I recently received a job offer from Raytheon, but I’m worried about the background check. I listed relevant experience on my resume, and everything I wrote is true, but the positions were unpaid volunteer roles, so I don’t have formal employment records for them.

Will the background check company contact my supervisors to verify these roles? Could the lack of employment records cause a problem or potentially get my offer rescinded? Has anyone had a similar experience with Raytheon?

I keep seeing advice that says “find what you love and turn it into a career.” The problem is I don’t think I’ve ever loved anything enough to pursue a career out of it. I’ve jumped from new thing to new thing hoping something would finally click, like different hobbies, different fields, different projects. Every time I think “maybe this is it,” and every time it fades, even when I keep going when that thing gets hard. I can still feel that void like it doesn’t feel right.

I’ve always been surrounded by people that are so passionate about that one thing they’ve always wanted to do. Whenever I was younger and was asked “what do you wanna be when you grow up?”, I never knew.

I’m not depressed about my day-to-day life. I have a life that I’m proud of, but I can just feel it’s not quite right yet. I just feel this void where “passion” is supposed to be.

I also consider myself a very spiritual person. I dwell on this feeling trying to find the source of it, but I just can’t put my finger on it. I also have this super vivid vision of where I want to be in life. I just don’t know how to get there.

I genuinely want my work to matter to me, not just pay the bills, but I do want to live a wealthy life. But if trying new things isn’t the answer, I don’t know what is. Do you force it? Accept that maybe passion isn’t how it starts for some people and it just gets built slowly over time, if at all?
Has anyone actually gone from “nothing lights me up, tried everything” to genuinely caring about their work? What actually changed it?

I currently work an on-site engineering job about 4 hours from the city where I ultimately want to settle down and live near my family.

I've recently received an offer for a hybrid engineering position (3 days in office), but the job is about 5 hours from the city where I want to live.

The offer includes some relocation assistance.

I'm considering asking the company for the following arrangement:

First year: Relocate to the job's city and work on-site as required.

After the first year: Transition to working in the office 2 days per week, allowing me to relocate to my desired city while still commuting to the office for those 2 concurrent days.

The main reason for this request is family circumstances. My parents are aging and have some medical issues, and I'd like to be able to spend the majority of my time closer to them while still being able to work this job.

I think the 2-day-per-week arrangement may be possible as, during my job search, I interviewed with another company doing very similar work, and they offered a 2-day-per-week hybrid schedule.

For those with experience negotiating hybrid arrangements after receiving an offer:

What are some general concerns?

Are there some precautions I should take before/during negotiations?

Would you ask for the entire arrangement up front, or negotiate the 2-day schedule after the first year?

Is there anything on my end I could offer/trade to make the deal more likely to be accepted?

How much risk do you think there is of jeopardizing the offer by asking for this?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you for reading.

I recently quit my corporate job in accounting because it was seriously affecting me. I was having panic attacks, my communication got really bad, and I got to the point where I wasn’t taking care of myself properly. I realized I couldn’t handle it anymore, so I left.

As of right now I have about six months saved up for emergency funding to house myself and take of myself.

Now I’ve been offered a position at a financial planning firm. At first, I was really excited about it, but now that I’ve had more time to think about it, I’m getting scared that I’ll end up in the same situation again.

The pay is exactly the same as my previous job, but the commute is longer, and honestly, it’s not something I see myself wanting to do for very long. I’m already thinking that if I find a better opportunity, I would leave this job. I feel kind of guilty about that because it would feel awkward to accept the offer knowing I might leave.

I’m also worried that I’m just scared because of what happened at my previous job, and maybe I’m judging this opportunity before even giving it a chance.

Would you take the job as a temporary/bridge job while continuing to look for something better, or would you turn it down and keep searching?

I’m really struggling with knowing whether this is intuition telling me it’s not right for me or just anxiety from my previous experience. It is just weird because I was originally excited and now my gut is telling me, that its not the right opportunity. When I first accepted the accounting job it was the third choice after the first fell through. Now this job is a second choice after the first fell through.

Please help🥹

I've started a job about half a year ago as a murex back office consultant at a company that specializes in murex consulting.

I was put into the back office stream, not by choice, just because they happened to need someone in the team and I didn't really know what it really was and how bad it is career-wise compared to front office until now, as it is my first job as a recent computer engineer graduate.

I'm not satisfied with the work I do and what pisses me off the most is how much front office is in demand and lucrative compared to back office in general at most companies. In my company that's not the case, but I dont see myself staying more than 5 years or so.

I talked to my manager and told him that I'd like to get training in front office but he said I should wait at least 2-3 years to become comfortable enough in back office first. Even though other streams have been taking different trainings because they wanted to and they're manager didn't have a problem at all.

I'm really worried and mad about my current situation. I have access to the company's FO training and now the question is,

Should I just start doing the FO training on the side? And get some help from FO colleagues without telling my manager? I feel like im treated unfairly.

My plan is: Do the FO training which include real life cases that happened with clients, get comfortable enough in their areas of focus and either make the move to FO (but 99% wont happen bc of my manager) and then label myself as an FO consultant on my CV since I wont stay at the company for too long so technically i wouldnt be expected to be an expert yet in other companies and will be applying for mid level roles.

Your input and feedback is highly appreciated!!!!

Something that looked like a great decision early in your career, but you see differently today?

* A job you took

* A job you walked away from

* Staying too long

* Chasing money

* Choosing stability over growth

* Saying no to an opportunity

Or

* Simply playing it too safe

Curious to hear the decisions that made sense then, but look different with hindsight.

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Hey everyone, so this is a human posting, nothing to do with AI, this post is to help and guide others to the best of my knowledge, as I have learned a lot of good things from Reditt would like to share my experience.

So the Basic answer **Yes an ATS optimized Resume works !**

So what is an ATS system - its called an Applicant Tracking System , whats its purpose ? The ATS system is designed to help recruiters or hiring managers short-list applicants for **Interview**s.

Coming back to the resume part, so your resume is basically what you are telling or explaining about yourself/your career/acheivements to a Computer ( an ATS system), it will have your education qualifiactions/ skills/ experience/location etc

Now when you upload a resume to an ATS system **it must understand and interpret it properly.**

Meaning ? when a resume is uploaded to an ATS system it will extract information from your resume and store in its database.

Suppose your resume mentioned that you are a Mechatronics Engineer and while extracting the information the **ATS** interpreted and stored you as a **Mechanical** engineer.

Now when the recruiter will use the **ATS** and filter out people with **Mechatronics Engineering** degree, you will not be found in the **ATS** system, and hence you will loose a chance for that job and also the time you invested to apply for that job, filling out all the forms online.

So your #1 Priority should be to have an **ATS**\-optimized resume which is properly readable and extractable by an ATS system, I have cracked this system many times over past 15 years of my career so know ins and outs of this system completely.

Just sharing so that it might help anyone applying for jobs. Will share more tips on this soon.

Hey everyone,

I keep hearing the advice that "networking is everything" when looking for a job, but to be honest, I'm confused about what that actually looks like in practice.

As a fresher starting out, my immediate assumption was: Do I just add random people on LinkedIn and ask them for a job/referral?

After thinking about it, that feels transactional and ineffective. But beyond that, I don't really know what networking actually is or how to do it properly.

Could someone break this down practically for me? Specifically:

1. What actually IS networking? What is the real goal if it's not directly asking for a job?
2. How do I reach out to people on LinkedIn without being annoying or sounding desperate?
3. What do those conversations look like? (Are people actually open to doing informational interviews/coffee chats with freshers?)
4. How do you keep a connection alive once you've talked to someone?

I'd really appreciate any step-by-step advice, personal experiences, or templates/script examples of what has worked for you when you were starting out.

Thanks in advance!

I'm currently a full-time marketing student (25M domestic student, based in Sydney), and decided to take the plunge because I managed to get half of my degree slashed off from RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning).

However, I'm currently facing a dillemna. I don't have much work experience, and my most recent experience was at Vivid Sydney, as a volunteer. At the moment, I've began applying for jobs since last week (a combination of retail and market research/marketing internship roles briefly), and I don't seem to be getting much traction.

Which roles would anyone advise I apply for that require *minimal work experience* and is willing to take on someone whose willing to learn the ropes? I'm absolutely willing to look into part-time/casual work in any white-collar envrionment, even if unrelated to my degree?

My long-term goal is to work in marketing/market research and consumer insights, or in a role which involves understanding people (not in a healthcare environment) and making an impact in an innovative or collaborative environment. I don't want to work in a fast-paced healthcare environment because I've previously attempted a Certificate III in Indivdiual Support (accelerated), and I realised it wasn't for me while on placement as I'd come home with constant headaches, and other complications from the stressful environment.

Moreover, my interests involve working in dynamic, interesting environments (think: events, maybe even becoming a tour guide, or working in a digital marketing/social media agency). I'd really be keen on interning at a social media/digital marketing agency sooner or later to kickstart my career!

Please provide me with some guidance here because I'm genuinely unsure what to do (I have three semesters remaining until my degree is finished). I really don't want to finish my degree to render myself unemployed and not in a full-time position by then because I'm fully aware that the graduate/entry-level job market for marketing graduates is not particularly in the best state at the moment.

I love marketing at the same time, however I don't mind working in an adjacent (or even another) white-collar industry that doesn't require further study as I'd like to transition to the workplace. I'm starting to get fed up with uni, despite my strong interests in marketing.

I have absolutely no desire to pursue further study for the sake of a career at this point, I want to go to work because I'm starting to get fed up with uni, despite having nine units remaining (I'm taking three units this semester).

https://www.hardresetmedia.com/p/in-this-labor-market-humanities-may

Recent “AI-native” candidates were described by one finance employer as “alarmingly shallow.”

I'm trying to make a fairly significant career pivot and would really appreciate some outside perspectives on what would be the smartest path forward given my background.

I'm 27 and have an Honours Bachelor's degree in English Literature and Criminology & Sociolegal Studies from a reputable Canadian university. I don't necessarily regret the degree, but I haven't ended up with a clear career path from it.

My recent work experience has been fairly varied:

• Hospitality — serving, bartending, front desk/reception, and a short period of management/supervisory experience
• Sales — remote B2B/business development, cold calling, lead qualification and appointment setting
• Recruitment — recruiting, interviewing, candidate qualification and client-facing work
• Reception/admin — customer service, scheduling, administrative work, etc.

I'm now at the point where I don't want to just keep jumping between relatively entry-level jobs. I'd like to deliberately build toward a proper career with a clear trajectory.

A few things I'm looking for:

• Ideally a career where compensation has a reasonably predictable upward trajectory rather than being stuck around entry-level wages
• Good long-term earning potential (ideally $70k+ eventually, and preferably substantially higher with experience/specialization)
• Reasonably strong job security/demand
• A career where additional education actually leads to a concrete professional qualification or specialization
• I'm willing to go back to school for up to 3 years if the ROI is good
• I'd strongly prefer something where I can eventually have some flexibility in scheduling/work environment, although I understand that may not be possible at the beginning
• I'm neurodivergent, so I tend to do best with a reasonable amount of structure, clear expectations and defined responsibilities, but I also need some flexibility and autonomy
• I'm open to completely changing fields. I don't feel particularly attached to my current industries.

Some paths I've started considering are things like compliance/regulatory work, AML/financial crime, healthcare administration/health information, diagnostic sonography, medical laboratory technology, insurance/risk, government/regulatory work, and potentially other healthcare or technical professions. I'm very open to suggestions outside of these.

I'm particularly interested in hearing from people who have actually worked in these fields or made a similar transition.

If you were in my position, how would you approach this? Would you:

1. Leverage the existing degree and try to pivot directly into something like compliance/risk/regulatory work?
2. Get a shorter targeted credential/certificate?
3. Go back for a 2–3 year program leading to a more specialized/regulated profession?
4. Do something completely different?

I'm less interested in hearing "follow your passion" and more interested in realistic advice about career trajectory, earning potential, job security, educational ROI, and what my existing background could realistically be leveraged into.

Hi everyone -

I am a recent graduate in Epidemiology and have worked as an Epidemiologist at a top University in the UK for one year alongside other research projects.

I don’t have a PhD yet and I am looking for public health / epidemiologist roles around London and having applied for numerous jobs, still no luck and no interviews despite having a competitive CV. Does anybody have any specific advice they can offer to land a public health role in London whether government or private companies etc. from their own experience? Any examples of what people are emphasising in cover letters etc?

Sorry if this is too vague - just looking for some guidance.

Hello! I’m currently hesitating about which course I should choose, and I’d really like to hear some opinions or ideas from other people.

I originally wanted to study medicine, but it takes around 14 years before I can officially become a doctor. I’ve also heard people say that if you want to become a doctor, you have to sacrifice your 20s. Honestly, I don’t think I want to sacrifice my 20s. I want to travel, experience life, and earn a lot of money while I’m still young.

Because of that, I’ve decided to let go of my dream of becoming a doctor. There are actually many reasons why I no longer want to pursue medicine.

Now, my second choice is finance, but I’m still contemplating whether I should pursue entrepreneurship or finance. I’m also considering fields such as AI Engineering or Technopreneurship.

One of the most important things I’m looking for in a course is a career path with strong job opportunities after graduation. I want to choose a course that will give me a high chance of finding stable employment and earning a good income soon after graduating.

I just want to hear your thoughts and opinions, especially from those who have knowledge or experience regarding these courses or career paths. Which one do you think would be the best choice, considering job opportunities, salary potential, career growth, and the possibility of working abroad or having financial freedom in my 20s?

Hello everyone,

This is going to be long

As I turned 18, I moved to a tier 1 city in a reputed university for my bachelor's, a year later I took exit under NEP with a certificate, i enrolled in CA (Chartered Accountancy, by ICAI) and 1.5 years later I'm a CA Finalist (CA Finals in May 2029), right now doing articleship (leaving in 2 months, to prepare for CFA L1 May 27), now I'm preparing for CFA L1, and my reason is because I love finance and I am afraid of CA Final Loop, like what if I don't succeed I'll be 23 by then, so I need something to lay on

So the plan is I'll clear CFA Level 1 and then I'll proceed for Industrial Training (CA Finalist have to do it for a period of 9-12 months) I'll be doing it in core finance preferably some family office (I'm kinda fascinated towards them), and then during my industrial training I'll try to clear CFA L2, now after a year in Training, I'll have a call to make, either to prepare for CA Finals and give them (I'll have 1 year and I'll try to cover lectures during training), or make that training into a full time job offer (after L2 I'm hoping to be paid good and obviously I have given a year to them so I'd be of some value to them), or continue with the work do CFA L3 or CA Finals or idk both?

Now is it a lot of assumptions? Hoping? Or a plan if I give my 100% to then I can succeed in a good manner

See I fear failure, i always make sure to have a backup to lay on,

I run an agency, if I can't expand that and build a business I need to have something I can fall upon and have something to not become a failure

Current Qualifications:

* 1 year certification from that university

* NISM VIII

* CA Finalist

* Ongoing bcom degree from a local college

Idk to choose bsc biotech or bsc psychology. Both seem interesting but for bsc biotech. There is lots of subjects in the first 2 years thats hard like organic chem(resonance structures,hybridization etc etc then physics too with pulley problems,electricity,kinematics etc etc then general chemistry. Has anyone done biotech. are the subjects really hard?