Is it just me, or is it becoming harder to get a job (and keep one) every year?

I quit a terrible call center job early 2024 because I just couldn’t do it anymore. After about 2 months of constant applying, I finally found a job. I lucked out because it was a good call center that paid pretty well. I still live with my parents to save money. With money from that job, I paid off all of my debt and was about 3 paychecks from buying a new car until they laid me off unexpectedly in November of last year. Seems like lay offs are becoming more common too, (my friend was laid off around the same time; sadly he was making pretty good money.)

Since then, I have been applying everywhere but I am just not getting any interviews at all. I only had 1 interview but it seems I did not do well on it (though I thought I did.) I paid someone to make a new resume and I’m still getting my butt kicked. It just seems like no matter what I do, I can’t find a decent job. From Software Engineering, Data Analytics, and boring call center jobs, I’m having no luck at all.

I’ve never seen the market this terrible before. A couple of years ago, you could easily get a job at a call center if you couldn’t find anything else, but now it seems even those jobs are nearly impossible to obtain. How’s a guy supposed to buy a car and move out if no one’s giving me a chance? Anyone else going through recruiting hell??

Is it just me, or is it becoming harder to get a job (and keep one) every year?

I quit a terrible call center job early 2024 because I just couldn’t do it anymore. After about 2 months of constant applying, I finally found a job. I lucked out because it was a good call center that paid pretty well. I still live with my parents to save money. With money from that job, I paid off all of my debt and was about 3 paychecks from buying a new car until they laid me off unexpectedly in November of last year. Seems like lay offs are becoming more common too, (my friend was laid off around the same time; sadly he was making pretty good money.)

Since then, I have been applying everywhere but I am just not getting any interviews at all. I only had 1 interview but it seems I did not do well on it (though I thought I did.) I paid someone to make a new resume and I’m still getting my butt kicked. It just seems like no matter what I do, I can’t find a decent job. From Software Engineering, Data Analytics, and boring call center jobs, I’m having no luck at all.

I’ve never seen the market this terrible before. A couple of years ago, you could easily get a job at a call center if you couldn’t find anything else, but now it seems even those jobs are nearly impossible to obtain. How’s a guy supposed to buy a car and move out if no one’s giving me a chance? Anyone else going through recruiting hell??