r/jobsearch

I was laid off for the third time in 3 years 7 months ago. I am done with tech startups but with this record I can’t even get an interview now. I am not a low performer, but I suppose that record does not look good in a super competitive market. It perhaps looks even worse that 2 of the companies went bankrupt, which is out of my control. I don’t know what to do at this point. I have not had a single interview in 4 months even after applying to probably 500 jobs and I physically want to throw up if I have to fill out another application. I have contacted anyone and everyone I know for referrals. Applied to roles a level or two lower. Removed the last 2 years and acted like I just did contract work during this time while looking. It has made no difference. This feels to hopeless and pointless…even waking up these days feels like a chore.

I’m applying for SWE positions with 5 years of experience…no interviews

I've been in the job market for a year now - maybe over 1.5 years depending on how you look at things. I have a disability around driving, so the push to more onsite has been a huge setback.

I had an idea last week and got a huge response. I wanted to throw something out here.

First, highlighting how things work now:

Hirer posts job -> candidate applies

But, what if it was reversed? Candidates post what they can do and the hiring side applies to us? So:

Candidate posts capabilities -> Hirer applies

It sounds crazy, but if we pause our our skepticism for just a little bit, we might be able to get something useful out of this. I don't think anyone's going to argue that the market could use some work.

I have some details figured out and I'm building something around the idea.

Guess I'm too dumb to not do something. 😅

Something candidate-first needs to make some sort of money. I'm not going to be able to do this bringing nothing home. Since this is candidate-first that really only leaves the other side for charging something. In order to get hirer's to pay for access I'm looking for a small pool of "candidates" so there are real people to test things out with.

I have tenure as a software engineer, so it seems fitting to limit the pilot pool to senior, lead, and staff level software engineers. I'm looking for 10 for the pilot. For one helluva proof of concept.

Otherwise, I'd love feedback, questions, thoughts, and most of all if anything like this already exists. Also, if there's another way to fund this, I'm all ears.

I'm desperate for something else at this point. I feel like a lot of us are.

I 24F graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in political science, and over the last two years, it has been a tiring process. Job searching, asking for references, trying to get experience, tailor my resume a billion times, whats the damn point of going through all of this for a simple entry level job for me in my field? I haven’t had a job during college even high school, and it’s just a back hole of waiting for someone to say yes. Its just a dead end for me and I have officially checked out of the whole thing. Ive gotten advice from family friends, job developers, but it’s just fallen on deaf ears. I’m just a young lady who wants to grow my career, but the systems, markets and overall trends for us in our generation have been tailored to fail against us. I also hate how see jobs say you need to have experience or certificates for the job in question, when all I have is my degree from college? How many applications, tailoring my resume do I need to do in order to get a stupid simple job, part or full time? Plus my relationship with my family has also been stressful due to this issue, mainly with the passing of my dad this past summer. Ongoing arguing, back and forth yelling, constant emotional turmoil, is this the life I’m suppose to start for me? Ive just put hands up and said screw it, what’s the damn point? Any body jave similar feeling to this, cause this has been building for so many months now and I just need to let it all out.

I graduated 5 months ago from a top 20 university in the US with a BS Economics and cant find a job 🥀  I don’t have any internships, only restaurant experience. I fluffed up the about section in my resume like “ processed 100+ customer transactions per shift while maintaining accuracy and minimizing errors in a high volume environment“. ive had a few interviews but nothing came of them, even after followup emails. 

im open to many fields like analysts, supply chain, whatever at this point 🥀

im planning to get my masters degree in statistics   but i cant afford it since i dont have a job 😭🥀 I really don’t mean to complain because im not destitute or anything but I dont want to rely solely on my parents as a 22 year old. 

This probably isn't a new subject but if anyone could offer advice that would be great.

Interviewed for a job, sent an email that day as requested by interviewer with salary I would need. I came in $3k/yr above their budget. They did tell me they could probably go higher than budget.

I've heard nothing since, but did see the job reposted. Years ago this happened to me and I reached out thanking them for the opportunity to interview. They ended up calling me back and I got the job. But things are much different today.

Would it be poor etiquette to email them back?

Hello I am trying to decide between two potential job offers. Position A is doing account management/project management and is $45/hour for 40 hours a week but ends in May. This is fully remote and with a friend who works there. Position B is media sales, something I have not done before, but it sounded fun because you get to drive and not be at home all of the time. This position is $60,000/year with full benefits plus commission. Position B is out of my comfort zone but could be fun to try though I have heard some not so good stories about sales. I feel like Position A is more safe and lucrative even though it is only for a few months. Thanks for helping me make this hard decision!

After 3 yrs of searching hard for a job. I finally land one when i wasnt even looking for one. Granted i did have a part time job that kinda kept me busy but pay wasnt good.

A hiring manager reached out and said they liked my interview after they closed the position i originally interviewed for. They opened a new position and moved me pretty fast.

I was lowkey ready to full port into social media bc ive heard pple made a ton there. And gary vee told me to.

Now its bitter sweet bc i kinda long for my free time i had when i was only part time. The grass isnt always greener.

But if you are still looking for a job definitely brush up on your interview skills. And make friends and vibe with the hiring people. Gets you a lot farther than someone who is more qualified on paper but isnt good with people, not always the case though.

Also post on social media about your interests. You never know, you might just blow up and it keeps you busy and interacting with people.

I have experience in and applying to roles such as

- Office Manager

- Operations

- Analyst

- Project Manager

- customer success

- customer onboarding

- Coordinator

Which roles have you applied to, any luck, how many weeks/months did it take you?

Looking for any motivation and success stories to keep me going

About 6 months ago, I lived in Las Vegas and applied and pretty much got an offer for a pretty decent job. However, I was planning on moving to Long Beach because my bf got a really great job. In my field, jobs are usually remote, but this one was in office, so when she sent the offer…i kinda ghosted.

Well, the job is back on the market. I hate Long Beach (for many reasons) and would like to move back to Vegas, even if that means long distance for my bf and I.

I applied to the job again, and messaged the hiring manager on the same thread on indeed that I ghosted her.

She viewed the application Monday, snd read the message yesterday.

Whats the likelihood of me getting another chance? I apologized and explained to her what happened.

I’m trying to get into healthcare to do a job preferably doing health records, or medical scribe or something easy and entry level. I really feel like I need an internship or I need some sort of training before I apply for any healthcare job. I don’t have a college degree but I have a high school diploma. I don’t care how much they pay, I just want to get into healthcare and work my way up. But I really would like some sort of training or internship before I apply to an actual job. Plus most healthcare jobs want experience anyway please help me out thanks. 🙏🏻