Nearing half a year without a job.

Nearing half a year of unemployment.

So after graduating I am now nearing half a year of unemployment, or rather not being able to find a job sense unemployment would have employed that I was employed before hand and would give me some benefits.

And soon get to the point that jobs will ask the dreaded question. "What wear you doing in this long time period without any work or school history." Which I never understood myself, isn't "Looking for work" A good enough answer?

And the amount of work involved in applying for a job now is a bit staggering, having applied to over a hundred jobs now, and most likely putting a good 60+ minuets into each application. On top of that all of the energy seams to be from one side.

Employers seam to treat job seekers with little to no real respect anymore.
More then once I have applied for a job, gotten a e-mail a few weeks latter telling me the position is no longer open, only to go to the web sight and see that the job opening is still up, Which pretty much tells you that they keep the job up and open to anyone that wants to apply, with no real intention of hiring anyone, basically wasting your time.

I remember when I was a child my mother or father would leave and not come back until they had a job that day. THAT DAY! That's not even possible anymore, the ideal of getting a job in less then a week is pretty much insane now.

And good luck getting a interview on a walk in anymore.

I understand the ideal of background checks and vetting, but I really am starting to think that the Human Resources structure of the business world is really what is wrong with the job market any more.