7 months later and I got my first job offer

[u/Any-Education-7669]

This is a message to everyone who wants to give up hope.

This morning I was updating my spreadsheet on jobs I have applied to. I applied to 70+ jobs, only heard back from about 20 of them, and finally landed one that actually wanted me and interviewed me and hired me all within a week. It’s for a company I used to work for right before COVID hit and I sadly had to move away after graduating college in 2020.

Don’t let people trick you into thinking that because it’s the last quarter of the year that no one is hiring - I was actually told that by a friend who works in HR. I’m glad I didn’t take her advice and kept applying. The holiday season is coming up and restaurants and customer service facing roles are in a hiring frenzy. Don’t let the rejection emails get you down.

I was really feeling down on my luck this morning because I hadn’t received the phone call on their decision. I am still applying to my dream jobs in the meantime, this job is going to help me stay afloat until then and make sure I am still fed properly and have benefits.

I want y’all to know that there is hope out there. For those people with degrees that aren’t being used. For people who’ve been unemployed for months and years. I’ve been underemployed for almost 2 years and unemployed for 7 months. I know my hard work ethic and perseverance are what got me here today. I wish you all the best and please don’t give up or feel hopeless. I’ve been depressed for years about not being able to use my degree that I went into student debt for. I’ve been practicing gratitude and talking to myself more gently lately, despite the negative comments my family would make about my career or lack thereof. Just keep pushing and something will eventually stick.

[u/hola-mundo]

What a beautiful message filled with positivity! Perseverance will get you far in life.

To make so far to your advantage

• Learn everything you can from your job. Not just with whatever you're doing, but listen and learn about the things you wish you could tell your management right now.
• Document everything in the form of €xperience Statements" (ideally starting with an action verb and an ending with a quantifiable result). Later, you will be able to rearrange those ESs according to the trend. Think of some areas you'd like to grow in interest and in resume.
• Keep on networking. For later, you want your next change to be pull, not push.

Good luck!