I resigned from my job in November last year, and despite ongoing efforts, I haven’t secured a relevant role yet. The offers I’ve received so far are considerably lower than my 2016 salary. It’s now been six months, would it be wise to accept one of these opportunities?

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It depends on whether you are
- willing to spend time on interviews,
- can explain the gap in the cv
- your savings can support you for a longer time frame

I have been looking for a role that aligns to my interest for over a year now.
With many interviews and stages in the interviews, there were no offers. Part of it was due to competition, part misfit. Generally it has been an exhausting journey. In the one year
- i have refined CV countless time
- revamp portfolio and still updating
- applying for jobs and going through design test or whiteboard challenges
- i took up courses for personal interest not directly relevant to work
- focus on workout and diet

Ultimately the best success that came out of it was getting better in personal health and wellbeing.

So the question would be, what do you actually want?

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