Don't apply "everywhere"

One high school article advises students to apply "everywhere" even if they don't meet the qualifications asked for.

This is poor advice. Plus it clogs up the process for everyone else. Modern job searching is targeted. There are 4 people applying even for every minimum wage job.

Now if you've got something to offer instead of the requirement, that might be worth a try. They want 5 years of job experience as a wrangler. You grew up helping your dad who was a rodeo champion. There's something you can run with.

Last year 60,000 people applied for 13,000 minimum wage jobs during McDonald's national hiring event. A bleak but perhaps accurate of the job situation is here.

This article agrees--you've got to go after someone specific. It suggests asking for an informational interview to find out about the company--never mentioning you're looking for work.

Some recovery. One economist says we've regained only 1/5 of the jobs lost during the recession.

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