Hi There, Know Anyone Hiring?

Hi there.

My name is Andrew Sullivan. I am 31 and unemployed, which I have been for the better part of a year. I was let go from my last job in October 2014. I won't give the name of my company or what type I work I did, but it was a hyper focused industry. One that you just don't move to another city and find the local branch and jump on with them. So for the first time in five years, I was unemployed and needing to dust off the resume and start figuring out what I wanted to do next.

'Figuring out what I wanted to do next' has been rough to say the least. Finding any sort of leads has been extremely difficult. Honestly, I think I have more of a chance to date Ivanka Trump than I do trying to find a job online. I've had some ideas of areas I could go into based off my last job, and those areas seem to advertise a lot online, but alas, nothing. Even looking at the entry level positions hasn't been fruitful.

The main reason I'm writing right now is to try and convey my frustrations with job sites. I truly feel sites like LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, etc. are useless when it comes to finding a job. Having a resume on Monster is like throwing a pebble into a lake and hoping a company you want to work digs into the ground and finds your pebble. The other thing I wonder is do these applications ever get viewed by someone? Or do they end up in some black hole of an email address?

My relationship has also felt the burden of this spell with unemployment. My girlfriend has felt the strain of the job search multiple times, causing a lot of anxiety, mainly due to the uncertainty that I can provide for her. These brink decisions were usually the result of me taking some sort of weird job, whether it was a 'work from home,' job, or an interview over Yahoo Messenger, or (and this is the best) one where they already told me I had the job, didn't even need an interview, and sent me a $4,000 check and told me to go buy office furniture. It's been desperate times, and unfortunately, I'm gullible enough to take imaginary carrots dangled before me.

I'm frustrated and don't know what to do. So much so I've started this blog to tell my story. I recently accepted a position with Door Dash. A food delivery service here in Dallas, TX that looks like might be a good way to generate some extra income. It's gotten to the point I have to consider this because I don't know what else to do. For lack of reason, I am unhireable.