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Yesterday I was interviewing for this company for an entry level engineer role. I looked them up online and noticed they seemed to have a pattern of doing major layoffs every 5 years since the 90s, usually of engineers. It’s been about 4 years since they last did it. So I asked them about it. My question was pretty much “I noticed you seem to have major layoffs, usually of engineers, every 5 years and it looks like your last layoffs were about 4 years ago. Should I expect that this pattern will continue?”

Their reactions were a bit frosty to say the least. They just assured me layoffs don’t happen on any planned schedule and then urged me to ask something else.

I imagine they probably don’t enjoy having it brought up but at the same time I’d like to know if I’m likely going to lose my job a year after I start. It seemed like a fair question to me. They didn’t make a decision yet of course but did I torpedo my chances?

Had a great interview last month. I’m well qualified and suited for the role. I had a 1:1 with the hiring manager/supervisor that seemed to go really well. He ended our interview by telling me that he wanted to continue our conversation and have me meet more of the team. That afternoon I send the obligatory thank you for your time, I really think I could do great, looking forward to hearing from you email.

Imagine my surprees when over three weeks have passed and radio silence.

I send a polite email reiterating my interest and asking if there are updates.

In less than 20 minutes I get an email from someone ELSE at the company telling me “he really enjoyed meeting with you but he’s pursuing others.”

So he tells me he wants to keep talking with me and wants me to meet with others on the team… but this is how it ended.

And I had to follow up to get any update or closure.

And this dipshit (the only one I had ever interacted with from this company until now) just pawns off my email to someone else to do his dirty work of rejecting me.

I’m hurt, angry and disgusted. Fuck them all. Hope they fail.

Everyone I meet only talks about the “right time”.

I’ve been job hunting for almost a year now. I graduated in May 2025 and since then, it’s just been a cycle of applications, interviews, and rejections.

The confusing part is I’m not completely failing. I am getting interviews. I’ve worked on my resume, built projects, prepared seriously… but nothing has converted into an offer.

This past year has honestly been one of the most stressful periods of my life. It’s taught me a lot, about patience, resilience, and how unpredictable things can be, but it’s also been mentally exhausting.

I keep hearing things like “you’ll get everything at the right time,” but it’s hard to believe that when you feel like you’re doing everything right and still not getting results.

Lately, I’ve started questioning everything my skills, my decisions, even what the future looks like for me.

I’m exhausted.

So I’ve been searching for jobs/internships that go along with Sociology and of course I dealt with a lot of rejections or zero emails. At this point do I just work at a retail store so I can at least interact with people. I’m a Junior in my Spring semester right now and I don’t have the best skills in terms of research and just the mathematics that comes with that nor am I tech savvy so a lot of Internships/Jobs I thought of applying to would just cause me to struggle knowing I don’t have the best skill. I am really good with social interactions and enjoy just human interaction.

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Alright I want to go down the timeline which includes tips and detailed advice on what was getting me interviews, and what got the offer. I was laid off in October of last year, And after the first two months of nothing, I had about 20 interviews across 12 or 13 companies, averaging about an interview every two weeks. No referrals, no initial connections.

I work in E-Comm marketing.

The first company I interviewed with I did a full three rounds, then they rejected me. I had several more interviews with other companies, some of them multi-round, got rejections, and learned a little with each interview. When I saw the company I first had interviews was hiring again, I applied normally, and emailed the HR rep I initially talked to, letting her know.

Here's what worked for me:

JOB HUNTING

I used the usual job boards: Linkedin, Indeed, as well as snagajob, remote rocketship, and hiring cafe. The vast majority of interviews came from applying directly to website, no matter the job board.

I TIMED job postings to 24 hours or less. Anything more and I didn't bother UNLESS I had an email. Some job postings on Linkedin had an email that they wanted you to send the application to. On a couple of occasions with email applications, I got interview requests in under 24 hours.

I looked for companies I WANTED to work for, and kept them on file, checking on when they started hiring. The company I got hired by is one of them.

Applied both directly to website, email if I was lucky enough, and easy apply on linkedin and indeed, but low priority, to give myself a dopamine hit if I wasn't finding any solid prospects for the day.

RESUME

I crafted my resume to be as ATS friendly as possible:

No columns. Every top summary should be tailored to the job description. Below is an example of how I would write out a previous job:

COMPANY - Job Description - Dates Employed
-I created 20 to 30 social ads per week, averaging a 2.5 Return on Ad Spend.

-I used AI driven organization tools in my workflow to increase productivity by over 25%

-I worked with the creative directors to overhaul our assignment system, creating a 30% increase in productivity across the team.

These above bullet points have numbers-driven results, showing how you contributed to the company. Language should be that of ownership. Instead of saying "helped" say "managed" etc.

Don't be afraid to put in numbers even if you don't know what those numbers actually are. Just try not to outright lie...

RELEVANT SKILLS at the bottom. No references. Those will be requested upon the offer. Unless it's Bill Gates or someone...

I tailored every resume to include important keywords that the job was looking for. I saw a dramatic rise in interview requests when I really focused on the words they would look for in my resume.

Don't outright change your resume for each job. You just need to make little changes based on the job description.

COVER LETTER

These DO matter for jobs you WANT. But don't make them an essay! Three short paragraphs focusing on why you want to work there, and speak to what you can do to contribute, citing examples from previous jobs.

Don't bother with cover letters for jobs you are just applying to cause you saw the post and went "that looks cool I guess." Yes it's true many companies don't read them. It's also true some companies DO read them, and appreciate the effort you put in. That's direct feedback from the company who made me the offer.

INTERVIEWS

I followed three basic rules:

Be charming, be informed, be inquisitive

Do your research on the company beforehand. Talk to your favorite LLM and find out what they might ask you. Smile, be genuinely happy to be there, dress well, be well groomed, and talk to them like people. Encourage conversation. They know you are probably nervous, and they will be patient with you. It's ok to go off topic. ASK THEM QUESTIONS. You need to find out if they are a good fit just as much as they need to find out if you are a good fit. And make sure your questions, answers, and conversations are about how you can serve THEM.

"What kinds of challenges are you guys facing right now that I could help with?"

"What does a great employee look like for you?"

This is where gets interesting for me, as the first interview I had after being laid off, I was rejected, and four months later, got a second chance interview. I got as introspective as possible, and asked myself how I could have done better. After researching the company, I realized saw that the position I was hired for needed workers to hit the ground running and just do the tasks. So that's what I focused on, letting them know I want to be a team player, grow with the company, focus on THEIR needs, not MY ideas and creative skills, which was my initial strategy.

REJECTIONS

On a rejection, especially after an interview, ask how you could have been a better fit. I DID get answers! They ranged from "you were great, we decided to hire someone internally" to "we needed someone better aligned with our values, and we felt that you didn't quite fit" and they gave me reasons. I thanked them promptly every time.

In the irony of ironies, the first and last interviews I had were for the same company. All the other companies I interviewed for gave me more insight on how to improve, and I could tell that with each rejection, I was getting closer and closer to an offer from someone...

KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE TALENT AQUISITION REPS

If they work for the company, and you see they are hiring again, you can reach out directly to that rep! That gets you past the pile!

SATURATE THE MARKET

Focus on five solid applications a day, and five quick applies. That's ten a day, fifty a week, 200 a month. I'm not saying you will pull this off every day, but you can get close if you use multiple job boards. And I prioritized full time, but did not limit myself to that. I did get contract gigs here and there as I have a freelance background, but kept my focus on full time.

USE A SPREADSHEET

This can get depressing as jobs pile up, but when you are applying to a lot of jobs, it's easy to reference back to the job and see what the timeline was between when you applied and when you were called for an interview, along with relevant info. It can give you perspective on what jobs to give more time and energy to as well.

HAVE A NICE WEBSITE

No matter the profession, if you have one of these, people see you are serious. They are easy to make and inexpensive to keep online.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

This will be a very difficult grind. You will associate your self worth to this search. Don't. You are worthy of a good job, you are enough. Circumstances out of your control contribute to the search, so keep looking, take breaks, treat yourself once in a while, work out, go outside.

DO THE LITTLE GIGS

Uber, groceries, dog walking, whatever. It gives you purpose and extra cash. Don't use these to pay your bills unless absolutely necessary. I had unemployment and my own unemployment savings. Without these, the little gigs can take over and you have to prioritize your time, which can be a nasty cycle.

TURN ON "LOOKING FOR WORK" ON LINKEDIN

This DID work for me, as I started getting messages asking me for interviews. But I waited three months, first.

On this note...make sure your profile is as clean as your resume and more detailed.

Also see if you can get bosses and co-workers to write a nice letter about you on Linkedin!

THINGS THAT DIDN'T WORK FOR ME

Messaging people on Linkedin. I never got a reply.

Bugging people via email. No replies.

Applying outside the official application site, like a random email or something.

You do have to go through the official channels or you will be ignored, maybe even blacklisted, so be careful.

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Aaaaaand that's all I got. I received a lot of helpful advice and encouragement from this sub over the past few months, so I wanted to pay it forward. Thank you all for your help, and best of luck on your job search!!!

I see a lot of posts that are tech/business related, but not so much healthcare jobs. Does anyone have any insight on this?

I’m in probably the worst position ever in my life right now. I was fired from my job a little over a month ago after only being there for a month. I was given no explanation. I know for a fact I did not break any rules or policies. I had just moved into an apartment and signed a 12 month lease that month, so I was completely devastated and terrified out of my mind. I didn’t even qualify for unemployment because I lived in another state prior.

Anyway, I’ve been applying for countless jobs. A few I’ve interviewed for, but everything has either led to rejection or just silence. I feel so defeated.

My background is in spa management for the last 8 years, so it’s really hard to even look for jobs in other industries. I’ve tried to tailor my resume for each job, but it’s still not enough apparently. I can’t even find just a simple entry level job because I’m “overqualified.” And for the jobs I’ve applied for that are in the spa industry, I’m getting rejected.

I just feel so defeated and hopeless. It makes me even wonder if I was too nitpicky and had outrageous standards when I’d look at and interview candidates.

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The CEO of a company I did interview with (last Friday) said to me in that conversation, that she believes that I’m a good fit on her team and she asked if I had other alternatives.

I told her I’m actively interviewing and have an offer with another company, however I reiterated that her company is My perfer opportunity as it alines with my professional goals the most and allows me greater early career development.

She told me that’s good and if she would offer me an offer that I would accept it. I said yes. She told me to send over some references (due diligence) and that HR staff will be reaching out with my discussion package sometime middle of next (this) week.

I send over my references this Wednesday. It’s now Friday night and I am wondering why no package of official offer has been sent.

I am planning on emailing their HR team this Monday to explain to them that the other offer is demanding a decision on my end by next Wednesday…idk what to make of this…idk if they are still just reaching out to my references or something else.

For reference the company is a small 10-15 people and is located in midtown manhattan. There HR team is one person and I just found out via LinkedIn that one of their more senior team members just left for another job opportunity. The role is for a junior version of that role.

had an interview for front desk job. (current job is custom framing & it’s been basically my only job)

interview went good imo. dude told me i was confident and seemed nice. he also said that he was unsure if i could be a fit bc my background is technically retail but he was glad to hear that i have experience w doing paperwork, setting appointments & what have you.

told me he’d email me if he decides that i deserve a 2nd one w the main boss. haven’t heard anything back, interview was 3/25. i emailed him this previous email and still haven’t heard back.

idk maybe i blew it w the 2nd email? or maybe they found a better candidate. i just really really REALLY need this job.

sorry this is such a rambled post. i’m just feeling very antsy and anxious.

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I've been on both sides of hiring. Applied for jobs, been rejected and also sat on the other side of the table reviewing applications. What I'm sharing here comes from watching the same thing play out over and over, not from a career advice article.

Sending 200 applications and hearing nothing doesn't mean you're not good enough. It almost never does.

What it usually means is that the resume isn't communicating what you're actually capable of.

There is a gap between who you are and who exists on paper. And most people don't even know it's there because they wrote the resume themselves. It reads fine to them. They know what they meant. The person reading it cold doesn't have that context.

I've seen this from the other side. Someone applies, resume looks flat, easy to skip. Then you get them on a call and they're exactly what you needed. But for every one of those, ten others just as good never got the call because nothing on the page made you stop.

The screening step isn't designed to find the best person. It's designed to cut the list fast. Resumes that don't immediately signal value get cut. That's just how it works.

You can be completely qualified and completely invisible at the same time.

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I don’t understand why no one wants to hire me.. I know I don’t have much experience in most areas but I am willing to learn. I really am..

I keep putting my résumé out there but I just get the same email everyday; “sorry, we have decided at this time to move forward with other applicants”. Nothing is wrong with my résumé, I just think it’s me and no one wants to train me...

I have security and emergency services experience, reception experience, serving/waitressing/hosting experience and even rehab technician experience and skills. I don’t know what else to do.. and don’t even get me started on unemployment because they won’t give me my money. I’m doordashing just to get by but I can’t live off that forever. 🫩

Vent over.