As some people may know, I have been trying to get a job for the last 8 or 9 months. In that time I have applied for 116 different jobs in all areas of work that I am eligible for or have the skills to do. I have applied fro retail jobs, cleaning jobs, office work, receptionist work, computing jobs... So many different jobs.

Today I went to a large job fair and all I could see was recruitment agencies looking for people to join their firm. I am desperate for work, but I refuse to work for a third party company who takes a percentage out of my pay before I get it.

This is getting so frustrating, and after 9 months of trying to get a job, I have finally caved on something I swore I would not do unless it was a last resort. I have signed on to a job seekers program.

This is a big disappointment for myself as I had hoped to go without doing this, but unfortunately I need some form of income and money if I want to sustain myself. Very few of the fun things are free, and thats a sad thing if I am honest. While I am disappointed, I can also feel proud of myself for managing to last this long I guess. I just hope that something comes up sooner now that I am almost on this program.


Things can only go up from here right..?