To think job hunting is soul destroying?

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Currently a student mental health nurse and I just can’t do it anymore. I hate it. The nurses are horrible to us, the doctors are horrible to us, the patients are horrible to us, the uni are crap.

Ive applied to over 60 jobs and not heard anything. I have a previous degree that is useless. I feel so useless. I don’t want anything to do with health are anymore I’m completely burned out from it (have been in healthcare for over a decade).

Is this the reality? I just need to accept that I’ve failed at my life and it’s not going anywhere now. I’m so upset. Ive even looked at joining the police but I’m too fat.
No one is taking on anybody unless you have loads of experience but the only experience I have is is in healthcare.

I don’t really know the point of this thread I’m just really upset and don’t have anyone to talk to as my husband is at work.

The NHS is pretty slow at times regarding recruitment. I left it years ago and tried to return recently but they took 14 months to respond to an interview I had! You’re definitely not a failure. There will be a role for you x

I am in a similar situation and I've given up for a while (searching for 6 months) because it was sending me crazy. My current contract is about to run out. My CV has been checked by my old line manager and a mentor I trust. I apply for jobs and....crickets. I reach out to recruiters and they don't get back to me either. The ONE job that was a good fit for me, I could only apply via a recruiter and he just messed around until it was too late for me to be considered. Its soul destroying, for sure. Might have to go freelance now, so yay for an insecure income for the foreseeable.

Also, it really feels like employers are looking for a unicorn candidate that has all the skills, they're not looking at you if you don't quite have everything in the requirements. I've also realised LinkedIn is a bloody waste of time half the time. I've used the 'easyapply' function maybe for 10 jobs - only 2 of those applications have been actually looked at, with 1 downloaded. So now I'm wondering if job boards are riddled with adverts for jobs that don't really exist? Are companies just fishing to see if anyone is around that's interesting?? See? I'm going mad with my theories!!!

Sorry OP, should also say GOOD LUCK! We do need to stay positive that we'll find our way to something meant for us.

What sort of jobs are you applying for?

Haveago9900 lots of jobs are posted (in my field at least) on linkedin because our HR dept insist, when actually we are looking for specialists & tend to get better quality applicants spreading the word via staff/advisors networks & word of mouth. Linkedin we get so many people applying not even remotely qualified, someone then has to sift all the CVs.

Also, it really feels like employers are looking for a unicorn candidate that has all the skills, they're not looking at you if you don't quite have everything in the requirements

In requirements or in "desired"?

Of course they want everything in "requirements", it means those are the skills/experience needed to actually do the job so its no good interviewing people who've not got them.

Where are you based?

What about working abroad??

I’m applying to pretty much everything I can that’s not healthcare.
Im in Devon.

Can’t do anything abroad as I have a family.

OP, I am sure there are roles out there that'll suit you well. What sort of skills do you have? Maybe we can help. I've- under an old username- asked, & am considering training to be a SLT or Dental Hygienist next year...

And please don't take it personally. I have 2 degrees & recently got rejected for a shit p/t job at Sharp's!!! 😊 You couldn't make it up. Basically, I aced the interview, showed I could do the job & it went another way. I just wanted a nice, easy, stress-free job to alleviate my anxiety for a bit.

Anyway, I interviewed for a lovely position in education yesterday (not teaching for a bit) & got it. It is totally the right job for me atm. Anything can happen, OP. 🌺

I'm not going to highjack OPs thread but of course I know this! Jesus!
In previous times, employers (in my field) would be open to a range of candidates that are within a decent shot of meeting the job requirements. Now it has to be 100% perfect fit.

For the LinkedIn bit, this was early doors learning. I don't use it any more. The easyapply function is utterly pointless as yes, it opens up to a deluge of applicants.

I would really consider looking into employment agencies. They will find you work and quick. I can recommend Huntress, but there’s other ones too. Pay is weekly and it’s usually stuff like sitting on reception in a car dealership (and not doing a right lot) or answering emails. Good hourly rates often above minimum wage and they have short and long term contracts. You can be applying for other things in the mean time. The good news is with your experience I should think lots of employers would be interested. Have you thought about maybe call handling for the police or NHS? Pay is good

As Churchill said - "If you’re going through hell, keep going" and "success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."

Worked for me.

I see lots of CV’s - they’re generally shockingly bad 😩
do you do a cover letter highlighting why you’d be a good fit for the company, why you want to work in a different career, why I should employ you?
or
do you use the same CV for all the jobs you apply for?
If it’s option 1 - you should be getting interviews, if it’s the 2nd - this is the reason why!

i’m fed up of reading CV’s where people can’t be bothered to change their skills or personal statement to the job their applying for (think “ I am really excited to be applying for a job in healthcare” when they are applying for a job in retail.

Sorry to be blunt

Maybe you need to focus more on one field. If you are applying to dozens of different jobs, anything that's not healthcare, it probably shows. When I interview (engineering type company) I'm looking for someone who is likely to be keen on the role and stay with the company long term, and one of my questions is "why do you want this job"? It's fine if they come from a slightly different background (within reason), we can train them up, if they have an enthusiasm to learn our field. If someone who doesn't have any background in our field or positive rationale for wanting to shift, it would make me worry that they'll decide they don't like it and leave again after we've invested in training them.

In your place I'd figure out what I wanted to try, and focus on writing fewer really high quality applications. And also try to get some work experience or short study courses in that area.

How long would you expect to wait to hear from an employer before you write it off?