Unemployment Story by Brenda

I can tell you the job market is rough! I’ve been looking for work for 2 years now as a manufacture Inspector or an Assembler. But more and more companies want people who have a steady work history. Just recently I sent my resume to 2 different staffing agencies that were hiring for a company that manufactures motorcycles here in North Kansas City. One staffing agency sent me an email requesting me to come in and fill out the paperwork for the position of an assembler for the motorcycle manufacture. I drove the 25 minutes it took to get to this staffing firm and filled out the paper work thinking I had finally found a job. Only to learn after speaking with the staffing rep that my work history, was not good enough for the company. Due to I had not worked at one location in the last 5 years for longer than 2 years. Even though in the past I had held a job for 15 years with 1 company until they closed their doors! The other staffing agency contacted me by phone a few days later and told me to come in at 9am and fill out the paper work to go to work for the motorcycle manufacture. I drove the 35 minutes to their facility, filled out the paper work and watched 2 films. Then was sent quickly out the door and was told they would call me in a couple of days. The next day this staffing agency sent me an email = Your qualifications did not meet the requirements to move forward in the motorcycle manufacture pool of applicant’s process. I just do not understand. This company is suppose to be an all American company! Presently, I am very upset with the staffing agencies, as well! I feel like I have went through the bate and switch process. If anyone has any suggestions out there to help me with my job hunt process, I would greatly appreciate them! The really bad thing about this was this is not the first time this has happened to me. More and more companies seem to be discriminating against unemployed people whom have been out of work for a long period of time. Can’t companies see that some of these people want a full time permit job, a place to call home. Not just a job where you may work for a day, week or just a few months and then start job hunting all over again. But, as I think about this if I would have taken a temporary job I would still be in the same boat for the job at the motorcycle manufacture.
I just don’t understand the companies thinking on this. There are many talented and skilled people out here looking for work.
Have had a few interviews I am an unemployed Manufacturing Inspector living in the Kansas City Metro Area. I have 15 years of manufacturing experience with 8 years of this being a Quality Control Inspector for an ISO Medical Manufacture that closed down in “1993″ due to the flood! I’ve had a few different jobs since then. I’ve even worked 3 part time jobs at once! 2 of the other full time jobs that I have had since 1993 had cut backs and of course my job disappeared. And I got lucky with one place and was advised that the company would be closing their doors. After the notice my sister advised me that where she was working at was hiring. I put in m application and was hired a few days later.
My spouse was transferred to another state so I had to quit a job, then 3 years later he was transferred Kansas City, which is closer to family & friends. (WHERE WE ARE STAYING)! After the transfer I got a job at a plastic manufacture as a Quality Auditor. 7 months later the company decided to do away with the floor quality auditors. This was in May 2009 and I have had 2 part time jobs since then, which lasted for a very short time.
I am still pushing onward. I know there has to be a company out there that can see I have the skills they need for their company! (My references are my past supervisors!)