First prove yourself:
No one was willing to take a chance on me,
So, I found that I could prove myself by Volunteering.
In volunteering, I could prove myself without my “employer”
having to risk a cent.
I also asked for a letter of recommendation once I was there for awhile, and got a very nice letter of recommendation, due to my work ethic, and good attitude.
Also, helped that I was good to my supervisors, and don’t have any criminal records.
I downloaded and printed a generic employment application,
filled it out, except for a few items specific to the job being applied for. Made a bunch of copies, And went around the mall asking companies of they would accept a paper application, and if the answer was yes, I would fill out the last few lines on my generic paper application and hand it to them.
I then kept note of everyplace I applied, and when.
This way I managed to get 20 or more applications done in an hour.
Compare this to only getting 1-2 done in an hour with long online applications.
I assumed that I had maybe a 10-15% chance of being interviewed,
and a 1 -2% chance of being hired. So, I fiqured that I should
get hired before I reached the 100 applications sent mark. (I happened to be right, later I got hired with the 88th application).
I proceeded to apply at (almost) every place at the mall.
I also setup a spreadsheet/database of places I applied.
Containing rows that contained data about things like:
Name, When Applied, Interviewed?, How many times applied, etc…
I even applied right outside of the mall, and my first job was Wendy’s. It also helped that they needed help, And I was of the mindset to prove myself.
Good things come to those who hustle.