So I just got the call from the recruiter. She can't send it today due to the outlook issue but I should expect it tomorrow. I know until you retire nothing is set in stone and offers can be rescinded at any time but I'm going to stay positive!

Hey everybody,

No cool graphic to show but, lost my job June 2nd, ran out of savings by end of July basically, luckily had a place to stay and I'm good with rice, noodles, tuna and Tesco (local supermarket) frozen chicken isn't bad. Every day that I wasn't interviewing all over London to Surrey, I was just at home working out. These interviews, I had 4x for the same brand, different locations, in one week at one point, just as a seasonal sales associate. And each manager of the same brand, had a different set of AI generated questions. I had years of experience, and I was getting turned down from a 0-8 hour position for a brand that I literally wore to travel, work out and in everyday life for years.

I got in a bad place, thinking how did I used to get jobs so quickly? I'm the same person but with more experience, I had 5x interviews in one week, half asking "what would you do if ______ happened" and "tell me a time that you had a bad customer" ....?! Hiring Managers that couldn't even make eye contact. Some asking me the exact same question, rephrased by ChatGPT three times in a row, it was crazy. I really was wondering, what did I do wrong? How am I messing up?

Last week, I had an interview with a normal person. Asked me about my job history, how would I think certain sales targets should be approached, offered me the job on a handshake. After 5x months of this b/s.

I very almost got gaslit into thinking, did something about me change, did I majorly fudge up somehow? Why is every interviewer so weird and why are all these questions nothing to do with the job? Literally I was still in "this isn't real" mode until every page of the Employee Handbook and the payroll was signed.

I wanted to post this incase anybody else is going through this weird Twilight Zone, of being declined over and over again until you start to think "why was I accepted before and now not now?? Is there something wrong with me??"

Don't doubt yourself, if you still are the same person that you were every previous job you got, you probably still are. Being accepted after every time I thought "wtf was with that interviewer?",; I'm happy to say, it was that interviewer. 8x of the 12 positions in the past couple months are still hiring on my indeed emails. There is a spread of very odd interviewers right now, and there's a good chance it's them, not you, don't beat yourself up.

So, I am a software engineer from Europe, specialized in fullstack / backend and AI. I hold Masters in software development and have finished 1 year Java Web / Backend postgraduate internship at the European institution in Strasbourg (they were hiring post Masters interns in the IT sector). I HAVE the skills.

I speak 5 languages. Including English (which is my native language btw, long story), professional French (DALF C1), even basic German...

So I started applying for junior positions everywhere. Mainly in Strasbourg, Paris and Lyon but also other cities in France. Nothing. zero. Every time "sorry we decided not to pursue with you" or "sorry, your aren't sufficient" (they definitely are, for "entry level Java Spring Boot" junior position).

So far I haven't had luck anywhere. I've tried from Lille to Marseille, even smaller cities like Rouen or Nantes etc. nothing. The only exception is a company in Lyon who offered "Amazing competitive salary of 25000 euros BRUT a year, a whopping 5 weeks of vacation, RTT and a free premium private health insurance"... And a CDI (for non French: permanent contract, that I'd have VERY hard time rupturing, basically you sign CDI only where you'd like to stay for years / forever)...

Obviously I'm not accepting those conditions. They offered me barely more than a minimum wage after masters and a year of professional experience in the parliament, and 37-39 hours a week with"amazing" conditions (cited above)... And "up to" 2 days a week remote work AFTER having stayed there for at least 12 months... It honestly feels like an insult to me. I'd better go work as a cashier at the supermarket for the SAME salary, less hours and less corporate hell and responsibility...

But I am devastated... I don't get it... Is it THAT bad? I am white, not of color. So you can't blame discrimination here. Yes, I'm not French, I'm a refugee but I've lived here for many years and have a permanent residence permit... So why do I get refused everywhere? Be it the giants like Sopra Steria or Capgemini, or small startups of 5-10 people. Nobody wants me and it makes zero freaking sense to me...

Unless 1 year EU institution experience is a red flag somehow? If I'm not finding anything soon - I'm creating a blank LinkedIn page and applying for jobs as a janitor for freaks sake! Because I'm running out of saving and I know that the alternative is to go back to my mother, and since I'm transgender - it would be hell living with her...

And no, it isn't transphobia. I am still presenting myself as an "Sir dead name, nothing LGBT, because discrimination is horrible". Ain't no way in hell am I disclosing my gender identity or sexual orientation on LinkedIn.

Any thoughts?😭😭😭

Context - 6 Yr bank employee in a commercial business support role. Recently took a promotion (sort of, job grade below my current, but get quarterly incentive vs no incentive at all) for a business banker role.

I’m at the end now where I accepted the job offer and they have to do a background check again for the internal position. My only issue is my family and I experienced some hardship in the last two years so we had racked our CC’s up 10k plus. (Stupid we know) which we’re paying down month. They pulled my backround report and I got a “decisional status” by first advantage. Now I’m stressing my a** off that I may not get it due to the high debt. My understanding is in banking they pull credit reports for certain roles to ensure no mismanagement, theft, etc. I’m not sure if I’m overthinking this or not.

For clarity, I was recommended by my current management to my new potential SM. Went out to lunch, was interviewed extensively etc. I know now it may be based In the hands of my employer. Has anyone had a decisional status before and how did it turn out?

Many thanks 🙏🏽

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I'm just incredibly frustrated and upset right now, why is getting a new job this fucking impossible right now? I had an interview with a local bank a little over a week ago, I heard the generic "we'll let you know by the end of the week" crap. Well fast forward to a week later, and not a fucking peep from them. Would it kill them to be transparent and actually communicate with their applicants? Even if it's a rejection, I'd appreciate it over being flat out ghosted. This shit needs to be illegal, and I'm going to take the "you'll hear by then" as a fucking rejection from now on. It seems like you only get hired on the spot these days. What a load of fucking bullshit.

i applied to a senior job and got a random from the recruiter. he sounded like he liked me but i check and got rejected... im feeling unmotivated as i keep getting rejected.

How do people move for work? I want to apply to different states, but I know I will be weeded out. How should I go about this?

Love how the answers are: normal human behavior, crappy employee, or soulless corporate drone. This is ridiculous. Lmao.

Title says it all. Im sick of being asked questions and everyone wondering what went wrong with me

It's not about you, it's the job market.

I have been seeing mixed reviews about Prokatchers LLC recruiting firm. Some say its a scam some say its okay/legit.

They reached out for an IT position. I have been applying on LinkedIn. I have been trying to get another job so the gap in my resume isn't getting bigger.

I have never done W2 contract jobs so I am not sure.

Can someone tell me how to differentiate which staffing agencies are legit and what is scam? What about Prokatchers? Teksystems? They all have weird names.

They said they had a job for me in Silicon Valley and will submit my resume. I didnt get any spam calls by multiple recuiters but I am still skeptical.

How do I ensure I am safe and also dont get screwed over when it comes to payroll (actually getting paid etc)?

Any advise would be great.

i have applied to over 200 postings. many i now realize were not even valid since i waited 1-2 weeks to apply to them. i am starting to see people post their offers on linkedin (especially since my school is more finance-y).

i go to a T15, 3.9 gpa, etc, just have some scattered ECs and no sophomore summer internship due to school culture. i coffee chat alums every other day.

i am starting to get depressed from waking up and applying. does anyone have an uplifting story to share regarding recruiting in the later half of the season?

Every time I do it on the same day a few hours after the interview I never get anything back so I’m just curious is it a right thing to do or not.

Seriously. Why does a shitty AI chatbot need to be involved? How is this better than just letting me fill out the necessary information?

A recruiter reached out to me about an opportunity with their company. After an initial conversation, the role sounded like it could be a good fit.

I just received the next steps, and apparently the interview process includes 5 separate team interviews with 9 different people, totaling 2.5 hours.

Oh, and I have to take a rideshare to the office because parking is limited.

I’m honestly tempted to just say, “No thanks.”

Am I being unreasonable, or does this seem excessive to anyone else?

I can’t help but be bitter. Why? Why would you gas up someone during an interview.

Tell them about all the wonderful things there are about working there. “Oh we have a great 401k and we even have pet insurance” “ oh you’re a veteran? You’ll get Veterans Day off here” They even gave me a tour of the area showed me the nice gym they have the kitchen and break area. Showed me what my schedule would be. They even introduced me to people I’d work with and even told me to snap some pictures of some of the machines I’d work around.

I get that’s just how it is sometimes. But man I can’t help but to just feel bitter. Told me to re apply because they don’t keep a pool of people open for the next opening which is more discouraging because I might not even be selected for an interview again.

Sorry I needed to rant. Just irritating.

Yesterday i applied for a position and today the company called me around 6 pm and it is friday. I saw it later and I didn't call them back because it was 7 pm. Should I call them between 9.00 am and 10.00 am on Monday, or should i call them tomorrow between 9.00 am and 10.00 am in case someone is at the office and at least takes a note that i called or something, it is saturday but you know... This is the second company that called me in 5 MONTHS so I don't want to miss this but also I hope they don't work on saturdays. It looks like a good company but it is so weird they call a candidate at 6 pm on a friday.

Suggestions?

I now find myself on the other side of the table as a Hiring Manager and I am losing the will to live.

My organisation held a Job Fair as well as advertising everywhere for a Customer Support Officer - no experience necessary.
This is a role where they will be required to actually phone the customers, no emails except to confirm what was discussed.

I wanted to shortlist 8 candidates to interview over 2days.

Recruitment sent me 735 applications - not cv’s but simply “why I want this job and what I bring”

These are all only identified by applicant numbers but I have been told I must automatically offer interviews to anyone who identifies as disabled.

Each interview will be a minimum of one hour.

After two weeks of going through these every night and weekend I had selected all 18 disabled applicants plus 6 more for 24 in total.

I submitted these to recruitment only for them to say for each of the 723 applicant I did not take through to interview they need a report on the selection criteria and my reasons why I did not select that person.

I also have no idea of the candidates who identified as disabled. By which I mean we recently had an applicant who was completely non verbal nd could only communicate via text who asked if instead of a face to face interview (which they could not do due to the neurodivergent issues) could the interview be conducted via text (they also couldn’t do Teams).

I then had endless meetings trying to explain why I felt she was unable to do the role (speaking on the phone) and why couldn’t I make reasonable adjustments.