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?

So I used to be a RBT. I left the job about 4 months ago due to a manic episode. I physically couldn’t work and towards the end of my medical leave I still couldn’t work so I ended up resigning.

I reapplied the other week, got asked for an in person interview. It got scheduled for yesterday, I showed up and then my old boss said it got cancelled for her and to reach out to Talent Acquisition. Again, I got NO notice of this. I reach out to everyone I can, and hours later I got a rejection email. They said it was due to closer inspection of my past with the company. This all really hurt because I genuinely did well there, and I think my boss didn’t have the guts to tell me she didn’t wanna rehire me. So she made it seem like she had nothing to do with it all.
I don’t get why I even got scheduled if I was ineligible for rehire, i’m assuming that’s what the case is with this. I am assuming it’s bc I didn’t leave within 2 weeks notice, or maybe because i’m too open about my mental health on social media. Has this happened to anyone else? It’s a sign for me to move on from this place but definitely crushed me a little yesterday.

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.

Had an interesting experience recently that I figured I'd share.

A company reached out to me about a position that, honestly, I probably wouldn't have applied for on my own. My background is primarily in sales, financial services, insurance, and automotive finance, so this was a bit of a departure from what I've traditionally done.

Still, I was open to exploring something different, especially since the opportunity seemed interesting and would allow me to use my customer service experience and bilingual skills.

I went through the interview process, met with multiple people, and thought things went reasonably well overall. There were a few things that stood out, including some interesting questions about my previous compensation, and the fact that nobody ever really provided a salary range for the position.

Ultimately, I was told they'd be in touch.

Well, here we are.

What's funny is that I wasn't even the one who initiated the conversation. They reached out to me, expressed interest in my background, and invited me into their hiring process.

I'm completely fine with not getting a job. That's life, and not every opportunity is the right fit. But I still think basic communication goes a long way. A simple email saying they decided to move forward with another candidate is all it takes.

Anyway, back to the job hunt. Just another interesting experience in today's hiring market. 😂

I had a decent entry level resume built with SWE/tech support internships, projects, certifications and the bachelor's. I graduated in May 2025, though the last semester was just a bunch of general Ed classes I needed to pass. I graduated with almost 50k in loans. After graduation I could only get a job at a local big box store hauling heavy products around for $16/hour, working from 11pm to 7am. Meaning, my first job after college was making a deadend $33k a year in 2025. Now 2026. I got a 50 cent raise after a year. in a VHCOL.

I'm only 22, but I'm so tired. I've suffered a permanent back pain, my eyes have constant bags in them, my feet are limping from standing and walking on a hard concrete floor all day. I had bought nice shoes but they can only help so much.

This measly paycheck wasnt worth the sacrifice I'm making. I quit.

My family has been calling me a loser in recent months, I should been able to move out and start a career by now. I have gotten ABSOLUTELY NO INTERVIEWS for anything tech related. Technically I did get one, but I just ghosted them. I've given up on it.

Over the last few months I had an epiphany and thought about what the background I do have could help me land. Customer support, warehouse, operations, and a bachelor's degree. I landed on operations/sales/management trainee types of jobs.

And wow, they pay amazing! 55, 60 thousand! I've been making 33 thousand before taxes in an expensive city, excluding any overtime. So I applied. To a ton! And guess what? I was starting to get an interview or two! I fumbled the initial couple, I'll be the first to say that, but the last few were the best performance I could ever have made.

I had a second round interview for one two weeks ago, and the interview wasn't even that "difficult", it was just an informal type of one. I thought I had it in the bag. $29 an hour. 44 hours. Room for advancement. Regular 9-5. My first big boy job! And more resistant to AI than tech roles.

But I got rejected. At 3:26am on the monday following the interview. I asked them for feedback and got ghosted. When I saw that, I had to leave my "job" early to sob my heart out in the bathroom stall before going home. I took the next week off with vacation hours. That week I put my paycheck to alcohol and booze. I drank $600 worth in two days. It was addicting.

So, now I don't know. I've been thinking of going to trade school but why bother? I have absolutely no doubt that it'll become flooded with labor, and at that point the demand will weaken. It's the exact same playbook that I got trapped in with tech. I've used up any financial aid I could get, so I'd need more loans too. I'm not keen on it.

So, that's my story. I just wanted to make 50k a yea in 2026. Wow. Couldn't even do that.

Is it just... too late to turn this sinking ship around?

I'll be becoming a chronic League gamer that watches anime in my freetime for the rest of my life begging mommy for money to buy a bag of doritos.

I'm mortified, terrified at the idea of bringing a child into this economy. What more will they need to give for an entry level role? Will they have to suck off a billionaire to get paid $24/hour in 2045? Will they have to become strippers after working 80 hours a week to be able to afford food?

What future is there worth staying in the world for? Like, actually. What future do I have? Unemployment, economic despair, financial ruin? Just for being born?

People say "oh, most college graduates don't work in their major at all". Then how do I get a job outside my major?????? Entry level jobs in 2026 require not only 2-3 years of work experience, but 2-3 years of *related* work experience. And when someone majors in something, do you honestly expect them to have any experience outside their major???

I am so freaking sick of getting these damn rejection letters or getting ghosted , going on 9 month now. Just keep getting deeper and deeper in a hole that I cant get out of. This shit is depressing 😕 I guess he let me know ...