Linards spoke about his numerous attempts at employment, which dragged on for a long time. According to him, finding a job in Latvia is not so easy, especially one that matches his desires. Linards told his story:
“I am a guy from a small Latgale town. I’m already in my thirties, and I’m having trouble finding a serious long-term job. The problem is a little deeper than it might seem from the outside, because it’s not that I don’t try to find a job, I send CVs to various institutions and talk a lot personally with the desired employers, but I noticed how many of my applications throughout my life were ignored. I would like to write to you personally about this situation and share it in detail.
I have an education in marketing, I love to generate creative ideas, work creatively, individually or in teams, I have always been very hardworking, somewhat of a pedant, I have always put work first in my life.
Perhaps this is my youthful maximalism, but I always tried to do the best I could.
I enjoy expressing myself, working with young people, children, the elderly, animals, because I consider myself a truly multi-functional young person with big goals and ambitions. Basketball and sports are my great passion, I have personally contacted many institutions regarding my passion for sports but almost never received a response. Therefore, I gave up my dream of working in a basketball club or sports-related institution.
I enjoy working with young people and youth centers seem like the perfect place for me to express myself. I understand that my experience and CV are not the best for various reasons. In 90% of cases I am not suitable, because everywhere they ask about work experience. But how can a young person gain experience if he is not given such an opportunity? Especially young people from small towns in Latvia?
I also really want to change the situation, look for work in big cities of Latvia, such as Jelgava, Ogre or somewhere else, closer to Riga, because there are more opportunities there, but even from there there is often only silence in response to my CVs. If they don’t answer me, I don’t write anymore, because I understand: it means I’m not interesting. I think I’ve written 160 emails since the pandemic, but I’ve only gotten a response to 5% of them. And I’m still unemployed. I don’t understand why they don’t at least answer me something.
Is this some kind of discrimination against Latgalians, incompleteness of my resume or something else? Of course, my resume is not perfect, but my work ethic and my desire to work are very high. I want to find a job where I can go to with a smile and work for the future, where you are accepted, understood, respected and paid fairly.
Many young people, including myself, have problems with the Russian language, but is this a barrier in modern Latvia?
I could write a lot here, but I don’t want to blame or scold anyone. If I weren’t such a great patriot of Latvia, I would have left a long time ago, but I remain with the hope and desire to find my own business here.”
Source: www.gorod.lv
