frustrated with getting a job

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It seems like all I do every day is send out my resume and then nothing.

I bet half the time they don't even look, gotta keep trying though despite that

It is frustrating. I'm applying for jobs, too. It's hard to keep positive when all you get is rejections and/or don't hear anything.
Good luck

I went though the same thing myself recently.

in short, don't give up, I was lucky enough to surround myself with a positive base of encouragement from family and friends that kept me going on despite the falls i made. I also went to see a career adviser at my college who helped me out in terms of making my resume, interview tips. There are also resources to help out people with Asperger's find work in your state.

These are some thing i did to land m a job, If you need more pointers, fell free to send me a PM.

I'm guessing 50% of all jobs are gotten through word of mouth. That is how I got my two jobs. The first one was because a school employee mentioned it in passing. I looked up all the information about the school the night before I called, and then dropped off a letter stating I was quite interested in this particular job. Granted it pays a few dollars above minimum wage, but folks in my area a fighting over the scraps. Noticed I said nothing about resume. The principal called me back, interviewed me, gave me the job, and had me give a resume for legal reasons. The resume was the last thing they wanted.

My second job, I'm not degreed in, but have enough other job experiences, that my employer is over looking that part for the moment. I will start the school stuff next winter. This job was also suggested in passing by another co worker at my first job. All I had was the department head's name and the job title. I looked up his office phone number and called asking if they were still hiring for the position. That went to voice mail, but the person DID call me back, and told me to fill out the online resume. The next day, I wrote him a thank you card for taking the time to call me back, which he certainly didn't have to.

Long story short, I got the job based on my fine art and team sports experience, which the associates degree for this job certainly wouldn't have covered. The guy was impressed that I bothered write a thank you note for a phone call. The job interview questions were flat out stupid and brutal, but I did well answering stuff like "How would your friends describe you?" WTF?

Sometimes you have to hunt a little bit, and not just send out blanket resumes. I took a shot at calling the department head. He could have been pissed I was bothering him, but I had NOTHING to lose at that point.

The above galls my Aspie husband to no end. It totally baffles him. Fior thinks linearly. You see job openings, you send resume, you get interview. All the jobs I ever had NEVER followed that pattern. It was always someone suggested me for the job, found out from someone, etc.

I'm working two part time jobs that about equal a full time, $3 dollars above minimum wage per each. Not complaining. My area has unreal unemployment, so even that wage is considered decent.

The one I'll be dropping in the summer time because my boss is a micromanaging lunatic, but that is for another thread. lol....Lucky the second job will bump up the hours to full time so I can do that.

I came into a place to fill out an application yesterday. The application asked for a drivers license number. I don't have a drivers license.

I have a photo card instead because I don't have a driver's license yet. Used for identification in Australia, useful in your situation if you are Australian obviously: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/photocard.html

Yeah I have a photo ID issued by my state. The job was a dispatcher position for a service that picks people and drops them off for medical service. She said she couldn't hire me without a drivers license. I don't know what I would need it for since I wouldn't be driving the bus. I guess it must be a state law.

I have spent the longest time trying to get a job and I can't get anything beyond doing online surveys' and that only makes pin money and gift certificates'. When I got out of the Navy I tried to apply for govt. jobs' on their online site and they did not even answer me. To this day I am tempted to send out a resume with my info and the name Chelsea Clinton on it to see if the famous name would get me some answers' to my resume. America seems too have an unbridled, passionate love affair towards famous names and people. I bet if Chelsea Clinton had Asperger's she would get a well paying job with benefits on account of who her parents are. No one would criticize her quirks or deliberately try to get her fired as it would look very bad. Note to self--If reincarnation is real come back as a first kid.