Job market and job hunting
How bad is the job market really? I’m in Perth. I read on here and it looks as though people are sending through hundreds of applications, and taking 6 months to a year to land a job - but it doesn’t say if they are keeping to certain standard (ie same industries/roles/salary expectations/etc).
I ask as I’ve landed an interview on my first role applied for. However it was a panic application after a redundancy. It’s entry level in a different industry, at a 15k pay cut. I have 6 months buffer of wages from the redundancy, so I’m not sure if getting this interview was a lucky fluke, or I’ve compromised on myself too early in the search. Room for growth, but I can’t see myself enjoying it long enough to go for growth.
Is the market so bad and I’ve just been lucky here, that I should take the interview and thank my lucky stars, or is it bad because most are trying to find specific roles, and specific salary? I’ve only applied for 2 others since, but the application is still open for ~12 days so a while before I’ll hear if any progression or not.
Thank you