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Biggest challenge is reality. You have bills to pay -- school loans, rent, food, etc.
It's hard to stay positive and motivated when your day-to-day costs are stacking up and you don't have any kind of work to pay the bills.
It's hard finding the energy to continue applying when it feels like everything ultimately ends in rejection. I know it's a numbers game and the only way to find work is to keep going, but it doesn't make doing so any easier.
Rising Star
A need to pay my mortgage.
Honestly, I might struggle to sleep the night after I get the rejection, especially when the job looked hopeful, but the next morning I get back to it.
Chief
I'd say second guessing, but most employers now are acting in bad faith. It really ain't you.
I gave my all for this one job interview only to get ghosted and see the job reposted after a 2 week gap. This company is on my shit list and I will be watching and celebrating any downfall. Never forget the people that wrong you and you should hope for karma. It ain't sour grapes. Bad things should happen to bad people.
It’s very hard to get an interview, I have 4 years of experience as Software Engineer and literally can’t get an interview, I apply around 20-30 jobs a day (around 2-3 years ago you could easily apply for way more and get interviews) I had just couple of interviews, some of them I got ghosted after recruiter, some of them I made it to second or third round, it’s very hard, also employers are now even more picky than before since there is a lot of unemployed skilled software engineers.
Chief
I would says employers are more distrusting of candidates. They lowered their standards after COVID and now they have gone overboard. I got cut from some interviews for some trivial and minor things. Interview went well for 45 minutes and turned on a dime after one question. You essentially have to a flawless performance. Lots of luck involved on questions asked since full stack can cover a lot of things.
Unfortunately we live in a country with a very weak social safety net that requires us to work for the same people that have lobbied to weaken that net, while making the cost of living so high we’re forced to labor for them under unpleasant conditions. Obviously money is the motivator. Advice I’d give is to take advantage of your layoff. Constantly applying to LinkedIn jobs isn’t going to land you a job. Yes, do that, but don’t obsess over it.
Get some used gym equipment. Sometimes you can get it for free. get running sneakers. Start a creative hobby unrelates to your job hunting: start a book, build a model train layout (mine ended up being 14’ long), remodel your bathroom, take drawing classes with free YouTube videos. Join local or online groups related to your hobby, learn to cook. This provides human connections and encouragement. Your accomplishments will keep your self esteem afloat. Having a workout and hobby routine will keep you busy and productive. Scheduling workout time in the morning will get you up and dressed every day. Don’t do big grocery shopping. Do it a day at a time. This will force you to get dressed in “public clothes” and out of the house. Schedule this early in the day.
Gym, shop, check email, apply to jobs, comment on social posts in your field, eat lunch, work on your hobby, check your email, start dinner. Keep to a schedule and work on yourself. That will get you through. Panic and free time will only lead to depression. You are not your job. The business world has convinced us that productivity for their profit is the only way you have value. It’s a bullshit myth that we’ve all bought into. Stop swallowing it.
When I was in that position I really wanted to give up. But I just couldn't. I was doing some freelance work just to survive and subsist, and I just had to keep myself determined to find something permanent. I don't know of any secret that kept me going. It's just like the old Samuel Beckett line, "I can't go on, I'll go on."
Same here. During my low moments at the unemployment center, a representative asked me what keeps me going. I was in the middle of a panic attack, and my answer was, "I don't know, but I will not give up." I find it hard to explain, but I keep applying for jobs, updating my resume, and networking. This platform has helped me a lot because, at one point, I thought I was done with the struggles. God bless you and thank you for your response.
My kids keeps me motivated seeing them happy is my everything
My depression level after seeing rejection mails are constantly increasing. I sometimes loose hope and start thinking that there is something lacking in me.
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Bills Baby!
Everyone else calling you lazy and unmotivated because you do not have a job. Or that you are spoiled and should take a lesser paying job. The funniest are the ones who have been retired for years and tell you to get a suit and tie and walk your resume over for that Senior Software Engineer position.