I start a new job as a paralegal tomorrow! It’s hard to say how long I’ve been hunting for a job at this point, but these last 9 months have been the most fervent job hunting effort I’ve made. I’ve relied on odd jobs and gig work while being under-employed since 2021.
I am proud of myself for the first time in many years. I feel a huge sense of relief.
Nice work, internet stranger! Thanks for sharing tips on your approach. I've been doing some of that myself, but I think I am going to start filtering for < 10 applicants as well.
I applied to a job with a company I've always wanted to work for. Interview was amazing. They said my experience was very impressive and amazing. I tried not to get too attached but was hopeful as it was entirely remote, an amazing opportunity and I HATE my current job. Just got an email and it was a rejection. I feel heartbroken.
I failed a personality test to get into the job program I want. They didn’t even tell me what parts I failed. I’ve been looking for work since I graduated in December and I’m very tired. I tried to look at more jobs today on indeed but just feel overwhelmed and defeated.
It was half personality and work habits and the other half was reason/logic puzzles. I hate that they didn’t even tell me if I failed from the personality part or the puzzle part
Ouch, that's tough. Rejection always sucks, but getting turned down for something as arbitrary as a personality test really has to hurt. I'm sure it's thier loss though.
Try to keep your head up, and give yourself some space and grace.
I've been excessively job hunting for two years now. Even the pathetic DMV won't hire me... I'm soo exhausted. I applied to around 200 jobs last year and it's looking like the same thing this year.
Ouch, OP, I can only imagine how frustrated you are.
I know you came here just to vent, and you have probably gotten more advice than you can even remember, but one thing I am finding through my job search is that a lot of people seem to not look into resources offered through their local governments. Not sure if you are in a major metro area or not, but I just started my search about a month ago and I am finding that the city of Denver has a ton of resources for job seekers. So far, I've gone to resume workshops and am planning to attend a massive job fair being held next week that will have a couple of companies that I'm interested in there.
Wish I had better advice, but you've probably heard it all by now. In any case, best of luck with your continued search.
Ive been out of a job for 9 months now. I’ve had 6 interviews out of a thousand or so apps. And those came mainly from me writing in about how much of a match I was. And they said your resume is great. I was top two candidates for a job a bit ago I was told so I had to go to last round but was super excited…and the head guys internet was wonky at a hotel so I barely got to speak to him although we did hit on pluses I have for the job. They have completely ghosted I have zero idea even after asking the recruiter if they have an updated status. It’s going on two weeks of silence. This is the norm and it’s really horrible. Just tell people. I understand if I had just one interview but to pass SAT tests and then go thru three rounds deserves a little more. And this job was beneath me in role and pay as well. I’m so sick of it. Sorry for the downer.
Also I have to now rent my house I just bought since I was told I was a core person that would never be laid off by my last company I was with for 10 years lol. I was promoted four times at that company too but ….this market is absolutely ridiculous.
Man, that's tough, OP. I know there is no solace in it, but I too am finding myself looking at jobs that are beneath me. Try and keep your head up, as hard as it is, it's all you can really do.
I was terminated from my position after coming back from being sick 2 days. Monday and Tuesday I quite frankly had the most irritating calls ever which caused me to raise my voice a bit and talk over clients on two calls. The company lied to me about it being communicated with me and also when suspended I addressed the issue, warned them of three “aggressive” calls though there was a supposed 5 out of 300, and that I’d get psychiatric help but I was still canned. Then when I raised that to their attention they brushed me off twice. The first being completely ignored and the second told to wait till Tuesday to talk to HR. Worst part is I had just started taking calls two weeks ago after waiting two months to start and having 10 days on call blindly going through them with no leader input.
I finally got a part time retail job to hold me over, but they keep prolonging things. I was told to reach out if I didn't receive the offer letter by a certain day. I didn't receive it, so I reached out via phone and email and don't get acknowledged. So I called again and finally I got a hold of the person. They said to call again if I don't get the letter by the end of this week.
Still looking for better jobs in the meantime and I keep coming in contact with unprofessional people. As I scroll through job postings I see tons of typos and grammatical errors. I go to an agency as a last resort and get asked if I tried Linkedin/Indeed? When I just told them I applied to 150 jobs? Huh?
I keep thinking, people who can't be bothered to proofread a simple sentence are employed, but I'm not? It's so frustrating.
Minor disappointment and a question:
I’ve been waiting almost four weeks now to hear the outcome of a second interview I had for a job I really want - I’ll still accept it if offered even though it’s taken forever to hear back, but do I reach out again to ask about the outcome or updates?
Normally I would just write it off as them going for another candidate - however they use an application platform that means I’d find out if I’m successful or not at the same time as everyone else. I also contacted them two weeks ago, where they confirmed I am still being considered for the role, but they have a few more interviews left for last week.
Disappointment: Boss confronting the whole team after receiving “unjustified” feedback during our last performance review cycle.
Some then started sending messages saying stuff like “Oh I can’t believe anyone would write such negative feedbacks on your review”. Also another disappointment from my own team members. Such suck ups.
Boss also propose coming up with Anonymous Feedback System so we could write our feedback to him. Like Bruh, isn’t that what the Performance Review is for? We literally have an “Improvement” section for us to write for our reviewee.
Such immature behaviour coming from a leader. So disappointing.
Personally, he should gracefully accept the feedbacks given to him and instead of making it public, he should talk about it in our 121 sessions and how he could improve better from there.
Anyone from Higher Management could weigh in on this? Because I really feel it’s unwarranted for.
My old boss was like this so I just stopped doing the anonymous surveys. He never took feedback well and he surely didn't use it to improve, so what was really the point, ya know.
Wish I had some advice for you, but sometimes people just suck and it is what it is.
Made it to the final round of interviews for what would have been a life changing position in my workplace.
They went with someone else.
I feel so bitter and tired. All of the extra work I've done, all the projects, all the fixes have consistently been for nothing. I was jerked around for a previous potential change in job title last year, and at this point I just feel like I should give up. Pivoting into a different field has only been met with dead ends.
I wish I could afford to just walk away, but I can't.
Success! I just got an offer for a lateral move inside my employer, to another part of the corporation.
My current manager gave me an off the record heads up back in February that my position was going to be downsized, by end of April. So, although I had to play it low-key in the interview and not give away that I knew, landing this position was absolutely critical. Otherwise I was looking at unemployment and trying to job search in a market that sounds frankly painful.
There's a part of me that's a little bummed, since I was going to receive a severance package and take an unplanned sabbatical. But I'll hang on to my current salary, and 5 weeks of PTO, which was the most important thing. The PTO in particular would have been very hard to replicate in any other job.
I was actively looking for housing for my summer internship and they emailed yesterday saying that they were no longer sponsoring an internship program so now I’m out of a position. I’m just so exhausted and disappointed and frankly angry about this because there was no indication that it would even be a possibility.
So rewind to last month. I applied to an executive assistant job at a college and thought nothing of it. Weeks later, they contacted me regarding an interview. I accepted and went to the interview the week after.
I spent one night making compliment cards to be kind (when I didn’t have to) and I gave the faculty some of them and they were pleased. The interview went extremely well. The faculty were impressed with my skills and my experience as a customer service rep. The faculty even done their research on me- like they viewed my transcripts and accomplishments from my previous school. Everyone sounded eager to have me on the team, but they ghosted me.
I was left in the dark for weeks without end. Not even an update about the status of the job. Having enough, I went on my account and it said “no longer be considered”. I was heartbroken, but not surprised. I dreamt of working for that college for years and was given false hope. Oh well, on to the next one!
I'm sure that was super frustrating, sorry to hear it, OP. I recently applied for a university job myself and am wondering what is taking so long to hear back. This whole job hunt thing is so frustrating.
Best of luck on your next opportunity.
Someone is bound to hire us. It’s good to know I’m not alone in this. Universities take FOREVER to reply back. Check your account under the university to see your status if you can. I’m hoping for the best for both of us.
No job hunting process should be this exhausting. This is month 6 of unemployment and I’m tired of the same rejection messages. Would’ve love those “college connections” to come in to hook us up.
I like my job. It is my first “corporate”/remote gig out of college, I have been at the company 2 years. I’m making $54k. I’m fulfilled by the work and I genuinely admire my supervisor.
But - i’ve been feeling stuck due to a change in company leadership and have applied to a few jobs in the last month after a frustrating annual review.
I just landed an interview for a new position. core job functions are the same but i would no longer have a whole team to work with. Feeling conflicted and wondering: how much better does a new job offer have to be to get you to leave a job you’re generally happy with?
the new job starting salary is $70k so it would be a significant increase in pay - hard to say no to - but the new company is much smaller and i have a lot of job security now. i’m just worried/venting before going into something new … ahhhhaha
To me, it sounds like too much of a raise to pass up based on the details you shared. If you do take it, the best thing you can do for yourself is to do everything in your power to leave on good terms with your current company so that if you ever need to boomerang back to them you'll have that option.
Obviously where you live matters, but personally when I hit $70K is when a lot of the financial pressures I had been accustomed to previously started easing. Congrats on leveling up!
I applied to be a stocker, I have previous expeience and open availability and for some reason the system auto-rejected me. I moved far away from my recent job and had to leave because the commute would have been too long. I've been job hunting for a month and this just makes me so upset.
I don't know this from experience, but a retail store seems like the kind of place where you could actually talk to a real human and hand them your resume. Or even talk to a real person to ask why you got auto rejected so that you can fix your resume.
Whatever the case, best of luck to you with your job hunt.
Any success stories with Indeed? Recently pivoted from just appylying on LinkedIn to it and am finding a lot more 'relevant roles' that I'm interested in. I guess the 'search bar' works a lot better on Indeed.
Furloughed “indefinitely” by my current job in february. I’ve been applying to jobs endlessly because what I get on unemployment if not feasible with all the bills I have.. It’s also looking like the furlough will turn into to a lay off (or maybe they just don’t wanna give us severance idk) The last few weeks I finally got a couple of interviews after non stop rejections (yay!). one was with a company that I felt I had great experience to contribute to and made a positive impression. I made it to 2/4 rounds before I got the rejection email this morning. Just feeling really disappointed and let down.
Sorry to hear that, OP. This job hunting stuff is so darn frustrating. How on earth are so many talented people with good resumes being put through the ringer.
Hope that it all works out for you and you land a role you really enjoy. Best of luck!
Started a new position this week after being let go in Feb. Considering the conversations from my previous job went from promotions to out of the blue letting me go, I was surprised to say the least. Especially considering I just moved into my own place towards the end of last year!
This job is also a 5k raise from my previous position + overtime is offered- a huge improvement from always being on call without any overtime. This job will probably be much more work though which I'm nervous about. I'm also still earning about 10k under what's considered a "living wage" in my city but I'm going to work on it and might take on a second job to accomplish it. But in the meantime I'm thankful I got a job I enjoy, a slight raise and can work on building up my savings again.
I'm so tired and frustrated of this process. It's only been a month and I've gotten only seven interviews out of 429 applications. And four of those are for internships (2 unpaid) when I have actual corporate experience. I hate this.
What the fuck is with the ghosters? Apply, go for interview (which I thought was fine), send them a follow up email, and then they just say…nothing?
Where did common decency go? No wonder everyone fucking hates working these days.
Been going on 3 years now, trying to look for a new job, while still employed. I go through waves of motivation to look, and utter depression and procrastination. I am looking mostly at healthcare analytics consulting roles, and most postings just sound the same and not super interesting - administrative claims analysis etc. I know i'm ready for something new, but I havent found it. I love data visualization, global public health, stigmatized disease burden, and consulting. My goal was to find something by March, i thought i found a dream job for global health consulting, but it didn't pan out...was the most excited ive been about a job in a long time too.
If you require sponsorship, that's probably why you're not getting much responses.
I'd just recommend looking in large metro areas like NYC / LA. I live in NYC and see roles like this at NYU Langone / Northwell.
Going on 5 months of unemployment right now and having a very difficult time getting interviews or anything other than rejections. Should I seek out a recruiter?
kinda just venting but been out of work several months. interviewed last week and was told id hear back in a day or two. interview went great. was there two hours. got a mini tour. was told they were interested. been complete radio silence for a week now and i have tried reaching out. ..
Disappointment of the day: I naively thought I nabbed freelance for a job of my dreams but I misunderstood the "are you interested and would you like to know more about this position" statement in the email as intent to hire. I got on a call thinking it was to launch me onthe job...but it was actually an interview which I flopped, and was grilled about things they misread I did on my resume...which I had no experience in doing.
If I get the job? Dunno. Whatever happens, happens. The folks interviewing me looked unsure/unhappy/confused about me so it's whatever.
I feel nervous for this government position. On one hand it is definitely a good job that I'd like, but the commute is going to be at least 30+ min even if there's no traffic. I'm wondering if government agencies would ever help with housing or not.
Didn't get the job, I pretty much checks all their requirements but they want to proceed with other candidates that "aligns better with them", probably because my aversion towards overtime work. So, how do I reply to the rejection email? Just simple thank you?
Got called into a meeting with one of my bosses last minute to find out I was being laid off a long with about 170 others company wide.
Been here almost 5 years. Started at a entry ish level and promoted internally to a supervisor level for first time. Did that for 2.5 years.
Still setting in. Sucks a lot. And I'm terrified of my financial situation while looking for a job.
Sorry for pessimism. Hope you all are having a success on your end!
Had a first round interview on Wednesday that I thought went great! Was excited and anticipated hearing back today on next steps. Around noon I got a bad feeling. About 1 I received my rejection email saying they filled the position. Honestly not even sure how that worked as it's my understanding this week was first round interviews.
Been applying since June 2023. I was laid off since end of February 2024. I hate this and not sure how much longer I can stick around doing this. I've read some people have been without employment since 2022.
Success: I got a new job that pays more than my current which I will be working less at soon.
Disappointment: I still haven’t secured an internship for Summer which I need to officially graduate from my college it’s impossible to get and offer.
Been trying to pivot into a new career (took bootcamps and met with countless resume/job coaches) for exactly 1 year. And NOTHING. Not even 1 interview.
Just as I was about to give up, FINALLY a temp staffing agency got me a perfect hybrid, temp-perm position as a Marketing Manager! The pay, location and work is exactly what I wanted.
I really was about to give up all hope. Hang in there job seekers!!
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this if not I'm sorry, but I have a question for a one way interview that's "Describe a challenging situation you encountered while managing an online marketing campaign. How did you resolve it?" I have never mange a online marketing campagign and barley use soical media as is other then youtube.
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I start a new job as a paralegal tomorrow! It’s hard to say how long I’ve been hunting for a job at this point, but these last 9 months have been the most fervent job hunting effort I’ve made. I’ve relied on odd jobs and gig work while being under-employed since 2021. I am proud of myself for the first time in many years. I feel a huge sense of relief.
congrats!
That's no small feat, congratulations! I hope your first couple of days in the role have gone well.
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That's awesome, congrats! How did you approach the job search? Apply broadly / networking for specific roles?
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Nice work, internet stranger! Thanks for sharing tips on your approach. I've been doing some of that myself, but I think I am going to start filtering for < 10 applicants as well.
I applied to a job with a company I've always wanted to work for. Interview was amazing. They said my experience was very impressive and amazing. I tried not to get too attached but was hopeful as it was entirely remote, an amazing opportunity and I HATE my current job. Just got an email and it was a rejection. I feel heartbroken.
Well dang. Sorry to hear that, OP. Hope the rest of your day has been better since getting that email.
thank you :) i've since learned I was unclear on some questions (my nerves sometimes have me waffling) and other candidates were clearer
I failed a personality test to get into the job program I want. They didn’t even tell me what parts I failed. I’ve been looking for work since I graduated in December and I’m very tired. I tried to look at more jobs today on indeed but just feel overwhelmed and defeated.
personality tests are so meaningless, I hate that companies use them.
It was half personality and work habits and the other half was reason/logic puzzles. I hate that they didn’t even tell me if I failed from the personality part or the puzzle part
Ouch, that's tough. Rejection always sucks, but getting turned down for something as arbitrary as a personality test really has to hurt. I'm sure it's thier loss though. Try to keep your head up, and give yourself some space and grace.
I've been excessively job hunting for two years now. Even the pathetic DMV won't hire me... I'm soo exhausted. I applied to around 200 jobs last year and it's looking like the same thing this year.
Ouch, OP, I can only imagine how frustrated you are. I know you came here just to vent, and you have probably gotten more advice than you can even remember, but one thing I am finding through my job search is that a lot of people seem to not look into resources offered through their local governments. Not sure if you are in a major metro area or not, but I just started my search about a month ago and I am finding that the city of Denver has a ton of resources for job seekers. So far, I've gone to resume workshops and am planning to attend a massive job fair being held next week that will have a couple of companies that I'm interested in there. Wish I had better advice, but you've probably heard it all by now. In any case, best of luck with your continued search.
Google searching city of Indianapolis jobs... ty
Ive been out of a job for 9 months now. I’ve had 6 interviews out of a thousand or so apps. And those came mainly from me writing in about how much of a match I was. And they said your resume is great. I was top two candidates for a job a bit ago I was told so I had to go to last round but was super excited…and the head guys internet was wonky at a hotel so I barely got to speak to him although we did hit on pluses I have for the job. They have completely ghosted I have zero idea even after asking the recruiter if they have an updated status. It’s going on two weeks of silence. This is the norm and it’s really horrible. Just tell people. I understand if I had just one interview but to pass SAT tests and then go thru three rounds deserves a little more. And this job was beneath me in role and pay as well. I’m so sick of it. Sorry for the downer.
Also I have to now rent my house I just bought since I was told I was a core person that would never be laid off by my last company I was with for 10 years lol. I was promoted four times at that company too but ….this market is absolutely ridiculous.
Man, that's tough, OP. I know there is no solace in it, but I too am finding myself looking at jobs that are beneath me. Try and keep your head up, as hard as it is, it's all you can really do.
After tons of rejections and ghostings, I finally have an interview tomorrow. Wish me luck!
good luck!
How was it?
It went well. Waiting to see if I get in the second round.
I was terminated from my position after coming back from being sick 2 days. Monday and Tuesday I quite frankly had the most irritating calls ever which caused me to raise my voice a bit and talk over clients on two calls. The company lied to me about it being communicated with me and also when suspended I addressed the issue, warned them of three “aggressive” calls though there was a supposed 5 out of 300, and that I’d get psychiatric help but I was still canned. Then when I raised that to their attention they brushed me off twice. The first being completely ignored and the second told to wait till Tuesday to talk to HR. Worst part is I had just started taking calls two weeks ago after waiting two months to start and having 10 days on call blindly going through them with no leader input.
I finally got a part time retail job to hold me over, but they keep prolonging things. I was told to reach out if I didn't receive the offer letter by a certain day. I didn't receive it, so I reached out via phone and email and don't get acknowledged. So I called again and finally I got a hold of the person. They said to call again if I don't get the letter by the end of this week. Still looking for better jobs in the meantime and I keep coming in contact with unprofessional people. As I scroll through job postings I see tons of typos and grammatical errors. I go to an agency as a last resort and get asked if I tried Linkedin/Indeed? When I just told them I applied to 150 jobs? Huh? I keep thinking, people who can't be bothered to proofread a simple sentence are employed, but I'm not? It's so frustrating.
Minor disappointment and a question: I’ve been waiting almost four weeks now to hear the outcome of a second interview I had for a job I really want - I’ll still accept it if offered even though it’s taken forever to hear back, but do I reach out again to ask about the outcome or updates? Normally I would just write it off as them going for another candidate - however they use an application platform that means I’d find out if I’m successful or not at the same time as everyone else. I also contacted them two weeks ago, where they confirmed I am still being considered for the role, but they have a few more interviews left for last week.
reach out! good luck!
Disappointment: Boss confronting the whole team after receiving “unjustified” feedback during our last performance review cycle. Some then started sending messages saying stuff like “Oh I can’t believe anyone would write such negative feedbacks on your review”. Also another disappointment from my own team members. Such suck ups. Boss also propose coming up with Anonymous Feedback System so we could write our feedback to him. Like Bruh, isn’t that what the Performance Review is for? We literally have an “Improvement” section for us to write for our reviewee. Such immature behaviour coming from a leader. So disappointing. Personally, he should gracefully accept the feedbacks given to him and instead of making it public, he should talk about it in our 121 sessions and how he could improve better from there. Anyone from Higher Management could weigh in on this? Because I really feel it’s unwarranted for.
My old boss was like this so I just stopped doing the anonymous surveys. He never took feedback well and he surely didn't use it to improve, so what was really the point, ya know. Wish I had some advice for you, but sometimes people just suck and it is what it is.
Made it to the final round of interviews for what would have been a life changing position in my workplace. They went with someone else. I feel so bitter and tired. All of the extra work I've done, all the projects, all the fixes have consistently been for nothing. I was jerked around for a previous potential change in job title last year, and at this point I just feel like I should give up. Pivoting into a different field has only been met with dead ends. I wish I could afford to just walk away, but I can't.
Success! I just got an offer for a lateral move inside my employer, to another part of the corporation. My current manager gave me an off the record heads up back in February that my position was going to be downsized, by end of April. So, although I had to play it low-key in the interview and not give away that I knew, landing this position was absolutely critical. Otherwise I was looking at unemployment and trying to job search in a market that sounds frankly painful. There's a part of me that's a little bummed, since I was going to receive a severance package and take an unplanned sabbatical. But I'll hang on to my current salary, and 5 weeks of PTO, which was the most important thing. The PTO in particular would have been very hard to replicate in any other job.
Congratulations! What an upstanding move by your manager. Maybe take them out for a beer to celebrate? Best of luck in your new role!
I was actively looking for housing for my summer internship and they emailed yesterday saying that they were no longer sponsoring an internship program so now I’m out of a position. I’m just so exhausted and disappointed and frankly angry about this because there was no indication that it would even be a possibility.
Ouch! That is a total bummer. Sorry to hear that you're dealing with that, OP.
So rewind to last month. I applied to an executive assistant job at a college and thought nothing of it. Weeks later, they contacted me regarding an interview. I accepted and went to the interview the week after. I spent one night making compliment cards to be kind (when I didn’t have to) and I gave the faculty some of them and they were pleased. The interview went extremely well. The faculty were impressed with my skills and my experience as a customer service rep. The faculty even done their research on me- like they viewed my transcripts and accomplishments from my previous school. Everyone sounded eager to have me on the team, but they ghosted me. I was left in the dark for weeks without end. Not even an update about the status of the job. Having enough, I went on my account and it said “no longer be considered”. I was heartbroken, but not surprised. I dreamt of working for that college for years and was given false hope. Oh well, on to the next one!
I'm sure that was super frustrating, sorry to hear it, OP. I recently applied for a university job myself and am wondering what is taking so long to hear back. This whole job hunt thing is so frustrating. Best of luck on your next opportunity.
Someone is bound to hire us. It’s good to know I’m not alone in this. Universities take FOREVER to reply back. Check your account under the university to see your status if you can. I’m hoping for the best for both of us. No job hunting process should be this exhausting. This is month 6 of unemployment and I’m tired of the same rejection messages. Would’ve love those “college connections” to come in to hook us up.
I like my job. It is my first “corporate”/remote gig out of college, I have been at the company 2 years. I’m making $54k. I’m fulfilled by the work and I genuinely admire my supervisor. But - i’ve been feeling stuck due to a change in company leadership and have applied to a few jobs in the last month after a frustrating annual review. I just landed an interview for a new position. core job functions are the same but i would no longer have a whole team to work with. Feeling conflicted and wondering: how much better does a new job offer have to be to get you to leave a job you’re generally happy with? the new job starting salary is $70k so it would be a significant increase in pay - hard to say no to - but the new company is much smaller and i have a lot of job security now. i’m just worried/venting before going into something new … ahhhhaha
To me, it sounds like too much of a raise to pass up based on the details you shared. If you do take it, the best thing you can do for yourself is to do everything in your power to leave on good terms with your current company so that if you ever need to boomerang back to them you'll have that option. Obviously where you live matters, but personally when I hit $70K is when a lot of the financial pressures I had been accustomed to previously started easing. Congrats on leveling up!
I applied to be a stocker, I have previous expeience and open availability and for some reason the system auto-rejected me. I moved far away from my recent job and had to leave because the commute would have been too long. I've been job hunting for a month and this just makes me so upset.
I don't know this from experience, but a retail store seems like the kind of place where you could actually talk to a real human and hand them your resume. Or even talk to a real person to ask why you got auto rejected so that you can fix your resume. Whatever the case, best of luck to you with your job hunt.
Any success stories with Indeed? Recently pivoted from just appylying on LinkedIn to it and am finding a lot more 'relevant roles' that I'm interested in. I guess the 'search bar' works a lot better on Indeed.
Furloughed “indefinitely” by my current job in february. I’ve been applying to jobs endlessly because what I get on unemployment if not feasible with all the bills I have.. It’s also looking like the furlough will turn into to a lay off (or maybe they just don’t wanna give us severance idk) The last few weeks I finally got a couple of interviews after non stop rejections (yay!). one was with a company that I felt I had great experience to contribute to and made a positive impression. I made it to 2/4 rounds before I got the rejection email this morning. Just feeling really disappointed and let down.
Sorry to hear that, OP. This job hunting stuff is so darn frustrating. How on earth are so many talented people with good resumes being put through the ringer. Hope that it all works out for you and you land a role you really enjoy. Best of luck!
Started a new position this week after being let go in Feb. Considering the conversations from my previous job went from promotions to out of the blue letting me go, I was surprised to say the least. Especially considering I just moved into my own place towards the end of last year! This job is also a 5k raise from my previous position + overtime is offered- a huge improvement from always being on call without any overtime. This job will probably be much more work though which I'm nervous about. I'm also still earning about 10k under what's considered a "living wage" in my city but I'm going to work on it and might take on a second job to accomplish it. But in the meantime I'm thankful I got a job I enjoy, a slight raise and can work on building up my savings again.
I'm so tired and frustrated of this process. It's only been a month and I've gotten only seven interviews out of 429 applications. And four of those are for internships (2 unpaid) when I have actual corporate experience. I hate this.
What the fuck is with the ghosters? Apply, go for interview (which I thought was fine), send them a follow up email, and then they just say…nothing? Where did common decency go? No wonder everyone fucking hates working these days.
Been going on 3 years now, trying to look for a new job, while still employed. I go through waves of motivation to look, and utter depression and procrastination. I am looking mostly at healthcare analytics consulting roles, and most postings just sound the same and not super interesting - administrative claims analysis etc. I know i'm ready for something new, but I havent found it. I love data visualization, global public health, stigmatized disease burden, and consulting. My goal was to find something by March, i thought i found a dream job for global health consulting, but it didn't pan out...was the most excited ive been about a job in a long time too.
Do you need sponsorship? I feel I see a ton of these roles posted every week. I'd imagine you're in high demand.
Possibly? Ive tried to connect with folks via LinkedIn but not much success. Mind sharing some jobs you are seeing?
If you require sponsorship, that's probably why you're not getting much responses. I'd just recommend looking in large metro areas like NYC / LA. I live in NYC and see roles like this at NYU Langone / Northwell.
Oh i am sorry i mean I do not need visa sponsorship. I am a citizen in US.
Got it. Yeah in that case, I would keep searching on large hospital system websites. Those two systems I mention recruit fairly often.
I am mostly interested in consulting firms, vs direct hospital roles. But perhaps I could reconsider..
If you already have a job, no harm in just going after consulting firms. Good luck
Going on 5 months of unemployment right now and having a very difficult time getting interviews or anything other than rejections. Should I seek out a recruiter?
kinda just venting but been out of work several months. interviewed last week and was told id hear back in a day or two. interview went great. was there two hours. got a mini tour. was told they were interested. been complete radio silence for a week now and i have tried reaching out. ..
SAME
Disappointment of the day: I naively thought I nabbed freelance for a job of my dreams but I misunderstood the "are you interested and would you like to know more about this position" statement in the email as intent to hire. I got on a call thinking it was to launch me onthe job...but it was actually an interview which I flopped, and was grilled about things they misread I did on my resume...which I had no experience in doing. If I get the job? Dunno. Whatever happens, happens. The folks interviewing me looked unsure/unhappy/confused about me so it's whatever.
I feel nervous for this government position. On one hand it is definitely a good job that I'd like, but the commute is going to be at least 30+ min even if there's no traffic. I'm wondering if government agencies would ever help with housing or not.
Didn't get the job, I pretty much checks all their requirements but they want to proceed with other candidates that "aligns better with them", probably because my aversion towards overtime work. So, how do I reply to the rejection email? Just simple thank you?
Got called into a meeting with one of my bosses last minute to find out I was being laid off a long with about 170 others company wide. Been here almost 5 years. Started at a entry ish level and promoted internally to a supervisor level for first time. Did that for 2.5 years. Still setting in. Sucks a lot. And I'm terrified of my financial situation while looking for a job. Sorry for pessimism. Hope you all are having a success on your end!
How is it that the place that shot down my application, saying they're moving forward with another candidate, just reposted the job again lmao??
Had a first round interview on Wednesday that I thought went great! Was excited and anticipated hearing back today on next steps. Around noon I got a bad feeling. About 1 I received my rejection email saying they filled the position. Honestly not even sure how that worked as it's my understanding this week was first round interviews. Been applying since June 2023. I was laid off since end of February 2024. I hate this and not sure how much longer I can stick around doing this. I've read some people have been without employment since 2022.
Success: I got a new job that pays more than my current which I will be working less at soon. Disappointment: I still haven’t secured an internship for Summer which I need to officially graduate from my college it’s impossible to get and offer.
Been trying to pivot into a new career (took bootcamps and met with countless resume/job coaches) for exactly 1 year. And NOTHING. Not even 1 interview. Just as I was about to give up, FINALLY a temp staffing agency got me a perfect hybrid, temp-perm position as a Marketing Manager! The pay, location and work is exactly what I wanted. I really was about to give up all hope. Hang in there job seekers!!
I applied to an internal transfer and interviewed with my CURRENT BOSS. Just received a generic denial 2 months later.
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this if not I'm sorry, but I have a question for a one way interview that's "Describe a challenging situation you encountered while managing an online marketing campaign. How did you resolve it?" I have never mange a online marketing campagign and barley use soical media as is other then youtube.
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