After 8 weeks and dozens of applications, I finally got my first phone screen! It's just a phone screen, but it's progress. When do you let yourself get excited about an opportunity?

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I get excited when I receive and sign the offer letter.

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When you are receiving a real screening and you make it to the hiring manager! You have a screening that should say something 🙌 You will knock it out of the park!

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I’ve been through finals 3 times with no offer so I try to not get excited about anything

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WHEN YOU GET THE OFFER AND START AND YOU GET YOUR direct deposit

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I say celebrate your wins whenever you can. The journey is long and bumpy.

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Congratulations! I've been trying for a year so you're doing great! I don't get excited about screens anymore, but I'm jaded as a recruiter myself. I save my emotions for when an offer comes through.

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Congrats! I agree with many of the comments even though they vary.

Definitely celebrate a bit on the small wins but try not to get too excited. This Market is brutal. I've made it to final rounds with no offers, and that's after about 4 or 5 interviews (some with multiple people panels), and I think I have done amazingly, only to get a generic rejection email in the end. So my best advice is to try not to get too high and not too low. And definitely try not to make any sense out of it all of it. Because nothing in this market makes sense.

But you're in the first step and that's something so, definitely reason to have hope!

Hoping the best for all of us. 🙏🏻

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When you receive a firm offer & start date.

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At first contact, I always feel hope at that stage.

Are you willing to work remotely?

If I get the feeling that they like me, haha.

Anyway, I'm happy for you! Great to see an initial payoff no matter how little.

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