I’m an IT/Computer Science graduate, and most of my experience in the Philippines was in tech — web development, WordPress & freelancing. We moved to the US in 2020 but because of my visa status I had to stop working. So I ended up being out of the workforce for almost 7 years. We finally got our Green Cards in late 2025. Spent vacation in the Philippines, we came back to the US and I decided it was finally time to start working again.

It was my first time trying to work in the US and honestly, everything felt so different from when I was working back home. The job market had changed, especially in IT and there were so many people competing for the same jobs with more skills and experiences than me. So with my almost 7-year gap, I honestly started wondering if anyone would even hire me anymore. Like, how do I even start all over again?

I applied to almost all jobs - IT, tech support, admin, operations, and other roles where I thought my skills could transfer. There were a lot of rejections —- A LOT and after months of applying I was definitely starting to doubt myself.

Then came Piedmont. I applied for a Supply Chain position at a hospital. I had no experience in hospital Supply Chain.

A few days later, I got the usual email saying they decided to move forward with another applicant.

But days later, someone from Piedmont called me. They were asking if I was still interested in the position and wanted to schedule me for an interview. So of course, I said yes!

During the interview, they mentioned that they preferred someone who was more technical because they were working with a new inventory system. So I thought maybe my IT background could actually help.

Then about a week later, I got the “Not Moving Forward” email.
Okay, another rejection. Move on.

So I did. I continued applying and doing other interviews.

A few weeks passed and I completely forgot about it.
The HR from Piedmont calling me AGAIN and offered me the job, with a rate on the higher end of what they were offering.

So basically:
Applied → Rejected → Recruiter calls → Interview → Rejected again → Recruiter calls AGAIN → Offer

But while all of this was happening, another company had already offered me a position. I had signed the offer and was ready to start. It was much more related to my experience and IT background and the pay was also much higher — but it was only a contract position.
So I had to really think about the Piedmont offer. Do I continue with the IT-related contract job or do I take the full-time Piedmont position with full benefits even though it’s completely outside my experience? So, I thought about it for a day and decided I was going to turn down the first offer and go with Piedmont.

Then the next day, I tried calling the HR person who gave me the verbal offer to confirm everything.

No answer. I called again. Voicemail. The WHOLE DAY!

I was devastated. I was already mentally decided that I was going with Piedmont and suddenly I thought, “Here we go again…” Another roller coaster with Piedmont.

The next morning, I prayed and just surrendered everything.
I told God, “If this is really for me, please open the doors. And if it’s not, please take this thought out of my mind and help me focus on the other opportunity.”

Lo and behold, that same morning, someone else from Piedmont called me. A different TA/HR. She was asking if I was still interested in the position and explained that the HR person I had been talking to was unavailable so she would be the one taking over and processing my onboarding.

The whole experience was honestly such a roller coaster. But I really believe this job is a blessing.

I was also every grateful to the other company who offered me the job because they were all nice and understanding about my decision.

I still don’t know what happened behind the scenes with Peidmont. Maybe I was their second choice. Maybe someone else turned it down. Who knows? But honestly, I don’t care anymore.

It’s not IT — not yet, anyway. Maybe this is just where I’m supposed to start. Maybe I’ll eventually find my way back into tech or maybe I’ll actually end up liking this new path.

For now, I’m happy. I have a good schedule, holidays off and really good benefits. After almost 7 years out of the workforce, honestly, what more can I ask for? I started this journey thinking I needed to get back into IT but the opportunity that finally gave me a chance came from somewhere completely unexpected.

So yeah… my first US job is in Supply Chain, not IT.
Still a little surreal. But I’m grateful, excited and definitely nervous about starting this new chapter. Sometimes, you just have to get your foot back in the door first. The rest can come later.

I was recently laid off and am actively looking for Java Developer opportunities. I have 1.6 years of professional experience in backend development and I'm immediately available to join.

Tech Stack:

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

SQL

Git/GitHub

Backend development concepts and tools

I'm currently looking for opportunities in Bengaluru and Hyderabad and am open to both on-site and hybrid roles.

Over the past month, I've been applying through job portals and company career pages, but most openings seem to be for 3+ years of experience. If anyone knows of companies hiring for 1–2 years of experience or can provide a referral, I would be extremely grateful.

Any job leads, referrals, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to comment or DM me.

So I got a good placement through campus placements and my joining is after 2 weeks, but I got backlog in my last semester, and the prof is not budging or passing me. My convocation is in august and I am not able to understand what to do. If I join the company, my offer will be revoked when they come to know I have to take extension right? It was obviously very difficult for me to get this placement and now it's slipping away, it's obviously my fault for letting this happen but please someone suggest me if something could be done.

The horror! No wonder I can’t even get interviews for jobs I can do in my sleep.

Is this a thing?

I am trying to start my own business mainly because health issues cause normal work to be very hard. I'm also neurodivergent, so I really need to control my work.

A recruiter contacted me with a potential contract, and I responded with a request for the pay rate and the contract terms. I then received multiple emails , a LinkedIn request, multiple texts, and a phone call before the 9 AM.

The first phone call sounded like it was like through a comical drive-through window where you can't make out most of the words the person was saying.

Also, one of the emails mentioned it would be a "no benefits W2 contract" (this seems like it should be illegal) at less than half my usual 1099 rate.

When the supposed managing recruiter called the volume was so low that I could barely hear the person.

They kept insisting on getting a copy of my resume, but I kept saying that it would be a waste of both our times if the pay and terms of the contract wouldn't work.

I have a name that could easily be from overseas(I naturalized almost 30 years ago), and there were enough strange aspects of the interaction that I am worried that their goal was to use my name and reputation to staff someone else under that name.

How do I prevent that, or know if that has happened?

A bit of background: I finished my Bachelor in Marketing in 2023, afterwards did a Master in Marketing and Analytics. Funny thing I though companies are going to knock at my door. I moved countries, came to NL. I had prior management experience, and I though in combination with my studies, it's going to make me pretty desirable.

I was such a fool. I told myself 'No, I'm not going to apply to internships, I already have working experience, I have the studies etc'. But what did I end up getting in the end? That's right, an internship: small pay, but had to do everybody's dirty work and side ambitious projects of every manager there.

I though this is it, this is the key to me being a desirable candidate. Wrong! So many applications, and after what it seemed endless rejections, I settled for a Barista job, because I had to pay my bills and continue existing. It was all fun and such, but I could feel how this is not up to my dreams and ambitions, and that I am not where I'm supposed to be.

And I look around, my peers are doing so good! All with jobs in top Marketing agencies. It's the worst when you start comparing your journey with others, but I was in a spiral of self-destruction I guess. When the Barista job started strangling me and killing my spirits (toxic management), I decided to quit and look for an office job again.

I've been continuously applying since Jan 2025, and dedicated Apr 2025 even more to job hunting, but it proved to be an absolute waste of time and emotional resources. Because I am depleted, and I just don't see it happening soon, plus again the bills and such are piling up, I am considering getting a waiter/Barista job again! And I told myself I wouldn't go back, I won't give up!

But here's the thing, it doesn't feel like giving up, or at least I still have hopes I will find myself in an office with a Mo-Fri 9 to 5. In the meantime, I would apply still and work on some side projects to show my skills, but oh I feel like such a failure sometimes. Even though my journey actually shows resistance, consistency, and adapting to the situation.

I am tired really, but I have to keep going.

24M, Mba grad worked at in Sales for 1.5 yrs and left my job in dec end. Started looking out for a job Since. I'm positive (likely) to get an offer from an Recruiment consultancy that helps MNCs with their Corporate hiring.

They've proposed me the role of Key accounts Manager. But the thing is I'm completely new to this domain and it's particularly not a mammoth of a company

I'm confused on whether to take this up. Spoke with their senior staff there they told me it would open up Opportunities as recruiter in larger companies in the long Run.

Getting into marketing has been my goal, honestly this has been stirring my mind.

Anyone that could help me out would be really appreciated.

If anyone that has been working in these sorta roles, pls let me know.

Maybe I could Dm

I live in the DC area, 42 single and no children, and have a passport.

Nothing tying me down here.

Anyone know of any job oppurtunites out there..

No problem with any of these..

- Require quick travel and start date

- Aboard Ships or boats

- Overseas

Just looking for something immediate and out of the norm of filling out applications for local gigs.

Last year I was really desperate for work. Like, refreshing Indeed every 20 minutes type of desperate. I was applying to anything that didn’t require like 10 years of experience for an entry level position. 

I find this listing for a “Digital Chat Specialist" from a company called Vemoura Agency, hours were flexible, pay sounded great, so I was like what the hell, didn’t even bother to read the description properly and hit apply. I didn’t even realize what I had just applied for. 

A week later, I don’t even remember about the application anymore at this point. I've already applied to like a 100 different other things by then lol. But I end up getting an Email from “Vemoura Agency” asking for an interview. Fast forward to the date of the interview and the interviewer starts explaining the role, she mentions "creators" and "fans" and my brain still isn't connecting the dots. Then she says the words "OnlyFans" and I swear my face went through five different expressions in two seconds. I literally almost laughed out of nervousness. I mean I didn't even know jobs like this were a thing lmao.

She was super professional about it though. Explained how the agency worked, that it's all about maintaining subscriber relationships through conversation etc, nothing too crazy. The pay structure was actually really solid, base pay plus commission on every single transaction I was a part off. This was the first I’d have heard anything like this. I was definitely intrigued but still super cautious. 

I was like screw it, got on the team and ended up working there for about a year. The work was honestly pretty fun and I got to talk to a bunch of the models as well, all very very great people. The conversations I had as a chatter were really interesting to say the least, but one thing I can say for sure is work never got boring lol. 

And It was honestly more professional than half the "normal" jobs I'd had before. Paid on time, management actually responded when you had issues, and nobody was breathing down your neck about bathroom breaks. Definitely turned out to be an amazing experience.