Man applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got one interview

[Jedi Guy]

32. That's not always the case, though.

Where I work, we're getting hammered with calls from customers every day to the point where we simply can't keep up, let alone return the missed calls and voicemails. We simply don't have the staffing to manage it. And yep, our customers are pissed about it, believe me. I'm one of the folks they talk to when they want to complain to a supervisor.

Our starting rate is higher than the minimum wage, plus the incentive structure is pretty generous, IMO. If you sell a protection plan, you get a bonus that's dependent on how many items are covered ($10 for one item, $20 for two, etc.) and you get the bonus again on the anniversary of the agreement. I know of some employees who are pulling in $800-$1000 monthly just on those agreement anniversaries because I'm the one doing payroll.

It's a strong union environment (not always a good thing, IMO), so the pay scale is clearly spelled out, and after a few years people are pulling in 50% more than the minimum wage. The benefits are excellent, and since it's an HVAC company, if your AC/furnace breaks you get a 25% discount on everything. And to top it all off, it's 100% work from home and will remain so even after Covid.

And in spite of all that, we have people ghost us on interviews all the time. Or we get their resume and we reach out in response and... crickets.