So this morning I got a call from a development manager at a staff agency I submitted my resume to last night. She said she was interested in my experience and during the call she even emailed an invite to the interview and then she ended the call seemingly excited. I kid not even 5 minutes she called back saying she is cancelling the interview.

I asked why and she said she looked at my resume and saw a gap between my last job that ended june '23 (for a yr) and my current job that started last spring. I explained to her its bc I was in my last 2 years of college from '23 and graduated last may so I was focusing on school. She then said my asking salary was too high since that's for "seasoned experience" Obviously I disagree, its rlly just my target salary for the area since its in dc/nova. My range is actually 80k-90k and I would've put that down but the application woudn't let me write a range. She didn't even let me explain that n I feel so fucked over.

I said ok and took the L but thats crazyy work to not notice my "gap" before hand and say my desired salary is too much before wasting my time/energy and getting my hopes up. I think my 3 years in the industry during undergrad and post grad is honestly not bad tbh. She also didnt tell me what position i would be interviewing for when I asked in the initial call which I thought was odd. I didn't apply for a position I just submitted my resume to them, so had she told me the position I was interviewing for I would've said something lower if reasonable.

anybody have experience with pridestaff? should I avoid them after all this or just try another agency in the area?

I lost my job as a technical PM in July. I've been through all of the ghosting from consulting firms who said I'm "perfect" for whatever role they refer me for.

I had one employer stop talking to me because they said 45 minutes is too long for me to commute (my previous commute was 2 hours) and wanted me to sell my house, with a 2.75% mortgage rate and move to their shitty small town in this market.

Then I had another put me through a series of interviews and whiteboard sessions and said they really liked me, then kept scheduling interviews. I was up to 7 before they confessed they had another candidate and couldn't make the decision. After the 9th they told both of us that they decided they didn't want a PM anymore, sorry. I actually know someone who knows the other person and confirmed they told him the same thing.

I finally got an offer for someplace close to home through a contract firm as a contract to hire. I accepted and went through the background check and a drug test for some reason. All good. Then I was told at the last second that the employer decided to put the position on hold just before I started. I turned down another interview after I accepted this job and now I can't get back into the mix.

I have two weeks of severance left now.

What the actual fuck is happening? This isn't my first rodeo but I can't get over how unprofessional everything has become. I've already accepted I'm going to have to take a $40K pay cut, but why do these companies keep pulling jobs back?

[HIRING] Remote Real Estate Acquisitions Reps — 1099 / Commission Only

Jackson Investments Group is hiring Remote Acquisitions Representatives.
We buy houses in Phoenix, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Cleveland, and we're looking for people who are confident on the phone, competitive, coachable, and interested in developing real-world sales experience.

The Role

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This is a sales position, not a customer-service or appointment-setting role.

💰 Compensation

• 30% of the assignment fee on company-provided leads
• 50% of the assignment fee on deals you generate yourself
• Commission only
• No salary, hourly wage, or draw
• Uncapped earning potential

What We're Looking For

• Comfortable talking to people on the phone
• Strong communication skills
• Competitive and self-motivated
• Coachable and willing to learn
• Able to handle rejection and follow up consistently
• 15+ hours/week during U.S. daytime hours
• Computer, headset, and reliable internet

Real estate or sales experience is a plus, but not required. We'll teach you our process.

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You can work from anywhere in the U.S. as long as you can consistently work during U.S. daytime hours.

Interested?

Comment "Interested" below or send me a DM.
I'll send you the next steps and the link to schedule your onboarding/hiring session.
We'll cover the company, role, compensation structure, sales process, expectations, and next steps during the hiring process.
Please only reach out if you're genuinely interested in a commission-based sales position and are prepared to commit to the opportunity.
— Jackson Investments Group

Long time Reddit lurker here. So I graduated with a bachelors degree in criminal justice in 2025. I have since had to move back home to save some money, but there’s not really anything in my field in the city that I live in. I currently work part-time in retail, and I have been trying to get a full-time job to be able to get more money along with a part-time job. I have sent in plenty of applications and have only heard back from a few places. I do apply directly on the websites, but most I have been ghosted by. I had an interview for a full-time retail position that I unfortunately did not get. I’m sorry this is a long rant, but is there anything that I can do or say that’ll get me better chances of getting a full-time job even if it’s not in my field at the moment?

At the beginning of September, I went back to a Bob Proctor manifestation video I used to listen to in 2021, when I manifested my first six-figure job. Somewhere along the way I'd forgotten about it. So I started playing it every night before bed.
As I listened, I told myself I would have a job before October 1st. I thought about the salary. I pictured myself signing the offer letter. I looked up the office and saw myself making coffee there. I manifested that the role would be remote, and I even saw myself eventually getting promoted.
At the time, I had $40 in my bank account and was in credit card debt. My lease was ending. My niece was about to have a baby, and I'd promised her I would be there, but I couldn't even afford the flight.
Over five months, I made it to the final round of about five different interview processes, and each one ended in a rejection. My hope was fading and I had really started to doubt myself. But at some point I decided I was going to keep going and never give up. I kept telling myself, this is my job.
So I prepared like crazy. I copied each job description into Claude and ChatGPT and had them come up with 26 behavioral and situational questions the interviewers might ask. Then I gave them my resume and had them build out answers. I went through every answer and updated it with real stories from my experience, using the CARL method: Context, Action, Result, Lesson. After that, I reread the questions and answers over and over until I could say them out loud naturally.
For my resume, I used this formula for every bullet:
[Action Verb] + [Task/Project] + [Result/Outcome with Metrics]
Each bullet highlighted an impactful initiative that showed a skill the company was looking for, and I started every bullet with that skill. For example:
Process Optimization: Built an automated results workflow for enterprise accounts that cut results processing time from 7 days to 24 hours, increasing project submissions and contributing to a $200K upsell.
This made it easy for hiring managers and recruiters to skim my resume and immediately see the skills they wanted, backed by measurable impact. I also added a skills section listing the tools I've used that were relevant to each role.
Another hack I found really helpful was Parakeet AI. You can upload your resume, notes, and prepared interview answers, and it uses all of that to suggest answers to questions in real time during the call, so the responses aren't generic. I never read from it word for word, but it would jog my memory if I felt nervous or intimidated by an interviewer. I tend to freeze when my nerves kick in. In the end, I used it a lot less than I expected, but it was comforting knowing it was there. Some people might think that's ridiculous, but in the world of AI, I figured I'd fight fire with fire.
I also stopped mass applying to roles I didn't think I'd realistically qualify for. Instead, I put a lot of effort into 5 to 8 roles where I knew I'd be a top applicant. That got me more interviews and took a lot of pressure off.
I learned the industry inside and out and got ready for the hardest questions they could possibly ask. The interviews ended up being the smoothest I've ever had. Then on September 30th, the last day of my lease, I got the offer.
A few more tips if you're in the middle of a job search:
Apply for jobs where you meet the requirements and the nice-to-haves. In this market, companies are choosing people who check 80 to 90 percent of the boxes because it's so competitive.
Always include a cover letter, but keep it simple. I use bullets that match the skills they're looking for with examples from my experience. If a role has a lot of applicants, or I might not check every box, I add a little more, like why I'd be a great fit or why I'm excited about the role.
Tailor your resume to every job, or create a few versions for different types of roles so you aren't starting from scratch each time.

I’ve been searching for a job for 3 months and haven’t heard anything back from listings to post interviews it’s infuriating it’d be amazing if someone could extend an olive branch and help me out I’m at my wits end I’m about to lose cell service my wifi has been cut by the provider

I graduated with a bachelors degree in communications during covid.. no internships were really available within my network and I couldn’t secure a job in PR or marketing even though I exhausted every resource applying. I took a random job for about a year and since then it has been YEARS of job hopping, and trying to get closer to my goal of a job in PR or marketing.

I have tried to apply for internships, entry level, etc. and every time I make it to the final round but someone with more experience always wins in the end.

I’m losing my mind at this point. I’m sick of random jobs and I’m so sick of being undervalued. What do I do? Conventions? Recruiters? Job coach? Masters degree? I am so sick of being told no and I’m so sick of onboarding for random jobs knowing I don’t really intend to stick around.

I know the job market is a mess but I just need ONE person or company or SOMETHING to give me a small chance. Money doesn’t matter atp and experience is the only thing I’m seeking.

I’m 25 now and feel sad, empty, and desperate. I even have multiple major cities that I could easily live and apply in (Chicago, DC, NYC) but it doesn’t seem to change anything.

I just took another completely random job and I feel so defeated going back to square one.

Any advice would greatly help I’m so done crying over this and would like to make a leap in the right direction for once.

I feel like having any standards in 2026 is a good way to get screwed. I got fired from my job recently.

Fun Story if you care:

>I worked part time as a lube tech due to hours I need to work around for my son. I got paid end of the month, then halfway through the next month everyone got paid, except for me. I brought it up to the Area Manager and he threw his hands up and said: it's your bank not us! just wait. I waited 23 days! I came in everyday. I finally told my boss I wasn't coming in until my check was there, then I sent a text to the owner. I missed a day of work, my boss knew, the next day I got paid. I came in the next morning and got fired immediately.

I'm retired with pension so not the end of the world for me, but I do have a son with special needs so I have hours I have to work around. I'm free any time after 8am and no later than 8pm. To me seems pretty damn reasonable

I guess not in this economy since every employer has either demanded I be available 5am or I start later and stay past midnight, not a single shift exists in-between.

Blows my mind

Does anyone know how long schneider electric hiring process could take ? I applied for job for post graduate and the description is that its an international training in Germany or France for 6 month .

I applied 2 months ago

And I am on contact with a lot of people who applied on the same job and they also still waiting.

I was laid off in May this year, and since then, I have been applying to and reaching out to agencies/recruiters. No luck so far. Summer was very slow for job postings, and I thought the last quarter of the year would bring some spikes, but I haven't seen a drastic change.

Ok im a substitute teacher and I hate it. I hate waking up at 5 am. I hate dealing with disrespectful staff and students just to barley make any money. Like seriously my 1st paycheck was 100 dollars. I wanna do something with editing or green screen or painting but I cant find anything