I wish I new the answer to that question myself. After I lost my last job, I applied for many jobs but wasn't even called for an interview. I dress nice, I am very organized and punctual. I work hard and have a nice friendly demeanor. But I couldn't even get and interview and I have experience in the fields I applied for. I really blame it on age discrimination, because I don't think anyone wants to hire someone close to retirement age. And while they don't ask your age they do ask when you graduated high school, well duh, that pretty much tells them your age.

My husband used to be a retail manager and you sound like what he was looking for. You don't state your age and I know that he looked for employees that weren't too young, because they hadn't developed a work ethic yet, but that may not be the issue. Sometimes I think it is the fact that they have so many people to choose from and so few jobs that it leaves a lot of us falling through the cracks.

Keep trying. I read that the more applications you fill out the better your odds are at finding a job.