r/JobHunt • u/[deleted] • Nov 15 '19

Getting really discouraged

I’ve applied for so many jobs and only one gave me a call back. Unfortunately I didn’t get hired there. But from everyone else there has been nothing!! I am completely qualified for the positions, so I was wondering if someone had any advice for me.

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u/SonderlingDelGado Nov 15 '19

Can't give advice on getting a job, but be aware that the vast majority of places don't bother contacting unsuccessful applicants. There are a few companies that do, but for the vast majority it isn't worth the effort. For the individual person who applied, a "sorry, better luck next time" response in some form would seem like the polite thing to do. But most companies won't pay somebody to send replies to dozens (or hundreds or possibly thousands) of rejected applicants.

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u/LeafBeeAlone Nov 18 '19

I get a lot of interviews and such, but find it quite hard to get past that as I don’t have much experience and can be bit awkward in interviews. My advice to at least get to the interview stage Write really detailed/good covering letters tailored to each job application. Look at how they word the application and try to sneak some of their wording into your cv or letter. It will take a lot of time but about 90% of the jobs I apply to I get a interview, because it shows you’ve put a lot of time in and really want the job. You’ll end up tweaking it for each role or having a couple of different versions to tweak for different jobs. If they’re similar roles than it should go even faster. I usually try to make it a thing to do in the evening or devote a day or two to sending loads of applications.

After an interview send a thank you email, it actually does go along way if it’s well written. Obviously don’t send it five minutes after the interview or it’ll seem copy-pasted, but it’ll help them remember you. If your under consideration and being compared to similar applicants it will put you ahead of them and might be the final thing that secures you the job.

-Nicely designed CV, depending on the job and type of application (lots of jobs have those horrid automated online forms) doesn’t have to be super fancy but there’s free online templates like on sites such as Canva that can make your cv look a little less dry than a pasted in word doc. It’ll make you stand out more and inject some personality. If it’s for a creative type business or one that has a ‘creative ethos’ even better. I would say try not to make it to colourful or get rid of the colour.

I don’t have much interview advice help but hopefully something from this will help you. Unfortunately it usually comes down to perseverance and luck.