u/biggatyboom

Hi everyone,

I am in a recruitment process with a consulting company for a sustainability reporting role in the EU. Don't know how I got here as I have no experience in sustainability reporting and have a general understanding of the frameworks in the EU.

They have invited me for a final interview and task where I will have to work on something during the interview and present it back to the panel. I won't know what it is until the actual interview so I'm quite stressed and would love to hear your experience if you've passed through something similar and could provide any tips !

Hi everyone,

Would love to hear tips from you all about how you are coping with constant job rejections and unemployment?

I, as with many people, was let go from a former INGO contract due to funding cuts last year. I have had probably around 7 interviews, with only two being a job I really wanted, and have been rejected from all of them. Clear indication of my interview skills I think which I'm trying to improve but the combo of being rejected and sitting in my 7th month of unemployment is starting to take a toll on me. I'm beginning to doubt my experiences, my choices which makes for a very fun mindset.

So those who are going through similar changes, how are you coping?

Hi everyone!

I was let go from an INGO in December, like many people, and have been looking for a job since. I've received on average an interview per month so not nothing, but not a lot.

I have been selected for a medium sized NGO for a coordinator position. As someone with 6+ years of experience, that has done coordination adjacent activities, this feels like a bit of a downgrade and I am wondering whether to take it.

On one hand, it's in an area I'm interested in and don't necessarily have experience in (although I'm interested in a lot of things so not sure this holds a lot of weight), and I'm also not flooded with job offers right now. I've also thought long term maybe it would help me reach my goals of working in programme management. On the other hand, I feel embarrassed to take a job when I have all this great experience (maybe my ego talking) and worried whether this will be a bad look for me progressing in my career. I also feel like my experiences have been quite varied that I have a shot at reaching my goals. As a note, I have savings so I'm not very stressed financially.

Should I take it or hold out for something more suited to me?