Job Hunting When You Are Unemployed Is the Worst

I'm related to a temp agency recruiter but her agency "rejected me" after I was with them for about 3 months as a candidate, because they didn't like me. And yes, recruiters will do shady things behind the scenes and mismanage the job candidate's expectations.

Which is why I know it's always better to job hunt while you are already employed -- even if your workplace is toxic to your wellbeing -- because you're at least collecting a paycheck.

One of the worst things they do in my experience, is post jobs on their company's website. But those "jobs" aren't real. They are mere "ads" to attract job candidates. So, when a recruiter tells you to check their website for job opportunities, it's not so you can be put in a pool of job candidates, it's to give you the run around and mismanage your expectations.

Just today, I had to deal with my recruiter's bald-faced lying to me. I applied for 5 admin-roles via the website (other recruiter's names, not his were listed as the contact) and when I asked him for an update, he gave me a run around answer that those postings are not for real jobs. I was tempted to snap at him, "So why did you tell me to apply for those jobs?" But I held my tongue and said nothing.

There is literally nothing more soul sucking than being 48, and dealing with a 20-something kid out of college, who is a recruiter at a temp agency. They don't do ANYTHING.

Obviously, I can't snap my fingers and have a full time job tomorrow. I can apply directly to jobs online via Indeed.com, Monster.com, LinkedIn.com, BUT most of the time, those jobs are monitored by those companies' recruiters who will only contact you for a phone interview if your resume passes their scan for hard skills and soft skills listed in their job's description.

I'm so fed up that I am in this situation...job hunting is a chore and a pride swallowing act every day. The college kid who is my recruiter hasn't done anything but give me the runaround and bald-face lie to me, and mismanage my expectations. He's getting a $40K salary to not do ****, to be honest. Whereas I'm on food stamps, luckily living with a roommate, relying on my spring grad school refund money to carry me through the summer for rent and bills until the fall semester in late September. But I NEED A JOB.

I'm so angry, so frustrated, and so over the games recruiters play. They are NOT a good resource for finding work. Not at all.

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