
Update: OP finally got his first job after 1.3 years
After 1.2 years of being unemployed after graduation, I finally got my first job.
During this time, I received one offer with almost 4x the salary of this opportunity and 2-3 other offers with around 2x the salary. But they weren’t related to the domain I wanted to build my career in, so I rejected them.
There were many days when I questioned my decisions and regretted rejecting those offers. But every time, I asked myself, “Is this related to the skills I’ve worked so hard to learn?” If the answer was no, I declined.
Those were some of the darkest days of my life.
I’m not going to say, “If I did it, you can too.” The job market is genuinely brutal. Hard work and technical skills are important, but communication matters just as much. I’m not talking about perfect English or grammar. You just need to choose the right words, explain your thoughts clearly, and convince the interviewer that you’re someone worth hiring.