Your town may be F***-Up

My significant other is a very qualified job candidate. He earned his college degree in the town we currently live in, and he grew up here as well. It also doesn't hurt that he knows a few people around town and generally has a good reputation. On top of this, he also has more than a year of experience in his field and also has a few professional certifications. The only problem is, we are led to believe that something is wrong because people in our town do not follow polite employment procedure.


My SO has applied to about three relevant positions in our area during the past six months and has not even gotten a call/email/or letter that he has been excluded from getting an interview, etc. He has followed proper protocol in following up on appliations and the like, but it has gotten to the point where the town, and possibly the recession are to blame. Our question is, who could possibly be more qualified in the area (over-confident? we think not.), is more willing to accept an entry-level positions (if there are indeed more qualified applicants), and has a more significant connection to the area than he? Conclusion? This town is f****-Up. We are talking a town here; not a big city.



Last week I had the opportunity to attend a conference the field I am hoping to enter (accounting and auditing). I only handed out two resumes because I thought they would could lost in a sea of resumes and I wouldn't stand out. Well, yesterday, lo-and-behold, I received an email (without any follow-up on my part), for further information in order to be considered for an internship! Yes. One more reason why our town is f***-Up. The plan now is for my SO to apply to jobs in the more metropolitan area of our state and hope for the best. Ta ta.