When I direct my sims to find jobs whether on the computer or via newspaper they start doing it then stand up with a chair in the thought bubble and won't find job. What is goin on with them or me or my game?

As it says in the info before you post, cut and paste your whole Downloads folder (and your SavedSims folder too, if you have stuff in there) to your desktop and try again. It's likely you have some sort of hack conflict or other problem (maybe a custom career) that's causing a problem.