Havn't worked in 3 years, can I get hired?

I emailed several recruiters from different companies and have never had an email answered.

 

I'm not positive on this but I thought I read somewhere on this forum about a guy who said he was unemployed for 3 years, he then went through a CDL school and then got on with Watkins/Shepperd out of Montana. You would have to pay out of pocket for a refresher course but you can call them to find out if you would qualify seeing as you have no recent work history and kind of the same situation.

 

Stay in the Philippines (a guess) and enjoy your retirement. I would never be bored there!! Otherwise look into a small outfit, they have way different hiring standards.

 

For what it's worth, I think you may regret that. I think the U.S. has finally turned the corner, for the worse. I think it'll only get worse in the long run now.


Is it just a lack of economic opportunity over there that's a problem?

 

Not to dissuade your efforts, if I could get food + rent + fuel - let alone having anything remaining - that would be an improvement

Unemployment in Midland in May stood at just 3.8 percent

 

Try a small outfit as others have mentioned. Similar to you I am semi-retired, drove three months for a local company couple years ago. When I left they said come back anytime. going to do that next week for another three months, more for something to do than anything else. Not going to get the newest truck in the fleet, and won't make the $ that the regular drivers do. As long as I turn the truck in undamaged and make all my appointments there is no problem.

 

I think you will be able to find a job in trucking eventually. I was in a very similar situation and can relate. I worked overseas and saved up a lot of money so I didn't need to work for quite a few years (in which I did various non-paying pursuits). I am not ashamed of what I did and would definitely do it again, but yes it seems like they all treat me suspiciously - as though I'm hiding a stint in prison or was a secret drug abuser. Like others have mentioned, what they do is have you submit all kinds of verifying paperwork. I even had to have friends submit notarized statements that I was unemployed. What is so frustrating, is they make you jump through a bunch of hoops because of employment gaps, yet if someone was a truly nefarious character they would be able to fabricate most of the stuff anyways. You basically just have to bite your tongue, swallow your pride and do the tap dancing they want since they (the employers) hold the keys.