In Need of Help... Please.

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So I'm 21 and I haven't had a job in a little while; I was in school and then I couldn't go to school anymore because my mom lost her job and we couldn't afford it, so I have to get a job.

The problem is that I have absolutely the worst panic attacks whenever I even think about calling up a possible employer. Like right now I could be calling this coffee house to set up an interview but I'm so stressed out about it that I can't even do anything. It makes me feel like an absolute failure which just makes my anxiety worse.

It also doesn't help that I don't have a resume and even if I did there wouldn't be much to put on it. Mostly retail jobs and a lot of random stuff.

I'm so stressed out and anxious and it's making me so depressed and I just don't know what I can do. Does anyone have any advice?
 
Sorry to hear about your fears over job hunting. It's not you - job hunting is hideous: everyone hates it! Start by looking at your resume: make it so that it lists your skills rather than your jobs first, eg 'customer care', 'cash handling'. That way if the jobs are thin on the ground, the person reading only comes to that bit second. Make your resume look nice, with a simple style. Put something of your own uniqueness in it, eg mention an interest, or just put a statement at the top about your wonderful personality. Ask someone you know to write this. I did this and someone said I was 'very motivating', which I didn't even realise! Get a few frienRAB to look at the resume. Then have a think about doing some volunteering, if you can afford to be without a paycheck for a short time. Volunteering is less scary than paid work - because they have to be nice to you! You can really rebuild your confidence after unemployment by volunteering (I have twice), and often it can lead to a proper job. Plus volunteering tenRAB not to have the scary recruitment procedures that jobs do. Good luck!
 
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