I have 5 18-29 year olds living with me. Here's what we've learned.
Few companies will talk to you without a job history. Of those, ~0 will hire you, if you lack average-to-above-average interview talent.
For the vast bulk of entry level jobs, hiring is done via web portal. Once you've applied, you've applied. Try again a year later and they'll tell you that you've already applied[1].
In most of the US, you can't reliably get to work without a vehicle. You can't afford a vehicle (+ $300/mo insurance) without saving up months worth of income.
If you have any physical limitation of any kind, just keep multipling the above difficulties, until you reach your actual reality.
If you have a family member with limitations (eg: mental illness), you probably ought to multiply as well.
[1] This held solid from well before 2010 until a few years ago. I've heard some portals now allow reapplying, eventually. I haven't confirmed that tho.
Few companies will talk to you without a job history. Of those, ~0 will hire you, if you lack average-to-above-average interview talent.
For the vast bulk of entry level jobs, hiring is done via web portal. Once you've applied, you've applied. Try again a year later and they'll tell you that you've already applied[1].
In most of the US, you can't reliably get to work without a vehicle. You can't afford a vehicle (+ $300/mo insurance) without saving up months worth of income.
If you have any physical limitation of any kind, just keep multipling the above difficulties, until you reach your actual reality.
If you have a family member with limitations (eg: mental illness), you probably ought to multiply as well.
[1] This held solid from well before 2010 until a few years ago. I've heard some portals now allow reapplying, eventually. I haven't confirmed that tho.