These past two months have entailed a very frustrating search of employment. I am currently needing to pay for classes myself and have no other means of financial assistance.
The Costco Warehouse near my house is currently hiring for seasonal employees. So I put in an application and fill it out as best I can. And in the application are, of course, details of my work experience and education.
I started working for a family business when I was 7, being 26, that is 19 years of work experience. Legitimately, I have been working for about 5 years now and am 6 classes from taking 2 college majors at a University of California.
During the time of my employment, I have worked for companies such as Nordstrom (laid off because Mail Order department was shut down) and UPS where I had interviewed and passed the exam to be a supervisor (left on my own due to contract disputes).
This would lead many to believe that getting a job wouldn't be that hard, so long as the expectations are not that high -- meaning I don't hope to get paid to sit in a corner office, doing nothing, while getting paid millions.
Since I need to finish school and since it costs money (more now due to the tuition increase) to go to school, I want to work and pay for school. Seems honest and innocent enough right? But in order to work, you need to be hired. And therein lies the problem.
I have applied 3 times already at the nearby Costco Warehouse in 2 week intervals. I have not gotten (1) callback from them. So I take the initiative and call them. They said it was mostly based on availability. But on my application, I put down that I was available 'Today' with no current employment responsibilities.
So this leads me to wonder. Years of experience and 2 college degrees, but I am not qualified to work -- not even to collect shopping carts from the warehouse parking lot.
So I ask my father and he calmly explains that due to the amount of education I have, they are afraid that I might leave after a short amount of time working there. BUT THIS IS SEASONAL/TEMPORARY HIRING. Isn't that the point?
And for those of you wondering. I have applied to many, many, many employment opportunities on www *dot* monstertrak *dot* com. And nothing.
Friends tell me that I'm overqualified to work there. If so, that would be the second job I got turned down for due to that. Great, I've worked hard all my childhood to ensure myself a better chance at life, yet it is because I worked hard that I have a slimmer chance at life?
Others tell me that supervisors/managers are afraid that I will soon take their spot. If so, how come they allow people who are so insecure about their own ability as a manager/supervisor run the place anyways?
Well, I'm baffled. Any thoughts?