Hi All,
I relocated from South Korea to US since last December. I have 6+ years of experience in facilities management, including to work at CBRE and JLL in my home country and got certifications like FMP and SFP(IFMA).
I've applied about 250 jobs since January, but things has got frustrated. Luckily I got some interview opportunities. I prepared interviews so hard such as tailoring my resume, practicing interview with Chat GPT or my partner. I participated in IFMA events to create my networking. Whenever I had interviews, I always got positive feedbacks from interviewers, even I was told some of interviewers really enjoyed the conversation through recruiters. However, someone who got offer was always different candidates.
Whenver I got noticed I wasn't chosen, I always reflected the process, and tried to look for something I missed or needed to get improved. And the more interviews I had, the better interview skills I got. But the result is, 'Other candidate'.
I am very frustrated for getting unemployed for 5 months, keeping getting rejected at the last round of the process. After getting rejected on the last rounds(4-5 times), I felt the reason of rejection was myself, and tried to look for reasons. Now I found I victimize that - 'The reason why I wasn't chosen is English is not my first language. They were concerned my communication skills.' Besides this reason, I can't find any reason why I wasn't chosen.
Now I am lost to find the way to improve myself, I mean, how to get hired or chosen, without more rejections. It is really frustrating of me to be told not to get hired without any feedback. Now I hate myself who keep getting rejected and whose first language is not English.
I am sorry to share my pessimistic stories. I can't tell anyone besides my partner, because no one in my home country can't understand about job market in here, my situation or feelings. I think I need advice or support. Thanks for reading my post.