I've been working nonstop since I was 15. Now I'm 45 and haven't worked since April. Is the market really this hard, or is Indeed just terrible?
I've basically been working my whole life, and my last few jobs were real careers. I was an employee and then a business owner for 17 years, and I had around 10-14 employees in the restaurant/bar industry. I left a job in state corrections after 9 years because some family circumstances came up with my aging parents, and I needed to change my path.
I've been applying for jobs on Indeed here in California and getting nowhere. What I've noticed is that if I see a job posted there, then go directly to the company's own website and apply, at least my chances of getting an interview are better. But after the interview it's either complete silence, or the polite email saying, "We've decided to move forward with other candidates."
I also applied to a private for-profit nursing program because I'm trying to get into a stable career that I might be able to use to increase my retirement income and work in as my last career. I'm not trying to be picky, I'm just trying to find something stable and logical long-term.
Am I crazy, doing something wrong, or just not understanding how bad the job market is right now? Or is the problem me? I always hear that employers can't find qualified people, but I can't even get an entry-level job after 6 months.