u/666wetcardboard

Unemployed for 8 months and just had my 9th interview. I absolutely bombed it.

I always prep examples and structure them out nicely to link my skills to the job and learn them. For some reason this interview was just unlike previous ones. They had asked questions that had like 2 or 3 parts so i kept forgetting the question and asked them to repeat it. Once i’d give my answers, they’d ask for more and more examples every time. In the end, my answers didn’t reflect what im capable of when working and they were just all over the place.

My prep only got me so far and i just couldn’t think well enough on the spot. In my head i felt so defeated and wanted to walk out.

Its so frustrating! I know i can do that job as i have the experience for it but i just struggle so much in interviews. I don’t even think they take the information on your application in mind when deciding to hire you. A previous interview (same company) they said your application gets you the interview but that they don’t factor in your application when deciding who to hire. I guess that’s the norm? I just never knew. Anyway just wanted to let out some steam from the exhausting process

I quit my job back in September because i was so stressed and burnt out. I’ve been unemployed since then and have had 8 interviews (with one upcoming this week) It seems im averaging about one interview per month. I had my 8th interview last week and just got off the phone with them. It was a rejection as expected.

I’m finding it difficult to nail interviews. There’s always someone better who i’m up against. I research the values and learn the job description. I prep and expand on my answers as much as i can but its never enough. Sometimes i stumble on words or my mind goes blank for a few seconds and still get anxious. They all score on a points system and i just think i had no real chance at all. The past couple interviews i was up against like 10 or more people and its like winning the lottery. When did having a job become a LUXURY 😭

Im just mentally exhausted. The time and effort each application takes, worrying about how it feels like my life is on hold without a job/income and how competitive it all is.

It’s hard to stay motivated. It’s draining learning about the company and prepping answers and such for interviews, spending money to get there and back, all to just be rejected. Its humiliating. I wish all interviews were virtual ones to cut down that time and cost, not to mention the anxiety of finding the damn place. I hate having to pretend im so passionate about the role when I just need a job to live and survive.