I understand that some people need the no line aligns and that's perfectly fine and fair but I wish LuLu wouldn't just abandon the align with the seam. All the cute colors are only being offered in the no line and it makes me so sad as someone who can't do the no line 😞 Why can't we have both!
I've posted here before so I know this community gives it to you straight, which is what I need right now. I have an HR screening this week for a local municipal comms role in the city I've lived in my whole life and love with all my heart and I've genuinely wanted for a long time, and I'm trying to figure out what I keep doing wrong before I repeat it again.
TLDR is at the end if needed. Resume here with redacted info (not great formatting bc of the export so don't focus on that, it's 1 page in a pdf)
Mostly corporate IC experience, Fortune 500 level. When I left my job in 2022 to try to transition I couldn't even land an internship. I cobbled together informal freelance work through connections that's hard to fully claim on paper. That's the extent of my public sector exposure and I know it's thin.
Despite that I've made it to final rounds for government and municipal comms roles multiple times since 2022 and have never gotten an offer. I prep, I have examples, I ask good questions. Something is consistently not landing and I can't figure out what.
A few things I'm trying to understand:
How do you answer "why public sector" credibly when your background is corporate? I mean it when I say it but I can tell it comes across as generic.
Is there a fit signal municipal hiring panels look for that I'm not hitting?
What actually tips it between two finalists in a government comms role? Is it just never going to be in my favor? Should I give up?
And how do you break into a sector that won't give you a way in? I tried stepping back to entry level in 2022 and still got nowhere.
HR screening this week for a role I've genuinely wanted for years. Any perspective from people who have made this transition or hired for these roles would mean a lot.
TLDR: Corporate IC background, thin public sector experience, keep hitting final rounds for government comms roles and never getting the offer. What am I missing? Do I just need to give up?