‘It chips away at your self-esteem’: Australia’s newly unemployed struggle in pandemic’s barren job market | The Guardian

Anguish, frustration and fear are common themes as casualties of Covid-19’s economic chaos describe facing long-term joblessnessAt a job interview for a bottle shop attendant in Melbourne two weeks ago, Finley Brentwood asked his interviewers how many other applicants had submitted a resumé.“They both kind of just laughed and shook their heads,” he told Guardian Australia this week. “It was like, ‘you wouldn’t even comprehend’.” Continue reading…

Anguish, frustration and fear are common themes as casualties of Covid-19’s economic chaos describe facing long-term joblessness

At a job interview for a bottle shop attendant in Melbourne two weeks ago, Finley Brentwood asked his interviewers how many other applicants had submitted a resumé.

“They both kind of just laughed and shook their heads,” he told Guardian Australia this week. “It was like, ‘you wouldn’t even comprehend’.”

Continue reading…