I’m currently in the nonprofit field and have been all of my career. I come to new applications with 5 years of marketing, copywriting, and PR experience. I have applied to close to 100 jobs in the last 6 months, only to get 4 interviews. I finally had a final interview a few weeks ago, and felt hopeful as I really aligned with what they were looking for. I got ghosted, and after inquiring about it, I was rejected. I feel like I’ve lost hope in the market, there are no more openings in my area.

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Want to clarify - the jobs I’m applying to are for-profit companies. I cannot stay in the nonprofit field any longer - I can’t afford to.

If you’re not getting interviews, I recommend revisiting your resume (niche down to a few market sectors e.g healthcare, construction). If you’re getting interviews but not offers, then you’re not selling yourself. I hate to admit it but job hunting is so much about strategy now. You sound like you need to pivot

What size companies are you applying to? Trying to go from a non-profit to an enterprise company will be a hard swing. I would look at what industry your non profit serves and what businesses are similar to it. I would also apply at companies who sponsor your non profit as they are already familiar with the brand.

I’m applying to all sizes. Around my area, most companies are large corporations but I am trying to reach the smaller companies. I am really aiming for those businesses that sponsor us and have worked with me, so that maybe I can have a little edge in the game. My current role supports youth in our area, but we’re surrounded by manufacturing industry headquarters.

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