What advice would you give a 25-26 year old who still lives with his parents and has a hard time finding a job?

Rosace_89 · 2019-01-30T14:05:13+00:00

that you're not doomed OP

where do you live?

find the list of all the jobs that have a 'skill shortage' (excuse my english?), select a few that are appealing enough to you and train for them, with enough motivation of personnal qualities you could even be trained for the job directly by the company that need you

AloofusMaximus · 2019-01-30T14:03:47+00:00

Find a damn job. Doesn't matter if the pay is shit, you need to be working.

All sorts of bad things will happen (mentally) when you don't have a routine, or any sort of work. We men NEED to have some sort of work to do, in order to be healthy.

VasiliyZaitzev · 2019-01-30T16:32:29+00:00

Your full-time job is finding a full-time job. If you are out of the house all the time, hustling, then your parents can't bitch that you aren't trying.

What Not To do: Play video games and smoke up.

J-baller · 2019-01-30T14:54:33+00:00

There are so many options out there to make money. Learn sales and apply for sales positions. Many companies want people who are good at sales. Or learn how to program. Programming jobs are easy to find if you're a good enough programmer. Have you undergone formal education? Many degrees offer job security. I haven't met any doctor who's struggling to find a job for example

FixYourselfFirst · 2019-01-30T14:41:26+00:00

How many hours per day do you waste watching TV and playing video games? A minimum wage job at McD cooking french fries would be a better use of your time.

markpf73 · 2019-01-30T17:57:57+00:00

Tradeschool. Become a plumber or hvac guy/lady.

Don_Draper27 · 2019-01-30T20:57:30+00:00

Ha.

1 year ago I was 23yo living with my mom and I had just quit my well paying job because the toxicity and stress from the company was too physically unbearable.

First thing I did was make a plan.

You think you're in a shitty situation, but you're quite the opposite.

I'm assuming you don't have kids or any serious bills.

Right now you can literally do anything you want. You can find a craft you find interest in and excel at it and make money eventually.

I recommend reading "Mastery" right now as it delves more into this.

My plan was to move away to a less expensive state and find a job in my field. Some friends had just bought a house and had a spare bedroom. I shared my situation with them and asked if I could rent the room. They said yes.

So now all I really had to do was find a job in my field in the city that I was going to live in.

It was difficult for me because I had to drive 4 hours for interviews. I did this for 2 weeks until I finally got hired.

Getting hired is like dating. It's a numbers game. You also want to maximize your value. Go over to the resumes subreddit and post your resume and see what advice you get. Google "interview tips" and study from interviewers.

Also, probably most importantly, network. 2 of the jobs that I've had in my field were from people that I met at the gym. That's right. Completely strangers that I'd make small talk here and there. They recommended me at their company or company they were working at and I got hired easily. Tell people that you're looking for a job. Tell your uncle. Tell your uncle's uncle. Tell everybody at your parents church even though you never go to church but you went this one time to try and find somebody who can offer you a position or a lead because people are usually in a helpful mood on church sundays.

conk2000 · 2019-01-30T16:36:39+00:00

Priority number one, as all have said so far, is find a full time gig ASAP.

One important caveat, however, is find full time work as close to home as humanly possible. You can start a nest egg and big chunk of savings having no rent payment, and no commute expenses. Those are the two biggest fixed money sinks that come out of a paycheck, and you have the opportunity to save like 80%+ of your paychecks. Start getting as finanically free as humanly possible, and a lot of other things will fall into place.

marksiwelforever · 2019-01-31T02:10:12+00:00

Get a job

ProFriendZoner · 2019-01-30T21:46:02+00:00

What skills do you have? Or maybe I should I ask what skills don't you have that you can't find a job?

izharnolimit · 2019-01-30T23:14:36+00:00

Get a part time job to fimiliar yourself with working lifestyle.

shady_nasty_mf · 2019-01-30T23:19:14+00:00

To invest in yourself by learning a skill or a trade. Coding, graphic design, marketing, welding, auto mechanic, plumbing, etc. There are places such as Coursera and Udacity where you can signup for free. Youtube is a knowledge gold mind, you can learn a trade on there for free and get experience on the job.

SalporinRP · 2019-01-30T23:47:28+00:00

Bro in another comment you said you have a bachelor's. And yet you say you're 25 with no job? Did you start college late or something?

Because if you started on time and have been doing nothing the last 3 years employers are gonna wonder what's up.

Your first step is to find a job. Any job. I don't care if it's delivering pizzas. At least something to keep you busy while you search for something up your alley.

If you've done all these interviews and still haven't gotten one offer then it's one of 2 possibilities:

Your interviewing skills are shit (Look up how to conduct yourself during job interviews)
Your resume is shit (look up how to write a good resume)

resnine · 2019-02-02T18:31:57+00:00

Indeed.com, snagajob.com, craigslist.com, google jobs.

[deleted] · 2019-01-30T19:28:44+00:00

If you're living like that in a first world country, I am ~~downright livid~~ thoroughly disappointed in you.

MemphisBro · 2019-01-30T18:54:22+00:00

You’re not trying hard enough/don’t care/standards too high

Ekhochambeer · 2019-01-30T19:33:16+00:00

Move out and get a job.

IVIaskerade · 2019-01-30T19:37:23+00:00

You don't have a hard time finding a job; you're just hamstering.

I guarantee you can get full time work as a dishwasher with no experience. If your work ethic is good, you'll do fine. If your work ethic is bad, you'll quickly shape up after scrubbing until dawn.

FrankCostanza111 · 2019-01-31T02:44:50+00:00

Enlist in the military and select a marketable job.

Title	What advice would you give a 25-26 year old who still lives with his parents and has a hard time finding a job?
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Date	January 30, 2019 1:56 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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