No One wants to hire me!!! Weight?

[puddin 7]

Thanks Kare for offering a great optimistic viewpoint on this whole thing. I refuse to believe that most employers discriminate against overweight people. I had been 300 pounds for quite some time and never had a problem finding a job. I'm not saying, KrzyGirl, that it's not because of the weight that you haven't found a job yet, but I AM saying maybe there are more factors involved that you're not aware of. It could be that the excess weight is having an effect on your confidence level, which is showing up during the interview.

I do somewhat disagree with Barb on #3, however. I think an interview is just as much about what the company can offer you as what you can offer them. An interview goes two ways. HOWEVER, I don't think an interview is an appropriate time to bring up compensation and benefit packages. But whenever I go for an interview I like to find out as much about the job and the people working there as possible during the interview (and definitely before the interview). When I interview others I'm ecspecially impressed if they seem truly interested in finding out more about the job, not just spurting off their accomplishments. Get a feel for it during the interview.

[KRZYGIRLNSTL 0]

Well i appreciate all the great opinions and views...lemme clear something up....I have confidence....and when i wasnt as heavy i NEVER had a problem getting a job....only now when im 345lbs am i having a prob getting a job. The job i want is an office position, receptionist or admin assist. Im 22 and overweight.....so the HR people see young and overweight and cant seem to look at my qualifications. I am VERY qualified......

Now this may not be from my weight but i can pretty much assume most of the jobs i lost because of this and some of them might have been just a chance thing that someone a little more qualified than me applied. Either way......i was more or less putting this post in to see if anyone has gone through the same thing as me. I have no intention of ever suing anyone for my weight...unless they straightup said "u cant have this job cuz ur fat" then i might sue...lol...

thanks for all the responses