To think in haven’t got the job…again

[BlackNugget]

NC’d for this.

I may be being a bit premature but I guess I’m just prepping myself for disappointment again. I’ve applied for yet another job. Closing date was last Monday. It’s been over a week and it’s a small company, don’t think they’re very well known and only advertised via their social media pages which had quite low engagements on the posts, so I feel like if I’d been successful to go for interview I would have heard by now.

I lost my job due to redundancies at the end of the year so I spent some money and time retraining in a marketing-type of industry. I have some experience and am creative so thought I’d be decent but I haven’t even had a sniff. No interviews, nothing.

It’s hit the point that I’m going to have to try and get any old job, which I understand, I’ll do anything to bring in the money, but I really thought this could be an opportunity for me to do something I wanted to do.

I’m a bit of a failure in life so this feels like her another kick in the teeth.

Its time to start accepting that I have failed yet again isn’t it?

If you've retrained with zero experience that's going to be hard at the moment. To get a job in a new field it would take quals and experience to make me notice a CV.

You are going to need to roughen up if you get disheartened by a no reply from one application.

Send out more CVs, apply to more jobs.

I'm currently aiming for 5 per week, but that is about the limit of the type of job I am looking at in my area. I get replies from about 20% and interviews from about 5%. I've been pipped at the post twice. At some point I will win.

But if you get dejected by one no reply, then you will never win.

I have a little bit of experience, but this is an entry level job. One of the other ones was entry level too. I appreciate that competition is fierce but this is so typical of me. I’m useless at everything. I’ve got no hobbies because I’m shit at everything I try, even after doing something for years. I was really hoping for a fresh start, something for me, and it seems I’ve failed again. I can’t dedicate any more time or money to training, I’ve got to take a job to pay the bills and my spare time is for the kids. I’m just tired of being a loser at life.

It’s not one application, it’s the last in a long line. And not just feels like a long line of my life.

I haven’t been applying for 5 a week though, I will admit I definitely haven’t been that active because most of the jobs seem way out of reach for me, so I’ve been going for the entry level stuff but I can’t even achieve that.

Jobs are hard to get these days. Don't be so disheartened at not hearing anything, training uo and applying for 1 job in that field is a large ask.

Apply for more roles and not just entry level. If you fulfill even half the requirements just apply. That's what men do! Nothing to lose. Good luck.

It isn’t just one job though, it’s one of many…it’s just that this one has pushed me to the edge today

I guess so, but I also not want to be out of my depth!

Vote suggests I do have to accept that after a week I’ve not been successful.

Id say it's a bad time to be changing career. Loads of people looking, employers cautious....

You may be better getting something temp in your previous line of work, then try to change from that when things have improved?

Just remember it's the summer holidays and people's annual leave can mean someone involved in the process might be away so I wouldn't lose heart just yet, especially at this time of year.

The whole application, interview process is tough - keep on, keeping on. The right thing will come around whether it's this or something else.

Aw, I’m sorry you’re feeling so disheartened.

Maybe take a look at your CV and see where you can make some changes.

Adjust/tweak and save a couple of different copies that you have slightly tailored towards different roles, such as one for marketing roles, one for social media manager, one for sales exec.

Look at the job description in detail and be sure to include the required skills listed within your CV, so if they run the applications through software, it will show as a higher percentage match for suitability.

Good luck, and don’t let the rejections knock you back 🙂

Sometimes they have already picked a candidate and advertising the job is simply a legal requirement. That is especially true for roles that don't get advertised outside of a social media post!

My partner who is highly qualified, and was already in a pretty good job had to send out 100s of applications for around 10 interviews recently. I'd take a 'buckshot' approach and just go for anything you're borderline qualified to do. Even go for jobs that you don't meet all the criteria for because you never know. Once you're in a job it will be easier so even if it's not oerfect stick at it for a bit, maybe 6 months, then start applying again with a more discerning approach. Looking for jobs that suit you better or pay better.

Unfortunately it's an odds game, but I understand it's hard not to take rejection personally.

It’s not a good time to be moving into a marketing-type career. They’re always hit hard by any economic downturns or recessions. There are a lot of well known, experienced people looking for work at the moment, and a lot of competition. It’s not a judgement on you, just a really tough market.

My friend was sending 100 applications a week to land a job when he was made redundant. Resilience is key. Failure is good- it leads to growth, no other way to learn. Must be patient. Also marketing is undergoing a seismic change now with the use of AI, Co-Pilot, ChatGpT and Gemini. Things that used to take my marketing team mates 5 hours to write and take less than 5 minutes so the need for people in marketing will drop. The irony now is that manual jobs cannot be replaced by AI much.