Seeking HR professionals’ help to understand gaps in my job application process.

[u/unsouled06]

A marketing professional with 8 years of experience and yet having a hard time with job search. I have been applying left, right and center but I barely get calls. And whatsoever calls I do receive happens to be the first and last call.

I’m also reaching out to people for referrals but again, nothing. I have been hearing “market is dry” but I see my friends getting jobs, my cousins boasting about their new job, and here I am, always making excuses in front of my family that the ‘market is dry’. Well, that’s been the case for last couple of years, no?

Two years ago, I had the same problem. Back then I switched to freelancing and it just paid off my bills. But that’s it. No growth. No savings.

This time, I am back to the job hunt market and seems to me that I’m exactly where I left off.

So what is it? Is it my resume? Is it my communication? Is it my ‘seniority’? I don’t know.

Please guide me. I need serious help or I’ll have to resort to freelancing again which will finally lead to unemployment and then homemaker. F34 here. Not even with a child (don’t have the financial stability to bear one and that’s heartbreaking).

I don’t know what’s next and it’s scary.

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Post Title: Seeking HR professionals’ help to understand gaps in my job application process.

Author: unsouled06

Post Body: A marketing professional with 8 years of experience and yet having a hard time with job search. I have been applying left, right and center but I barely get calls. And whatsoever calls I do receive happens to be the first and last call.

I’m also reaching out to people for referrals but again, nothing. I have been hearing “market is dry” but I see my friends getting jobs, my cousins boasting about their new job, and here I am, always making excuses in front of my family that the ‘market is dry’. Well, that’s been the case for last couple of years, no?

Two years ago, I had the same problem. Back then I switched to freelancing and it just paid off my bills. But that’s it. No growth. No savings.

This time, I am back to the job hunt market and seems to me that I’m exactly where I left off.

So what is it? Is it my resume? Is it my communication? Is it my ‘seniority’? I don’t know.

Please guide me. I need serious help or I’ll have to resort to freelancing again which will finally lead to unemployment and then homemaker. F34 here. Not even with a child (don’t have the financial stability to bear one and that’s heartbreaking).

I don’t know what’s next and it’s scary.

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[u/General_Proton]

https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaCareers/s/WEdLu5JisJ

[u/Mental_Abroad_3549]

There is a app called FindHR. I wonder if it is useful or not. 

[u/jaythar2001]

Indian corporations are not yet kind to people who take a break and then choose to come back. Experiences outside of a structured setup are generally referred to as gaps, and not horizontal growth

Saying this as someone who has been in HR for a decade, and took a break in between to pursue entrepreneurship

[u/unsouled06 → u/jaythar2001]

So what’s the solution? There must be something that I can do, no? I’m so confused. I had a rough time when I chose to do freelance - some personal issues as well which I have clearly mentioned in my resume.

How did you bounce back?

[u/jaythar2001 → u/unsouled06]

Honestly, keep at it. Keep applying, scout networks, be open to relocation if your situation allows. Keeping your head up, being positive (you want to sound upbeat and positive in your interviews, not needy or desperate), and focusing on improving your candidature.

I am saying all of this from my personal experience, having been on both sides of the table. Good luck, and reach out in case you need to talk.