Can't keep going through all these rejections....

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I applied on-line for a job I really wanted and met the qualifications for exactly......and got an e-mail just now saying I had been rejected!! YET AGAIN. No interview. No NOTHING.

My confidence and self-esteem is completely shattered after all these rejections. I feel like I can't go on...it's BS. No one is going to hire me for anything more than menial labor. I might as well wipe my ass with my degrees because that's all they're good for.

Seriously....how am I supposed to go on?

Anonymous online automated rejections. More than likely the job has already been filled internally or the job did not even exist. No contact number so you can call up to make an enquiry. Menial manual labour jobs totally suck. All that studying and diplomas and degrees may have been a complete waste of time, effort and money.

I wish I could help you on that. I'm working two part-time jobs (one of which is seasonal), taking online courses to try for something better. Over the last 5 years (give or take), I've put in over 1000 applications, most with no answer. The best luck I've had seems to come from staffing agencies (which, from what I've heard, is about the only way to get into the professional careers). You may just have to change gears on how you're searching . . . or even where.

What is your degree in?

What's your ideal job?

If you really met the expected qualifications and they just rejected you, they probably already found someone or they aren't really looking.
Then again, if that happens to you a lot, there may be something wrong with your cover letter/resume.

Maybe get it checked by a professional.

I have a worthless bachelors and masters in political science....I know....I should've done something that required lots of math...oh wait, I have nonverbal learning disorder.

The "it's what you majored in" argument only goes so far. I only apply for jobs that ask for my degree (which this job did) or that say any degree will suffice. All my friends from grad school have found jobs.

I don't think your degree is worthless, it's just not very specialized. You might need an internship or something else that counts as experience in the area you're trying to find work in.
And you need a good explanation why you're trying to get into that kind of work.

I know this may not be what you want to hear but have you applied for entry-level jobs? Not as a forever thing, just to build resume experience. There are MANY entry-level jobs that require a bachelor's degree of any kind and that's it.

Teach for America or something similar? Or teaching at a private school? Social studies? I'll look into these things and get back to you if you're interested.

I've applied for internships and entry-level jobs....don't ever get a response.

With regards to internships, I think the problem is I'm overqualified. They want people who are in college or who just got their bachelors. With entry-level jobs, I don't know what the problem is....I don't find that many, but I always apply for the ones I do find.

Have you tried explaining why you want an internship? Sth like: I'm really interested in that field of work because ... and I want to see whether it's the right thing for me before committing to a full time job.
If you never get an interview, it's pretty likely something's wrong with your application.

Writing letters and résumés is a job in itself.

I spend a lot of time finding a job myself. But some things I found during the years:
- let somebody else read your letters and CV, to see obvious errors in your writings
- find a manager in your environment and ask him to look at your writings, a manager reads a lot of these and can easily give some pointers
- try to write your letter to the job... tell them why their company and that job are good for you and why are you good for them
- when writing on paper make it nice to see or hold: use heavier or off-color paper, use not the standard font. But use this effect minimal, so not really heavy paper (but just a bit heavier), not yellow paper but off-white, etc.
- when you get a rejection, call them and ask them why
- ask a job coach or adviser to look at your CV... maybe you miss certain experience, courses, certificates
- broaden your focus, I found employment in another kind of job

- when you get an invitation learn anything about the company to find and learn about the people who are going to interview you

Some other things:
- one friend of my did two small internships to get experience

Maybe you should get a skilled manual labor job and then get involved in the politics of the labor union.