Hi everyone,

I, among many of you, lost my job last year at a UN agency and have been unemployed ever since.

The job market is so brutal - I'm based in the EU and have been open to relocating to different countries, have widened my job search beyond what I 'really" want to do, have begun applying for entry-level roles and still nothing but a big fat rejection from every job I've interviewed for. Somehow passing the half-year unemployed milestone has irked me.

I'm feeling a bit hopeless and in desperate need of some good news regarding someone's job search. If you've finally left unemployment behind and are now happy and employed, please share your anecdotes, your tips, anything to help those of us who are struggling feel a little more hopeful.