I recently moved to Halifax to take a course and look for work. I started out applying for jobs relating to my degree, but quickly gave that up and am now looking for just about anything at which I can earn more than minumum wage. To date I have heard back from a single employer who informed me that they had already filled the position. And I was actually HAPPY to hear that! Why can't employers notify those who've applied for jobs but didn't get them? Why must we job-seekers be treated like 3rd class citizens, never hearing back from the dozens of places we apply to? It is so disheartening to sit around not knowing whether you're about to get a call, or your resume was taken out with yesterday's trash.

---Waiting by the phone, broke.