I Can't Get Arrested in this Town!

I think I've applied for over 100 jobs since I've been back home.

The only interview I've gotten was an "obligation" interview - the company wanted to hire an internal candidate but human resources said they had to interview a few "outside candidates", too. Needless to say, I wasn't called back.

I'm sure I'm not alone. Every job that sends me an email rejection says they had so many "quality applicants" apply and were "overwhelmed with the response". The only way to get a job is to know somebody on the inside. And, the people I know don't know anybody!

I keep thinking about a French documentary about a public hygiene facility in Paris. Several of the men and women using the facility said they had reached an age where their luck has run out. After a certain age, nobody wants to hire you anymore.

Personne ne me veut desormais.