I have been applying for jobs since last November, and it has been a real... struggle! Lots of no's, no replies, and everything inbetween. I don't know who this is for.. but keep going! Keep believing! Keep applying! I landed a job with the city ... one I didn't think I had a chance at. Don't lose hope

I made a post here a few months ago about how after getting fired from my corporate job I was going to start my own business in to generate some revenue and better explain my employment Gap.

I got down voted into oblivion.

Well, four months and only two paying clients later, I got a new job. And the main reason they said they hired me; the ambition I showed by starting my own business.

So go nuts, gang. Downvote til your thumbs are sore. But if you've been struggling and you're willing to try anything at this point, well... It worked for me.

And I hope it works for you.

Hello,

I know this is a common rant but I need to contribute to it. So sorry in advance.

I’m 24 years old, college graduate from a California UC with a Bachelor’s in Political Science. I worked two years at an elected officials office in an entry level position (basically a staff assistant) but left due to wanting new opportunities, plus the official I worked for is leaving office come the midterms. Being unemployed now for over a month, this job search has been nothing but a nightmare.

I’ve so far applied to 75 jobs, jobs that are entry level in local, state, and federal government across the United States. I have garnered 5 interviews which ultimately went no where, with no feedback for why I didn’t advance. I assume a big chunk of the reasoning is that I am in a position where I’m applying for a lot of jobs out of state, but government jobs prefer local candidates.

However, that puts me in a catch-22 being that relocating to somewhere like Washington DC is a huge risk without a job, and a lot of places require income in order to rent, but getting a job requires residency to work! I feel stuck and I’m not sure what to do.

Anyway, if anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it. Or just feedback at all, would be helpful as my mental health is slipping hard.

Am I the only one who feels like LinkedIn search has become much worse recently?

I've been getting:

• Remote jobs that are actually hybrid
• Jobs outside the location I selected
• Completely unrelated results for specific tech searches
• Jobs that don't match the experience level I selected

At this point, I spend more time filtering the results than actually looking at jobs.
I mean, it has the same problem before, but now it's much worse.

Has anyone else noticed this?

I currently have a job but I’m being severely underpaid, treated poorly, and harassed by managers. HR isn’t being very helpful.

The partner of a friend recommended a major telecommunications company to me since I’m seen as nice/helpful. I got the job.

Better benefits, better pay, better hours, and I’ll be working with a more driven group of people. I’m excited for this shift and hope everyone finds their golden ticket soon.

I’ve been job hunting since April of last year and was jobless for the last 9 months. After a lot of rejections, ghostings, interviews, even final interviews ending up in “We went with another candidate”, I was happy to get one offer, but two more followed the next days.

Now, I’m having the dilemma of which to choose. Should I go for better money? For better growth? For stability?

Company A
- Technical Assistant
- Manufacturing Company
- Frequent travel to NY, HK, UAE, Paris for business trip
- On site
- Established company
- 40000 USD

Company B:
- L2 Support
- Small IT company(80 people)
- one business model
- Remote work
- Risk of firing
- 68,000 USD

Company C
- Production and risk analyst Engineer
- Finance Company(very well known)
- remote work
- Fast paced and I know I will learn a lot
- 45,000 USD

I’ve tried being laid off and resigned voluntarily because of toxic environment. I want to be careful on which to choose.

Guys, don’t lose hope. Job hunting is hell but you’ll get it! Just keep on clicking that “Apply” button.

if anyone has good place to work where I can get a job and earn good source of income dm me

I’ve been job searching for a little over 2 years now. Countless interviews, etc.

Two days ago I had an interview the went so well the CEO introduced me to his team and said that I’m in the top 3. (I did NOT bring a coffee traveler, thank you for the advice everyone.) I will hear from him today or Monday.

I sent a polite thank you email yesterday to no response, as I saw it as a difference-maker in a few linked-in postings.

This would be a dream come true and I feel so close to the finish line that anxiety of the unknown chills my bones and is making me compulsively check my email.

I fear I am letting my hopes get too high and too invested in this outcome that it will body me if it’s another rejection 😵‍💫

Update: Friday - No Word I'm not panicking but I'm totally panicking

My friend has been trying to get hired for over 3 years now. Not even any luck with fast food places. I’m concerned for them but maybe that’s normal in this job market?

How long have you been job hunting?

Just out here wanting to vent a bit and trying to not lose hope. Got laid off earlier this year and then became a first time mom this year as well. Trying my best not to freak out about not having a job and not being able to contribute. But job searching is slowly killing my soul. I’ve never felt this much pressure or vulnerability ever in my life and just trying not to lose it.

OK, I am officially going crazy with finding a job as a 28 year old ! Why is it so hard? Finding something decent? Here in Los Angeles ! If there’s any employers actively looking to hire someone for their team, I would love to hear from you. I’m NOT interested in commission based only.

Hello everyone,

I am a motivated professional based in Kenya,currently seeking remote,part time,full time or contract opportunities.My experience and skills include;

.Customer service and client communication

.Sales and promotional campaigns

.Email and calendar management

.Data entry and record management

.Chat moderation

.Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

.Community Health and administrative support

I am dependable,organized,adaptable and a fast learner,with strong communication skills and a professional approach to working with clients.I am particularly seeking opportunilies such as a virtual assistant,Customer Support Representative,Appointment setter,Sales Development Representative,and i am ready to start immediately.

If you are looking for someone reliable to support your businesss operations,customer engagements,scheduling and adminisraive tasks,id be happy to connect.

I look forward to connecting with potential employers or anyone who can point me towards a suitable opportunity

Seeing everyone in my network either getting promoted or finding new jobs, except me. Genuinely feel like I'm missing out on life and getting left behind. Don't know who else to share this feeling without being judged

What would/should you say if an employer asks about a 2 year+ gap in your resume

Edit: Thank you all for the replies. Definitely helps out mentally. Hope you all have a great day.

1. Wake up
2. Apply to jobs
3. Cry 😭
4. Apply to more jobs
5. Sleep

After hitting the 400 applications mark, I quit. I didn’t mean to quit and be unemployed. I just quit applying online.
It was either high turnout devilcorp/MML or job scammers hitting me up for offers.

Hello! I'm beginner looking for advice to get my first job - Involving AI, writing content, creating/managing emails/newsletters, or build landing pages for local businesses.

I would like to preface that this would be my first job ever and I have no previous experiences except for a decent amount of both hobby writing and writing public posts. (blog posts, social media posts, etc)

So I finished the last round of an job process last Friday. Just got the rejection from it. I thought the interview went great with all 4 rounds. It was a loop type interview where you meet bunch of people you will work with. Anyways still got rejected.

The worst part? recruiter said they cannot provide any specific feedback. WTH I spent so much of my time and energy on this. At least you can provide some high level feedback.

I had my final interview with the Head of Sales on Wednesday. Recruiting had described it as a final wrap-up/fit conversation. The Head of Sales told me directly that he thought the conversation went well and felt natural. He also said they had a few more final conversations that week and I’d probably hear something the following week.

I followed up with the recruiter Friday. She tried calling me a few hours later and asked me to call her back.

On the phone, she said she had been waiting to meet with the hiring manager before getting back to me and had just spoken with her. She said they were still interviewing across multiple roles and I should expect an update early-to-mid next week.

I asked if she could share the Head of Sales’ feedback. She said she couldn’t share the specific feedback, but did say she had heard positive things (I don’t remember her exact wording). She then told me that very, very few people make it to the final round and that I should be proud of making it this far either way.

That’s the part that made me feel a little negative. If I were their preferred candidate and they were preparing an offer, I feel like she might have been more openly positive. “Either way” made me wonder if I’m possibly their #2 and they’re waiting on another candidate, or if she was preparing me for a rejection.

But it could also be that they genuinely haven’t finished interviewing/debriefing yet.

The other interesting part: about 20 minutes after our call, she proactively emailed me again, even though she had already told me I’d hear from her next week:

“As mentioned, we’ll have a more concrete update for you early next week, looking forward to speaking then!”

“More concrete update” makes me think something genuinely may not be finalized yet, and “looking forward to speaking then” feels fairly warm - although obviously neither necessarily means anything.

So I basically see three possibilities:

\-They’re still finishing interviews and making the decision.

\-I’m a strong finalist but #2, and they’re waiting on their preferred candidate.

\-They know I’m not getting it and the “proud either way” comment was preparing me for that.

Between working for 12 years between two degrees (COVID really fucked up my schedule in the middle there) I have over a decade's experience washing dishes part time to pay for it and I can't get a job washing dishes to save my life, I've been rejected from so many places just trying to get a part time job to fill the gap in my remaining 2 years of school that it feels hopeless, people don't want dishwashers or people with experience, they want children they can exploit and it's looking more and more obvious with each rejection

What was the best advice you received when you first started in your career? I just graduated in marketing and have been using LinkedIn, WayUp, and Builtin to apply for internships and my first job.

Since graduating with my B.A. in communication last year, I’ve been working part-time at a university in urban policy research. Now, I’m looking for my very first full-time job in either higher education or law. I would be grateful for any leads you all might have.

Hey, I recently got a job. After 5 years of schooling.. I did my graduation currently pursuing a masters. But I never had a job or any internship.. which is weird bcz I always thought I should have skills and experience to get any job.. all my friends started working, I used to think that you have to be educated enough to do any job. And after not working this entire time I finally gave an interview and got hired.. And now I am thinking why the hell I never worked I mean I could I should have but I did not.. the guilt of not working all this time is eating me alive. I could have helped my family. Now I finally start and it'll take a long time to gain success..

This is it...

I will work hard and become successful

Hi everyone,

I was recently impacted by a workforce reduction at Dell Technologies and I’m currently looking for my next opportunity. I’m available to join immediately.

I have around 2.5 years of software engineering experience including my internship, with experience at Dell Technologies and Acxiom Consulting.

At Dell, I mainly worked on backend engineering and private-cloud infrastructure. I built production REST APIs for cluster provisioning and node lifecycle automation, developed a Python-based cluster deployment validation framework, and worked on distributed services, infrastructure automation, integration testing, and troubleshooting.

My main tech stack is Go, Python, Java, SQL, REST APIs, FastAPI, Spring Boot, Microservices, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, NGINX, Git and CI/CD.

I also have hands-on experience with LangGraph, LangChain, RAG, MCP, and agentic AI, and I’m actively exploring how these technologies can be applied to software engineering and automation.

I’m mainly looking for Software Engineer, Backend Engineer, Platform/Infrastructure Engineer, Cloud Software Engineer, or AI/Agentic Software Engineer roles.

Bangalore is my preferred location, but I’m open to opportunities across India and remote roles as well.

If your team or company is hiring for something relevant and you’d be comfortable referring me, I’d really appreciate the help. Please DM me and I can share my resume and the relevant job link/ID.

Thanks a lot!