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I thought of revealing some personal experience in applying for a job.
Usually, when applying for a vacant advertised job, a CV that has been styled and approved with profession help, is included, together with a covering letter. The person applying is me.
Usually, for every 100 applications made, about 5 replies came, and these only to inform me that, unfortunately, I wasn't accepted.
The adviser who styled my CV, appointed at my request by the Jobcentre, told me not to include my date of birth.
Rightly so, if applying for factory, farm or warehouse labour. He said one can be victim of age discrimination.
However, the fact is, according to my own opinion, when not giving your age, the employer already knows you are not 21, and knows that if you were aged between 21 and 27, you would most certainly paste it big in your CV and in your covering letter.
And if you don't specifically put in writing that you have worked in a factory or warehouse, or whatever, for so and so many years, the employer knows that you are not the one for the job.
But then one is not suppose to invent things either. So be honest in your CV, and be reassured that you won't get the job.
After passing into part-time self-employment last year, I still applied for full-time work, but the results were the same: 95% of times no reply, 5 % of times to say: sorry, unfortunately...
So even if you work part-time and therefore presumably know how to get out of bed and dress yourself, it ain't enough for the employer, who knows exactly who he is looking for. In other words, show any sign of weakness, (not including your date of birth on the CV, being only PART-TIME self-employed, not having worked x years in a factory...), and you might as well forget even applying!
After passing to full-time self-employment (30 hours+) this year, yes, you guessed it, I still applied for jobs, but to date have received no answer.
Incidentally, on rare occasions (100-200 times or more) I have also applied for other kinds of vacancies, not just factory-warehouse. For example science-related, trade-related...but the response is the same.
I will admit, I don't have a degree, but still, give it a try, I say!
The conclusion: many unemployed British people apply and apply for work, but don't get even an answer, or only a pre-printed template saying: sorry, unfortunately...!
Always good to hear the other view too, I say.