That one is certainly I think a catch-22, because of course most employers now ask people to submit online so as to limit their own HR costs and needs. It creates a bit of a vicious circle, but please continue in those efforts, because that isolation is very similar to what new Canadians are often facing with language barriers, where you just end up in that spiral and can't get out.
On April 5th, 2012. See this statement in context.