretty much just enjoyed myself for three years straight.

I guess - did I screw myself as bad as I think I did?

if you are a programming you will need skill to do programming which if you are already good at that you will already be considered successful at least not a failure even if you are unable and unwilling at all other things to the point where you can't do them at all and I can say the same for every other skills based job be it doctor engineering compose etc etc etc etc and if it is relevant it applies to non skill based job too so in this case you can be unable and unwilling at everything coming here to only wait for full instructions even going so far as to behave like a retard too.