Am I screwed?
Still in public accounting and I can't stand it anymore. I've been trying to get an in-house position for months now and no luck. There are some things I actually don't mind about accounting - but the long hours and toxic work environment with public has become too much.
Am I stuck? Or do I just keep trying?
Experienced audit manager who is unlikely to get senior manager promo
It's been exhausting. I'm now trying to tailor my resumes and cover letters so they get through ATS.

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A few of them. And even had a couple interviews. But no job offer yet. One promised to follow up with me in a couple of weeks but it's been a month now. Might be a good time to follow up.

It’s a combination of you waiting too long to leave public and the job market being awful. You’re not screwed but you have to realize you’re not exiting for the big salary jump that you’ve always heard about when people leave public, and it’s going to take more applications and interviews then you thought.

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It's just an awful time to be trying to land a position. It seems like there's not a lot of movement, most people with jobs are hanging on to them. I've seen articles about "job huggers," which is supposedly a trend. You should definitely hang in and keep trying, but prepare yourself to be patient, openings are scarce and the job hunt can take forever.

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