Reply #13: I've noticed that too [View All]

[izquierdista]

Job postings have gotten very vague since the beginning of this downturn. Even for engineering positions, which require a precise set of knowledge and experience. It's as if HR just wants to get a bunch of resumes in, after which they will cherry pick for the PhD with 25 years experience who will work part-time swing shift with no benefits.

The truth of the situation is that there isn't a lot of work to be done in the U.S. any more. Food is grown by less than 1% of the workforce; over 90% of clothing is imported and buildings everywhere (shelter) are vacant and wanting for tenants. An economy works by having money flow from producers to consumers in a cascade of cycles. Very little is produced in the U.S. any more, and consumers are holding tight onto the money they still have left, so the economy is at a screeching halt. If you can grow your own food, sew your own clothes and keep your own (paid in full) house maintained, you will be able to survive these times, but there is nothing you can do as an individual to get the whole economy turning again.

The best you can do is to wait it out, and the suggestions about volunteering at least give you something to do during the wait. My parents used to tell me stories of life during the Depression; I just never thought I would have the pleasure of experiencing it for myself.