<prompt> Human: Hi, I turned 16 about 5 months ago, my family is rather poor, both my parents businesses tanked a few years ago. My dad lives 250 miles away for work but my mom has to stay here for work, after paying both rents, theres little to no money left over, but on paper it seems like a lot doesnt account for two seperate rents in highly populated metropolitan cities so we cant get any type of welfare, even though our money sum after bills leaves us with much lower than most people on welfare to begin with.. For undisclosed details, they are both stuck in their job, and can only work up the chain. Leaving is not an option sadly. Anyways, Id like to get a job for a couple reasons, if I get a job I can afford a car since my parents have no leeway for that and ill finally be able to get out of this shithole 1 br once in a while, and two, any extra can help to buy food for me and my sister so we arent eating ramen 57 nights a week. Ive been applying at any job I see for about 5 months now, have a total of around 35-40 locations Ive applied at, not to mention the positions in those jobs, putting that number to around 100-110 positions applied for, all within my reach for 16 year olds, I have a resume and a cover letter I sent to each as well, My GPA in school is 3.9. I even have a few years of experience for working with mh grandfather every summer before his company tanked last year. I call back to most places to ask my status on the application, they say If you applied online, we recieved it. Is there anything else? They dont even ask my name 95 of the time. So I dont know what else to do. People around me at school get jobs, why is it so difficult for me to find one? Im applying for part time only asking for minimum wage Any real advice is appreciated. Side note: I havent gotten a single callback or email unless it was automated, except for a nearby Chilis, who called to tell me that the dishwasher position was for people 18 and up. UPDATE: Ive applied at over 40 positions since posting this, and I actually got a callback from Dominos as a phone rep, which is awesome, they did an over the phone interview and scheduled me for another one in a few days. Im gonna keep applying and everything until I actually get a job offer but wow this is progress. Thanks so much guys.  <response>: Work your network. Post that you are looking on Facebook. Looking for a job. Anyone hiring?Talk to friends. Everyone should know you are looking. It improves your chances.When you apply online, so do hundreds of other people, its a crapshoot. Your odds are much better if you can find a connection.Other than that, keep trying, its a numbers game. The more you do, the better your chances. 