Hi all, I'm 34yrs old male and got fired from work last March. I was deeply saddened that I lost my job as this is my first decent job here in Australia. I moved here last Feb 2020 before borders closed and had difficulty finding a job related to my field. Luckily I found a temp job for the meantime at my local Woolies but that still didn't stop me from aspiring and applying for a job that I really want. Jan 2021, I was really happy that I found an Admin job that I really want and got to the impression that I'm very lucky and this is going to be a good year. I already have plans of buying a car and proposing to my partner. But sadly all of that went down the drain. Right now I feel that it's back to square one again and as usual I keep submitting resumes to Seek. I already have 5 interviews and none of them got successful. I feel worried as there's gonna be a financial strain in the months to come. Right now I feel lost and ashamed coz I let my partner down that I didn't have a job again and it's like what happened last year just repeated this year. I really feel depressed and slow right now that I think it's hopeless. I already tried volunteering, asking friends to check my resumes and cover letter, asking networks if they know job openings which are, unfortunately, none but I still feel that what I'm doing is not benefitting at all. I also went to a counselor as well. She gave me advice but I still feel down and not do anything at all. I just feel really sad and negative right now and there's no hope for my situation. I really don't know what to do now and really worried about the future. I feel like the longer I'm unemployed, I lose my intelligence, I feel more ashamed and I feel that I'm not part of society. I think I'm a total loser now and there's nothing else I can do.
