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How can convince an employer to hire me?
I am 24 and never had a job really. Ive been volunteering at a hospital for 8 months and I only worked as a cashier for 2 months earlier this year. I really need a job but no one will hire me. I was diagnosed with schizoeffective disorder with bipolar and it held me back from getting a job for a long time. I've been to interviews, they never call me back or they ignore me when I call. I don't know how I should explain why I don't have much experience. I've been applying to caregiver, janitor, cashier jobs. How do I explain why I don't have much experience?
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Since you mention schizoeffective disorder, you must feel it is relative to your getting hired. If you've been diagnosed, what has been done to help you be able to live a normal life? Have you been diagnosed as disabled because of it? How stressful is it to you to do volunteer work...forget the income right now, just how well do you know you can handle the every day stresses of a job, getting it all done, meeting deadlines, working well together with others, able to be friendly and helpful to customers, etc. If you are doing well, and can handle that, then an employer will wonder why there is a blank on work experience between 17, 18 when you got out of High school and age 23. I am not counting this year because you worked. So there are about 6 years. If you were gone traveling abroad as some HS grads do, then that is a good reason and pertinent information an employer will want to know. If however, you were undiganosed, and suffering with your disorders, there are not many people who will hire someone who is not going to be capable of doing a job position because their disabilities most likely will affect job performance. I used to be a caregiver. I had a woman who was mentally disabled and she had a social worker with the state who took care of certain things for her. So you might try your local DSHS and ask for a job guidance counselor. This person will find you a job that you can handle and the employers know of your disabilities and will work between you and employer to help iron out any issues that come up. This sounds like what you need. Ask family to help you find something like this.
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