never got an ounce of training for what I do

You get hired on that, because you've been hired before.

But to someone without CREDENTIALS, self-training is absolutely meaningless.

I had to start somewhere

and I started at the bottom

"Well Uh. Only Walmart vouches for you. So.. PASS, BRAH"

18 years ago

and that includes walmart

😃

This is the boomer problem manifest.

Your experience is completely irrelevant to what someone starting at the bottom has to deal with now.

no its not

Yes it is.

Tons of damn companies expect you to have two years experience for entry level positions

the world hasnt' changed that much

Yes it has.

They don't actually expect that

They just ask for it

^

Shut the fuck up Beemann

if you interview well

I've talked to HR people

it doesn't matter as much

People in charge of hiring

yeah we're talking standard boiler plate job reqs

an awesome resume gets you past that

trust me

Do you know what HR blacklists are.

yup

not on one

...

Why did you bother telling me you weren't on one

How the hell do you get that awesome resume though?

What am I meant to do with that information

You look around at what other people are doing and think about the job you're applying for

Or you take a class

lots of hard work and planning

or find something the local area is missing or short on, and start offering it the best you can

You take a class with WHOSE MONEY?

I think a big part of getting a good resume relies on having a connection so someone that can get you in somewhere for starters

Fuck me.