She probably got some of those jobs due to the fact she was employed at the time she applied. By the sounds of it, you weren't but she was. Getting a new job is easier when you already have one. Anyway, good luck with your job OP. :). All the best.

Thanks much, #42. :) Also, she got the job after quitting the other. Some people get all the luck! :P

Spend every waking second putting 24/7 into something and you'll have it sooner than two years. Seriously what the **** is wrong with you?

Some fields of work can land you a job writing seconds. For example, nearly every restaurant is constantly looking for new waitering staff, and while some have high standards, others are. Working with elderly sounds like that type of job. Most people would refuse to work in such "demeaning" jobs, though there isn't really anything wrong with them.

I imagine your friend was able to find work easily because of two things: she's good at politicking, and she's in a high-demand field. The baby boomers are getting old, so jobs where you're working with the elderly are going to be available almost all of the time. My mother is a registered nurse working as a floor manager for a nursing home, and, for the past 7 years, she's had to hiss and shake sticks at all the nursing homes and hospitals interested in hiring her.

I understand your pain of looking forever for jobs...I have a hard time finding jobs, but I know someone who can have 2 or 3 lined up in a matter of a few hours. It's irritating as all hell! Hopefully I get lucky like you and find a job soon .-.

"Effort", it's this magical word lots and lots of you people seem to be afraid of

Obviously you need to work on your reading comprehension, because OP made it clear that she'd been putting in effort from day 1. Sometimes people are lucky, and sometimes people aren't. The job market has been difficult, and it's not fair to imply that an individual is lazy just because they haven't been able to find a job.

#58 - Shut up, Romney.