Unemployed

I had a good interview today at a great company. I want the job. But....I had an interview yesterday and they seem like they want to hire me. They told me to call
them tomorrow. They asked when I could start… more

Question for those who've interviewed successfully. What's one thing you do to leave a lasting impression on the interview panel?
A great story? Confidence? Asking thoughtful questions? Following up … more

Tomorrow's Canada Day and a mid-week day off for most! How do you spend stat holidays with your job search? Do you treat them like a weekend and chill with your family and friends, or do you ke… more

Many of us have navigated the hardship of layoffs, and I’m curious to hear your experiences. My first layoff came with a 45-day notice, while my second experience as a contractor was much more deceptive—they clai… more

I’ve noticed that my sleep schedule has completely drifted over the last two months of being unemployed. I’m now wide awake until 3 AM reading Reddit and updating my spreadsheet, and then I sleep in u… more

I have officially given up on looking for a job. This world is backwards and the job market is crap. I just gave it all to God. I am going to go to the gym this afternoon and then eat tacos.

Quick poll
Which best describes your friendships?
A. Still close with my childhood friends.
B. My closest friends are people I met as an adult .
C. A mix of both .
D. I'm currently rebuilding my circle .
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This is going to be an interesting week, yesterday I requested my last UI payment which means I get to start hustling today with Shipt and maybe adding other gig work, I had my application status chan… more

If every recruiter had to hear one honest message from job seekers, what would you say? Mine would be that ATS is hindering getting quality applicants, no matter how much more efficient you might thi… more

Happy Sunday, everyone 🤍
Can you believe we're stepping into the second half of the year already? Time really does fly
No matter what this year has looked like so far the wins, the losses, the dela… more

How many times have you rewritten your résumé this year? Has it actually helped? I've recently started having ChatGPT update my resume with every posting based on the job description I'm app… more

People talk about résumés and interviews a lot, but not always the emotional side. What’s been the hardest emotional part of unemployment for you personally? For me, it's knowing that in just 4 … more

How do you treat weekends when you're unemployed? Do you take breaks from the job search and spend time with family and friends, or do you keep up the process during the weekend as well? I try t… more

I am already in gap year for a whole year since I quitted my last job. Now I want to apply for a new position, what kind of reason is acceptable to the hiring manager? The truth is I did nothing but r… more

If you're in this community, I know you've probably received your fair share of rejection emails. The "Unfortunately..." emails. The ghosting . The final interviews that didn't l… more

There is so much contradictory advice out there when it comes to interviewing , and writing resumes and cover letters, that I am lost.

Be genuine in your resume, but use AI to strip away your humanity… more

Quick question 👀
Which one are you?
A. Overpromise and underdeliver
B. Underpromise and overdeliver
C. Overpromise and overdeliver (the pressure is unreal)
D. I just do my best and hope for the best

Be ho… more

I had an interview today with a hiring manager who looked like they were about 12 years old and had clearly never conducted an interview before. They just read off a list of generic questions and didn… more

How do you stay positive and motivated to look for a job when your personal life keeps turning upside down? I thought I had everything settled in a family matter, so I woke up this morning with a plan… more

What do you take a “final interview” to be? Maybe they’ve cut the field down from 5 to 2? Or they like you but wanna bring another person or two in to kick the tires before they make a hiring decision?

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I've decided to do a complete CV overhaul.
This time, I'm targeting multinationals and international companies. At this point, I refuse to believe my opportunities are limited to one market . M… more

Has unemployment changed the way you think about work, success, or balance long term? For the longest time, my job / work was the center of my identity, and I struggled for the first several months a… more

Another rejection today. This is getting old.

Genuine question...
When you struggle to focus, procrastinate, or start important tasks, how do you know whether it's procrastination, burnout, anxiety, ADHD or just being human? For those who have… more

I just got a rejection email that arrived exactly four minutes after I submitted my application, which has to be some kind of a new personal speed record. It’s wild that a piece of software can reject… more

Today has been a struggle, as I’m currently under the weather and finding it difficult to stay focused on my job hunt and freelance work. It’s made me reflect on how often I forced myself to work through illness … more

Update: decided to cancel the interest into the see program at TAFE given I am looking to study elsewhere inside TAFE for opportunities to grow as an individual.

Best ways to fight ageism? I’m currently debating if I should remove my graduation years from my resume because I’m starting to suspect I’m facing some subtle ageism. I have twenty years of incredible… more

I aced 2 interviews, and achieved my goal of applying to 5 new positions last week. What were some of your wins that we can celebrate while planning the upcoming week?

I can't remember the last time I checked LinkedIn. Maybe it's just me but somewhere along the way it stopped feeling like a professional network and started feeling like another social media p… more

I had a final-round interview last week where the team lead asked me to describe a time I had a conflict with a manager and how I resolved it. I gave a textbook, diplomatic answer, but what I wanted t… more

Has anyone heard of the company Vexium consulting in Philadelphia? They have very little online presence and im skeptical about them being a legit company

I'm thinking of starting to do content creation on social media to bring in some extra cash. Has anyone done that successfully and how long did it take for you to build your following enough to m… more