Job hunting..

[xkiss_me_nowx]

im 16, and i left school a few months ago.. i started college two weeks ago, but quit as it was just like school all over again (the social interaction didnt bother me too much i was okay with it, so that wasnt part of my decision) but, i have to look for a job now, as my parents are making me.. but im scared, like, ive read just working at simple stores like tesco, asda, woolworths, you have to go for like 2 interviews.. a group interview etc. iwhen i goto this, i know that when they ask me questions ill be stuck for things to say, and go red etc, its just going to be awful i just want a job. :/

 

[4seasons]

I was nervous about my first job interview to, but it actually wasn't that bad. I actually got the job on the spot and i'm starting tomorrow, the part i'm worried about is being a cashier.

Sometimes i over think things and get to worried, i don't know if your like that but just try to take it easy and try not to think about it to much and the chances are it will work out good. Good luck.

 

[SilentType]

I actually left high school and went to college when I was 17 so I know what you're going through right now. I tried to stick it out, and you're probably making a good decision by waiting to go to college. College students with social anxiety, and especially unusually young ones, tend to have a tough time fitting in. I know I did. I'm back in the town I grew up in after two years of attempts at completing semesters at carious colleges and universities, only completing the very first (with straight A's I might add, lol). I withdrew a few weeks into the second semester, and about a month into the third, due to the social phobia.

Now comes the part that answers you're question. Just like you, I didn't want to apply for jobs and the only ones I ever even had were college work-study jobs that they had to give me or a job in my mom's business. I started looking online for online schooling for a career that didn't involve much social interaction. After much research I narrowed down my search to medical transcription. Basically, you just type reports that doctors dictate onto tapes or voice files (many times from your home and on your own time). You have to learn all sorts of medical terminology, anatomy, grammar, all the tools of the trade, and you have to be able to type fast, but I'm well into my first month of training with careerstep.com
I have a friend who did this and now works in a doctor's office, but I'm working hard and learning a lot so I'll get hired right out of graduation by a transcription company.

I hope this helped...

Peace

 

[xkiss_me_nowx]

thanks, but i don't want to shut myself off from the world by working at home, id much rather be out facing people, and keeping busy, and meeting new people, and facing my insecurities etc. im just gonna be nervous about gettin the job, i dont want to be stuck doing something i hate for the rest of my my life. thanks anyway

 

[SilentType]

Well its not about shutting off myself from the world. It's about not having to deal with a 40 hours per week job that includes a lot of social interaction. Us social phobics need time to regenerate after dealing with a day of work and I figure if I can remove social anxiety from the career portion of my life, it will be much easier to get out and have fun after work and on weekends when socializing really matters to us. Maybe my theory will prove to be the wrong path to choose, but I like the sounds of it.

Peace