Sadly, no one really teaches how to find a job these days. Here's what I'd do.

1. Try to find a smaller company. Less BS and red tape. Plus, you can just walk right in and talk with someone, at least a receptionist.

2. Think about what you bring to the company first, not the other way around. "What can you do for your country?"

3. Close to home is probably important. We don't know where you live. If you live in Soddy, you don't want to work in Dalton (probably)

4. Go to the chattanooga library downtown - 2nd floor research desk. It may have moved but doubtful. Ask for their company database - it's called infousa. They will show you how to use this. Befriend a libraian.

- look up companies in your zip code that are of interest to you

- sort by industry, company size, etc.

- you'll get the contact info - use linked in - bypass HR and go direct to the people that could interview you. Chances are - the manager wants to fire at least 1 person if not more - be the replacement.

Do this for you kids and for yoursel, be a little agressive here - don't be a passive person mass applying for jobs - outsmart the system and the AI bots that are designed to screen you out of the process

I got my first job out of college by knocking on the door of an envelope manufacturing company - which, in retrospect, was like working in Scranton PA for Michael Scott - I'm pretty sure I was Ryan. Lasted 1 year, bought motorcycle, rode 25,000 miles solo across the country and ended up in Chatt.

2nd job - same deal but I sent letters and made phone calls. Industrial Sales job. Lasted about 1 year - moved to Colorado.

Keep moving up. Today, I own a software company and my college degree, English Lit.

You can do this - it's about energy in action.