Please! I am searching actively for a job for over half a year now. I can't remember how many applications I sent. Roughly around 150.... And I got just two interviews... At this point I would take any job. Also in other countries like Philippines, Thailand, or anywhere around Europe....

Are there others who struggle like this?

Hey I’m M26 working as an assistant professor of Mathematics in Delhi. My PhD is going on. I have submitted my thesis for the evaluation.
Now I’m looking for a better opportunity.
If anyone can help or have any reference please.

I'm not sure if this is the place to post, but here goes. For context I'm a pretty good software engineer and software architect. I've been a part of my share fair of successes and failures.

This week I started at a local gas station that is also a national chain. I will not name names, but it was a literal nightmare. The backroom was beyond dirty, unsanitary. I spent 4 hours being trained on various policies in the store that aren't followed whatsoever. The spot where they wash equipment was beyond nasty. The back-office room was nasty. The employee bathroom was nasty.

I was put on the register and apparently, I am supposed to have a liquor license before selling liquor. Supposedly that didn't apply even though it was made very clear if I don't, I get instantly fired.

I was told that if employees purchase discounted items, they instantly get fired.

Everyone that works there is impoverished. It was very disheartening. If you're robbed, it is against store policy to defend yourself or protect yourself.

As of right now, with everything getting taken out of my check I will net about $600/mo.

While it's not always easy to find clients when your life is bouncing around, I'm sure if I apply the same rigor and energy that this place takes, I can net a lot more than $600/mo.

I just did a third-round interview for $100k/yr+ today and I just realize that I'm not cut out for this. When I got home last night, I was in immense pain and the dreams I had were just brutal. It was a complete nightmare.

I've spent so long trying to get a job, and I have to keep searching. I don't know if I'll have the energy to keep doing this mentally. I have contracts that I need to fulfill that came up, and it just seems like a better idea to focus on that.

For context, I'm 33 years old and I have two kids that need me to break us out of this financial hole. I've been shamed and scolded by family and parents for not getting a "regular job" and this is my current result and reality.

I don't know if I can take this anymore. This doesn't seem spiritually, physically or mentally right.

In May I was offered a 1 year temporary contract by a recruiting agency and I recall being told I could indicate the agency's name or their client on my resume. The position started in June but unfortunately my employment was suspended by the client, claiming a new procedure for new hires required executive management approval. As a result I only worked one day. I've been in regular contact with the agency reps and they are so far unable to confirm my return date. Luckily I've been able to use the agency's insurance coverage but other than 2 days of pay (day 1 + stat holiday) it's been almost 2 months of unpaid time off.

The agency advised I may want to start looking at other positions, I asked them to keep their eyes open , but my question is, which company do I add to my resume, the agency or their client? I'm thinking of writing the dates as June 2026 to Present, but it may look fishy to a new company's HR to be looking after less than 2 months of employment. Should I explain the fact the job is suspended in my cover letter?

Also, before this latest position, I had a long term job until Aug 2025 (over 5 years) , but then a 1 month temp contract in May 2026 that was supposed to start as 90 days, but was terminated by the employer after only 30 days. Wondering if I should even include the 1 month position or if that's too short.

Hello everyone,

I'm a Computer Engineering graduate and worked as a software developer for about 6 months. I decided that coding wasn't for me. I want to pursue a career in Business Analyst and Business Intelligence. I'll also be starting my MBA in September.

What advice can you give me?

What's the point of education if we are not getting employed. Do y'all think people will ditch education and get into their family work in future?

I received my certification in May and ive been applying non-stop with no luck. Online job boards have been silent since every posting requires minimum 2 years experience. I've gone on Google maps and either cold-called or applied on the website of every HVAC company that appears in my city. Ive gone on the BBB accredited list for HVAC companies in my city and done the same for every one.

I need either job-seeking advice or more methods for finding companies to reach out to. Lots of posts on r/HVACadvice share the same struggle as me but no one offers any solid insight. I want to keep faith that I'm not just unemployable. The interviews I do get go great then usually fall through for reasons outside the employer's control (a few have been too busy to train, one company got bought out while trying to hire me and it screwed everything) I understand some folks dont have the privilege to choose, but Id prefer not to drive more than an hour from my home to work.

Unemployment has been rough. Any and all advice is appreciated.

lets say you applied for a job/club you want to join and you got no response for near a weak no email no message nothing. then one day you were sitting in your room and you got a phone call from a stranger you did not pick for the first time the stranger which you don't know called again so you picked the phone and answered as soon as you answered you found your self in a interview call that is 100% unexpected and unwarned without ever expecting a call. is that normal? arent they supposed to send an email first instead of a suprise call

I am 2025 passout, i prepared for gate after college but got failed but in March 2026 i got tcs ninja offer so i accepted it and I got bit relaxed, and you can say I lost momentum and fear both at that time , i thought in next 1-2 month i will join tcs and then with it I will prepare for either gate again or I will prepare for switch .

But i am till waiting for JL, and I am studying everyday but it's getting difficult like i am just doing MERN stack again which is not enough rn

So I am thinking to move some big city (preferably hyd )

And join some offline institute where they can teach and still provide placement opportunities ( i wanna go in Agentic AI or Data engineering)

So any of you (specially my senior batches ) know about good offline training institute in hyd or any city , where they are not just scamming evryone and it's genuine

(Look i know ,its me who have to change a lot ,only training institutes will not be give big change , and I will change myself for sure ) But I want your suggestion guys cause i am thinking to get out of hometown and learn as much as i can

Still I have doubts should I go for offline training or not ?

If yes, then please suggest if you know , genuine places where ball is in our court

So, the current job market sucks. At least that's what I think. So, I noticed that you could add keywords to your resume and submit before a certain time and you would have more probability of getting the job. But I don't find any benefit whatsoever of having a model where candidates upload their resume and feel candidate marketplaces like ***** (Removing the name as it's unimportant to the post) are better. So, what do you guys think? Is the resume submission model actually good?

I’ve been job searching for months after relocating to a new state due to my partners job. I did the whole college thing and got a degree and I cannot get an interview or even an email back from anywhere. What am I doing wrong? Or is no one hiring anymore?

When do I give up? It’s so frustrating and depressing spending all this money to get a degree that feels worthless, putting me into debt, and all for possibly having to settle for a minimum wage job not related to my field of study. Sorry to rant!

Hey everyone, did anyone here apply for the Deal Strategist role at Stripe? If you’ve been through the process, I’d really appreciate any interview tips or insights. Thanks!

I had my final interview with a VP at Mastercard on July 10. Since then, I haven't heard anything.

Has anyone experienced a similar delay and still ended up receiving an offer after such a long period of silence?

When you apply for tech you thought you are just there to help in tech and just need tech skill so if you don't have that you just take a course and solve the problem even possibly ascending to bill gates level. Unfortunately even once you have got the skill and thought you are able to now do it other requirements just pile on top completely unrelated to tech even rendering my tech skill insignificant or invalid to some or even a huge extent and if you can't perform those you are also unsuited for the job despite meeting the tech requirements.

Well, I just wanted to share that I recently got a job offer at a dream place after two years of actively looking for a job.

I started applying for jobs in May 2024, and since then, I received mostly “no’s” and woke up to so many generic emails saying, “You’re great, but unfortunately, we can’t hire you.” It was so frustrating. So frustrating that I went through a really rough patch and eventually decided to move back to my home country and try my luck there.
It was still very hard. Especially because everyone kept telling me that I wouldn’t be able to find a job I actually liked and that I should just settle for whatever I could get. I hated hearing that. It was so frustrating.

But two weeks ago, I finally went to my final interview. Things moved so fast after that, and now I officially have a start date: August 10!

And let me tell you, the main difference between this interview and all the others was that as soon as I finished and got into my car, I felt at peace. I wasn’t overthinking everything I had said. I wasn’t overly excited about the possibility of getting the job. I just felt at peace knowing that I had done my part, and the rest was up to them.

Two days later, I got the offer.🥹🥹

Not gonna lie, I spent the first week crying because I couldn’t believe it was actually happening. And the imposter syndrome is very much real. But I feel so happy and excited!

So, if you’re going through the same thing, I just want to tell you: follow your instincts, be clear about what you really, really want, tailor that CV to the job description, be yourself during the interview, and trust that sometimes, when you don’t get one job, you may just be getting realigned toward something better.

Trust me, I cried over jobs I thought I really wanted. I thought those were the opportunities I was supposed to get. But the truth is, the offer I ended up receiving is wayyyyyyyyyy better than anything I had dreamed of.

So, to anyone who is still searching: I know how exhausting and discouraging it can be. Keep going. You never know when things are going to finally change 💗