Just how on Earth does one find a job?? I can't believe how many applications I have written. It's been over 2 years now.. Okay, I always did a bit of freelancing on the side but I am really not cut out for that kind of stress, I am really not the salesman type, I need a full-time job. I don't know where I am going wrong. I have changed my overall CV again and again, and I always change the details to match the position I am applying for. I am sending out about 1-2 application a day. It's not like I am coming without qualifications or education. But things seem cursed ever since I finished my MA. Granted, Corona happened just a few months after I graduated, but that's not a relevant thing any more and I still can't find employment. I have also held a lot of odd jobs in the past, sales but also rougher stuff, like cleaning, mover, delivery, shop detective and so on, and I am certainly not too snooty for that. Thing is: I am a leg amputee since a few years. It's nothing that anybody notices until I point it out, but that also cuts out physically demanding jobs(Don't tell me about the amazing things you've seen that amputee can do. Chances are I have met more than you have and I can tell you, everyone is different, and everyone is physically limited as a cripple. Some can run, others can barely walk). Driving jobs are also out of the picture since you need a customized car if you're missing a leg and I don't have the money for a customized car. My situation demands that I work with my brain. I have done it all, get help from anywhere, get feedback on CV and applications, competence mapping and whatever else. I am quite clear on what kind of person I am, and what I am good at, and what I can contribute with. The worst part is that there's actually a lot that I can, and those who know tell me they can't believe that I can't find a job, I can do programming, I speak three languages fluently, and there's a few more languages where I understand basically everything. I am not even ugly, in fact I am getting a lot of attention from girls and I have a bit of a nimbus among my friends for being this guy that always walks home with a fresh phone number after a night out. They're exaggerating but the fact is that women approach me out of the blue when I am at a bar or a party. So being unappealing or bland isn't really the problem, either. I also have actual interests and creative endeavours, put me together with a scientist and I will always have loads of questions, I am very curious and always eager to learn something new. But none of this matters. A job has become something from the fairy tales, something inaccessible and unreal. I have no clue what's going on. How did you find your job??
