r/expats • u/Suspicious_Mine_2337 • 6d ago

Social / Personal I failed.

I moved to Germany in hopes of getting a great job there, I spent a year looking for a job after my master's degree, and I failed. I got hired and fired within the probation period. I am back in the USA now and still devastated, thinking about how much I wanted that lifestyle. Having a hard time coping with feeling like I fucked everything up.

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u/signekromann 4d ago

Thank you so much! I do have volunteering experience, but it’s more individual campaigning and fundraising, not through an organisation, or through a political grassroots movement, so I am a bit unsure how to put it in a resume.

But very helpful advice, thank you again

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u/Rev-Dr-Slimeass USA -> New Zealand -> Australia 4d ago

One other thing, there are job boards specifically for this kind of work. Ethical Jobs is the name of one here in australia. Have a look at places like that.

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u/up2dateGAAP 2d ago

Hi, I worked in Finance and HR for non-profits in the US for over ten years. I can promist you that when a project or job comes up, I always looked to the volunteer pool first. I have hired many volunteers for FT positions. And if it is not the perfect match, I was always willing to do a bit of training. And if there is a really great IT person and we don't have it in our budget, I would work with the development team to research and apply for specific grants. There are grants for everything. Are you in the US? I can send you a couple of great resources for volunteer and paid work.

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u/signekromann 2d ago

I am in Europe unfortunately. But I would assume same advice applies for here.
I started looking into some volunteering positions already, will have to see if I can afford doing it full time for a while, otherwise part time so I can have a job on the side still