>>55000141The frustrating thing about job hunting these days is that most of the time, it's not anything you're doing wrong (or right, for that matter) it's pure luck. The amount of hoops you have to jump through just to get a real person to look at your resume and give you a call is ridiculous, and after that there's a whole ritual of pretending you want nothing more in life than to kiss that specific company's CEO's ass despite every recruiter in the world knowing that's bullshit.
I don't know what you've tried so far but some suggestions that have worked for me and people I know in the past few years: Some companies will exclusively hire through temp agencies so they won't have as much of a hassle getting rid of people who aren't working out, and then move those that DO work out to permanent positions after their initial contract is up. Career development agencies and public libraries often have programs to help you work on your resume - formatting, what key words employers are looking for, which skills to highlight for the type of work you're looking for, etc. Some of those programs even have financial incentives to stick with them, I did one about 5 years back that gave everyone who completed the program a $100 walmart gift card which covered my groceries for a couple weeks and I landed a decent graphic design job that I stuck with until the company went under during covid. Commuting is a pain, but looking a little farther out will give you more options, an hour drive each way for $20 an hour isn't so bad when you got bills to pay and the best job you'll get closer to home pays $10 an hour.
