I have loaded a game with: England, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Portugal leagues loaded all down to the lowest league (without the edited ones etc.) and I just can't get ANY jobs. I'm not into December '09 and have had everything rejected!!!
Automatic = lowest league loaded. Try going Semi-Pro like brock_09 said.
You are probably setting your sights too high. People say be Automatic, as it is a better challenge that being International Footballer.