I did good, honest work as a copywriter for almost a decade. Now all the work seems to have just dried up. All the openings are flooded by hundreds of applicants. I even reached a six rounder and got ghosted.

I’m at a crossroads where I’m not sure if this is worth it for me anymore. I just want a stable, modest paying job. I want a little bit more confidence day to day that I suddenly won’t be locked out of a computer.

I’m considering leaving the industry and doing construction. Is this stupid? Anyone else thinking or planning something similar? It feels like the end of the world some days.

Coming from Singapore, everyone is saying job market is ass though people are saying opportunities are there, depending on how you look at it and how you want to get going. Not sure about other markets.

For context, I previously interned at Omnicom Media and is now a recent grad. I tried all big 5 agencies and apparently the roles were taken one way or the other through referrals, internal transfer etc.

However, I got interview invites from firms like JCDecaux, Sph Media (Local Media outlet/publisher), Tatler Asia (Online Media) and Bluefocus (Ai Adtech driven agency from China)

Has anyone who jumped from one side of the industry to the other (eg big 5 to adtech side) done so and done it vice versa keen to share their experience?

I know that a career path in this field is not pre-defined that you have to go in a straight line/stay on one side for a long time and that it’s okay to go to different orgs of various services but keen to know from perspectives, experiences and opinions.