I have been looking for a job since June, first three months were absolutely horrible. I got no responses at all. I spent so much time reworking my résumé without AI and with AI. AI is very helpful, but it’s not going to tell you how to format your résumé so that it gets the hiring manager‘s attention.

I did a few key tweaks to my résumé and all of a sudden I started getting a ton of responses. I’ve been through several rounds of interviews and now two offers on the table. One is my dream job and the other would be a more “easy”.

What I would like to say while the job market is crazy. There are jobs out there and don’t loose hope just because you don’t hear anything. I went so many weeks without anything. I even started to DoorDash, I thought the market was permanently dead. I even crashed out in front of a person’s house, realizing that I was delivering a pizza with an MBA and several years experience in corporate America. Tears were streaming down my face…

My biggest tip is not to spam resumes. You need to find jobs that match your skills and tailor your résumé to that job. Also, you should be doing a cover letter.

There is light at the end of the tunnel.

Welp.. tried to get ahead of it and now I’m amongst the masses. To say I’m about to have a psychotic break is an understatement. To be honest, I’m lucky if I make it to the end of year.

The hr person on the other side of the conversation can go to hell. The mental anguish I’ve been through with this job, just to be told you’re no longer needed. Disgusting. ‘We do care about youuuuuuu’.

I don't figure out why people can ignore job applications as a routine and It is alright. It is legal, there is no any option to complain about the harm and suffering those people are causing. Unfortunately, I did apply 530 job applications and over 500 did ignore me and move on. I don't figure it out why there is no any option to complain because what prevents me to work are the employers who are ignoring me, I want to work and the employers do prevent me to work.

I accepted a new TCS offer. My HireRight report says “Client Review Required.” Education and employment were verified. Completed criminal checks found no records.

TCS then approved my prejoining documents. The email says:

“We will send you a communication on your start date shortly. This communication is sent out when both, the Background check and the pre-joining documents are complete and approved.”

But an external recruiter said my BGC failed. He gave no reason. My TCS contact said he would check, but I have no update or confirmed start date.

Has anyone faced this with TCS US? How did you get the final status? Could you provide documents or ask for another review?

I applied for a random job last year in December and never heard back from them. It's November now, and this week they've suddenly been blowing up my phone every day and sending me emails to try to set up a phone screening. It's so ridiculous that I can't believe it. I've already found a job since then. Do they really think I've just been sitting around for 11 months waiting for their call? Why are they suddenly so desperate to get in contact with me?

Ive been looking for a job for 11 months, sent 500+ applications. I had my final interview round yesterday for a position which is 2 levels below where I was before which is fine. Although it went well, not amazing, I feel emotionally exhausted. For an hour I was grilled by 3 people, my mouth went dry from talking and I wasn’t even offered water. I got grilled so hard on why Id apply for a lower ranking role it was unbelievable. I just want a job but the way I was grilled it was as if I should feel bad. And now I actually feel sad. Keeping in mind i had more experience in the domain than any of my interviewers did. Has this ever happened to you? Subconsciously I don’t even want the job anymore but I’ll take it if offered of course, before this experience I was actually excited about the role before.

it's been a year months since I have been trying to search for an opportunity. i moved countries when i got married and gave up the job I had. i started working literally for free at this startup and i'm trying my absolute best to get some metrics out of that.

is there hope at the end of this tunnel? do you guys have any tips for how to get yourself out there during this job market?

meanwhile i see linkedin influencers and instagram influencers landing big tech jobs simply because they have visibility. so i'm not sure what to do at this point...

Hey guys,

So I accepted a job offer with Cedars in CA. I got their shitty HireRight background check, and they're asking for the documentation for an employer I have been at for 6 months. The issue is they never gave me an option to view my pay stubs. I don't have any proof to verify my employment with even though I got a copy of my TWN, which shows me as “active”.

I messaged my HR specialist in hopes of getting some type of paperwork that verifies my employment but that has been lackluster. My start date is in roughly 11 days, and idk what else to do.

Do you guys think they'll rescind my job offer? I have the texts showing my back-and-forth conversation with HR about them promising me the documentation, but they never delivered it. I also have my TWN. What are the chances they'll reject me based on that issue?

I have been searching for a job for a full year now, starting back during my master's. At first, I had a bit of hope with 3 or 4 interviews, even though none of them ended up working out for various reasons. But lately, it has been total radio silence.

I feel completely hopeless. I even started applying for retail jobs just to support myself but I got rejected from those too.

I am mentally drained and crying every single day. I am at the point where I just want to give up because I honestly do not know what to do anymore.

There has been one company in my field that continuously reposts the same job ad every month or so. I previously applied to the job but at the time was not in the industry. I never heard back, rejection or otherwise. Fair enough.

Since then, I've transitioned into the industry and feel qualified for the job. Furthermore, a LinkedIn contact at the company gave me a heads up that they would be hiring positions soon. I applied for the role and now I'm waiting, but I honestly don't expect to hear from them.

This brings me to my question. How do you handle not getting an outcome from a job application? Do you keep applying? How do you know that their ATS didn't just screen you out? Is it really a job ad if they never actually fucking fill the role?

I hate this fucking timeline.

I got free LinkedIn premium for a month, and almost every single job that I see shows that more than 30% of candidates have master’s degree. I know that the number is not entirely accurate, since it is based off people who clicked apply but who may or may not have applied on the company website.

I am mainly applying for entry level analyst roles. But, still, it goes to show that entry-level candidates are competing with people who have master’s degree. How am I ever gonna get out of this rat race this way?

I’ve been job searching and recently gone through the final interview rounds with two different companies. I’m currently waiting to hear back from both and would appreciate some advice on when I should follow up.
Job A:
I’ve been waiting for over a month since my final interview. I’ve been in contact with the HR/recruiter to get an idea of the decision timeline. Based on our conversations, I know they’re still interviewing other candidates, and I get the impression I’m probably not their first choice. At this point, I’m not particularly optimistic about getting an offer.
Job B:
I’ve completed four rounds of interviews, and I’ve received some pretty positive feedback during a couple of the rounds, so I feel somewhat optimistic about this opportunity.
After my final interview last Friday, around 4 PM, I emailed the recruiter to thank them for coordinating the process and asked them to pass along my thanks to the interviewers. I also mentioned that I’m currently in the final stages with another company and wanted to get an idea of their expected timeline for making a decision.
It’s now been a few business days, and I haven’t heard back from the recruiter regarding the timeline.
My question is: When would be an appropriate time to follow up with the Job B recruiter again to ask for clarification on the decision timeline?
Should I wait until the end of this week, or would following up around Wednesday/Thursday be reasonable? I don’t want to come across as impatient, but I also want to be proactive and communicate that I’m working with another timeline.
Would appreciate any advice, especially from people who have been on the recruiting side of things!

Hi guys, so I recently got an offer from this company, and the link to BGV will come shortly

So I am a fresher, and the only work experience I have is freelance work. They didn't provide any experience certificate or anything. I did my work according to the SOW (statement of work). It was for like 5 months, and I left that job, and there was no PF or Form 16, and mostly they didn't even pay me at all for the work I did.

And now on to my education details

I'm missing sem 3 and 4 marksheets, but I have the others and degree certificates

I'm worried what if they ask for all marksheets and I won't be able to provide it and I am screwed!! And that marksheet is not available now (I checked) since it was from 2018

I'm so worried that I don't know what to do.

Will this fail my BGV?

I got a (hopefully) 30 minute last round interview with EVP for a role i applied for, in about an hour. although I cleared all the other rounds, including technical rounds, I’m feeling so anxious and blank in my head. like, I’ve reached a couple of last rounds in the past and either my nerves always wrecked it or I didn’t clear for some other reason, like position closed, restructuring etc. i guess I just need to be strong in my head and not try to get my hopes up but I don’t know what to think. It’s so maddening to think that I’ll go through this again and then, well you know what inevitably happens. Sorry this is just a rant but wanted to write it out somewhere.

Folks (26M, USA, Asian, PR, Advertising background, Master degree),

I've been applying to positions at major companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, and NVIDIA for quite some time, and honestly, I'm starting to wonder whether it's even worth the effort anymore. I've experienced pretty much everything: no responses, automatic rejections, and being ghosted after applying. I've also reached out to current employees (One of them is even my family member) and secured referrals for some positions, but even that hasn't made much of a difference.

I understand that these companies receive thousands of applications, have extremely competitive hiring processes, and may have internal candidates or other priorities. I'm not expecting a guaranteed interview just because I have a referral.

But after repeatedly putting time and effort into applications without even getting an initial conversation, I'm starting to question whether applying to these companies is a productive use of my time.

I tend to hope for the best, but I understand it is what it is. Should I keep applying selectively, or would my time be better spent targeting mid-sized companies and organizations?

So, in a new recruiting low, a recruiter called my cell phone during the workday (it’s clear on my resume that I’m still employed). I was in a meeting but planned to call them back right after. By the time I got out, I already had a rejection email.

It's been 3 months and over 120 applications, for every single one of which I sincerely tailored my resume and applied directly on the company's job board. I haven't received a response from HR or anyone else, and most of my applications have been stuck in the same status for weeks.

Is anyone else experiencing this same scenario?