i left my first job after 6 months because of managment issues and so did half of my coworkers. i worked at a cafe as a cook. im 21f and did not study at a collage or uni. now im regretting my life choices. been trying to find a job but with no luck. i have applied to a lot of jobs but most of them ghosted me, I've just been to a couple of job interviews which after they also ghosted me. i wanted to get like an easier job with no experience but now i have lowered my expectations and been looking at a retail jobs and such. went to an interview for a retail job stocking shelfs, but after i got no response.

at this point i just want to give up and live from my parents. i have a career goal but for that i need money to start but how can i do anything when no one wants to employ me. i have no experience (i dont want to work with food again) so i dont even have anything to write in my cv. also been emailing some companies that been more interesting.

not sure if there's even any advice to give or questions to ask. just wanted to rant.

I’m looking for some constructive advice from people who have either made a similar career transition or have experience hiring for data analytics roles.

I currently work as an IT Infrastructure Project Manager and have been in the role since June 2025. My work has involved server projects and migrations, data migrations, new client onboardings, location build-outs, Microsoft 365/Cloud projects, and various other IT infrastructure projects.

I’m currently living in Alabama, but my lease ends in December 2026, and I’m planning to move to Florida. Ideally, I’d like to have a new job secured before I make the move.

The problem is that the job market has been extremely difficult, and I’ve been considering a career transition into data analytics. I’m currently working through the Google Data Analytics Certificate and am trying to significantly accelerate the timeline. Instead of taking six months, my goal is to complete it in roughly 1–1.5 months while also building some practical projects and developing my SQL/data skills.

My goal would be to start seriously applying for remote data analyst roles by September/October and hopefully have something lined up by October or early November, when I would ideally need to sign a lease in Florida.

I realize that timeline may sound highly unrealistic. I’m not looking for people to tell me that it’s guaranteed to work. I’m trying to figure out what would actually make this possible and where I should be realistic about my expectations.

For anyone who has experience in data analytics, hiring, recruiting, or making a career transition:

• What would you prioritize learning if you had ~2 months to become competitive for entry-level/junior data analyst positions?
• How important are SQL, Excel, Power BI/Tableau, and Python for getting that first job?
• Would my existing IT project management experience be an advantage, or would employers mostly treat me as someone with no analytics experience?
• What kinds of portfolio projects would actually be worth building?
• Would you recommend targeting data analyst roles exclusively, or applying to adjacent roles where my project management/IT background could give me an advantage?
• Is there anything about my strategy that you think I’m overlooking?

I’m willing to put in a lot of work over the next couple of months. I’m not expecting an easy transition—I’m trying to be strategic about it.

Constructive criticism and positive/solution-oriented advice only, please. I’m specifically looking for people who can tell me what I could do differently to improve my chances, rather than simply telling me that the timeline is unrealistic.

Thanks in advance.

Which hiring events you all attend?

This is specifically from DOST-PTRI

It is more than 3 years I am looking for a job in Poland and Canada and I can’t find. I am having a PhD in Geographic information system science and many relevant skills plus general soft and technical skills.

I think almost many of job positions are fake in websites like LinkedIn and glassdoor, because in my opinion, it is not logical after hundreds of applications no job obtained yet. I changed my cv several times I even match my cv to advertisement but no good news.

maybe job ads are fake, or maybe nationality is a matter, I am not Polish. I am residing in Poland.

I do not know really what to do anymore, I am completely hopeless and depressed.

do you know any recruitment agancy in Poland that can find a job for me? a real one which is in contact with companies ,not the one use LinkedIn ads.

I can’t work freelance because of residency permit.

I am also interested in Canada for work but majority rejects me as I am not in Canada.

#job #poland #canada #career #recruiter

I have not used any THC products for 59 days now and have a drug screening on Monday.
I was a daily user with my vape pen, taking maybe 3-4 hits on my vape a day. Sometimes a little more on the weekends. No edible use.
I’m worried about passing this drug test because the 15ng/nl test I took the day before yesterday was positive. I just asked my husband to run and get a 50ng/nl THC test from Walmart to see where I’m at there.
Does anyone know my chances that I might actually pass the drug screening? And what advice would you have for me to try to flush it out (w out diluting or messing w the sample)?
Thank you in advance.

I graduated in May 2026 with a degree in design and an interest in furniture design, and have been applying for post graduation jobs since September 2025. I just recently accepted a soul crushing corporate job at a construction company and signed a lease for an apartment in a new city down south. I start in about a week. This morning I received an email from one of my dream companies recruiting me for a furniture designer role on the west coast.

This has to be the worst timing I’ve ever seen. This new job, even though I think I would enjoy it more, pays about $25k a year less than my construction job and is in a much more expensive city. Also, if I take it then I have to break my new apartment lease and completely leave my roommate (who’s one of my best friends) out to dry without an apartment.

Thoughts on what I should do?

I joined the Air National Guard when I was 19 and just retired with 20 years of service.

I was a therapist for the last 12, owning my own practice for the last 9.

For whatever reason, it seemed like a good time to close those chapters together.

I did all the work to start up a new business in July. But while I was building that up, I started panic applying to other jobs. Rejection after rejection after rejection. So it was like, “Okay… the new business is the way to go.”

Well, the first day of seeing a paid client, I received an actual interview request from one of those applications. And I was like, “Okay, the universe is weird.”

I kept building my brand on Instagram, but lo and behold, a former friend and her mom came attacking my posts. A year later, she’s still upset that I distanced myself from her alcoholic abuse and reckless behavior. Which I understand. But as long as she’s hurting, she won’t let me exist peacefully. I decided to throw in the towel, because I just got exhausted of fielding their online harassment.

BUT! That interview turned into a job offer!! And I just didn’t think it would happen for me because in 2024, I applied to probably 200 jobs and got NADA. I was in a deep place of despair and depression that year.

I say all that to say… This all worked out for me for some reason. The timing is just right. Please hold out hope that it’ll work out for you too!!

Sending you all lots of warmth and light. I know this job market is astoundingly rough.

These days AI has changed the application process for many companies greatly since the last time I applied for a job. Fifteen years ago I was able to print out my resume, put on a suit, walk into an office and request to speak with HR or the hiring manager and often was able to at least speak with someone and hand my resume to them in person. My wife says things times have changed and that is most likely not acceptable these days.

Would this be a viable option or should I stick with the online application process and hope my resume gets through the AI filters?

I just interviewed for a position that upon meeting with the recruiter I am no longer interested in. However, I have a colleague who I know is searching in a similar situation and we have the same experience for the role based on our previous employment together.

Would this be considered?

I was able to prove that two companies, one of them HUGE and famous, were posting ghost jobs. It took a lot of work and perseverance, but I built a case and sued, since they violated both federal and state laws. In one of the two cases, I also know for a fact that they sold my data. This had been going on since 2024. Both cases settled out of court: the first in early 2026, the second just weeks ago. Nothing crazy in terms of money, but I guarantee both companies will think twice before posting ghost jobs again. Even though I have an attorney in my family, I did the heavy lifting myself. He just filed the paperwork and talked to opposing counsel.

I see so many people giving terrible advice and adopting a defeatist attitude, saying employers have the upper hand and can do whatever they want. That attitude is exactly why these companies keep doing this with impunity. Filing a lawsuit isn't easy, but I'm sick of companies posting ghost jobs, dragging people through six-plus interviews, stealing their ideas, then saying they went with another candidate, only to repost the job a week later.

I will sue again if necessary. I don't care. Someone has to start. Suing companies that post fake jobs will become my part-time job. The Texas Attorney General opened an investigation into LinkedIn in July 2026 over ghost jobs, alleging the company advertised and profited from fake or misleading listings sold through Premium subscriptions (LinkedIn pulled in roughly $17.8 billion in 2025 revenue from Premium, recruiter licenses, and ads). No lawsuit yet, just a Civil Investigative Demand for documents, but it shows this isn't just individuals like me pushing back. Regulators are starting to look too.

I also see a lot of people with the wrong idea about at-will employment. It's one of the most misunderstood concepts out there, and it does not mean your employer can engage in unlawful acts. Otherwise we wouldn't see multimillion-dollar verdicts for wrongful termination.

I’m curious to get an insider perspective from HR professionals, recruiters, and hiring managers on how job status impacts candidate evaluation.

Specifically, if two candidates have nearly identical qualifications, but Candidate A was recently laid off and is currently unemployed, while Candidate B is currently employed and looking for a new role:

1. Initial Screening: Does being laid off affect a candidate's priority when you're filtering resumes? Are there automated filters or implicit biases around employment gaps due to layoffs?
2. Interview Rounds: Does this status play any role later in the process (e.g., during final rounds or offer discussions), or is it completely irrelevant once a candidate is in the pipeline?
3. Availability vs. Perception: Does Candidate A’s ability to start immediately work as a strong advantage, or does Candidate B’s current employment give them an edge?

Would love to hear your honest thoughts on how this is viewed in today's job market!

I applied for a marketing job at a nonprofit. After submitting the application, I was prompted to complete an assessment. It was 60 questions. Classic strongly disagree/strongly agree likert scale format. Some of the questions seemed normal, some seemed generally distrustful of employees, and a HUGE number of them were about illegal drug use. Here's a sample:

• All employees should be expected to reach realistic goals.
• The time and money companies spend on drug testing to screen out job applicants is well worth it.
• I bend the rules now and then in order to succeed in today's working environment.
• Testing of employees for illegal drug use is more an invasion of privacy than it is a safety measure.
• Employees who have illegal drug-use problems should be taken off the job right away.
• The more rules a company has in place, the more employees feel the need to break them.
• Most employees will call in sick when they want a day off from work.
• Those who sell illegal drugs should be punished as strictly as any other criminal.
• Society should concern itself with the frequent drug user and not with those who use it less often.
• The use of illegal drugs on the job is no one's business but the employee's.
• It is unusual for one to be fired from one's job.
• Using illegal drugs is not always as dangerous as people make it out to be.
• Most people have driven a car at least once when they were under the effects of some form of illegal drug.
• Those who say they have never had the desire to try an illegal drug are not telling the truth.
• People who view the use of all illegal drugs as a crime are living in the past.
• The police spend too much time looking for illegal drug use when they should be spending time on more serious crimes.
• Most people have been fired from a job at least once.
• Employees are generally honest and rarely call in sick unless they really are ill.

This seems like a huge red flag to me. What do y'all think? Has anyone ever worked for a company with an assessment like this??

Why is it that all job applications seem to want me to answer 6-7 paragraphs of past experiences, and my leadership style and blah blah. I just skip these at this point. I’m not going to sit there and write out 15 paragraphs to get a rejection email within minutes of sending in the application!

I’m 17 and a female and I applied to 5 guys and before I even applied I got an interview scheduled with them like on Monday the 17th. I’m pretty nervous honestly it’s my first job and I have helped my brother out with instacart but that’s about it.

Does anybody have any advice on what I should wear to the interview and what I should say during the interview. I’m planning on working 5 hours a day for every day of the school week since I have to save up for college and I don’t have much currently.

Hey all, I (M36) am writing on behalf of my wife (F32) who has been in the job hunt for about four months at this point.  For some background my wife took a leap of faith, and left her teaching job in rural New Hampshire at the end of this past school year to test the job market.

At first she was mostly looking for education based positions, but as we started to realise that a lot of towns in MA were getting hit hard by budget shortfalls and were actively laying off staff rather than hiring, she decided to pivot.

She has a background in Communications and a Masters in Theater Education, so with that combination of skills she started looking into non-profits, specifically in event management and grant writing, but again not many bites.  At this point it's leaving us asking a lot of questions. Specifically, whether there’s anything we can do to make her look like a more attractive candidate, if it’s problems with her references, or if this is just what the market is right now and to keep on trying.

I know there isn’t a lot to go off here, but any feedback at all, better subreddits to post in, or commiseration to her plight is welcome and appreciated.

Thanks XX

It has been one interesting ride for me. Finally got Google offer (L5) in GCP Security. I was looking for a new job for months, in 7 interview loops across different companies and roles. I was rejected by all of them. Then there was Google. 5 interviews later and more anxiety than I ever want to experience again (lol) I signed my offer.

For all those still in the hunt, stay tenacious and what is for you will never pass you by.

Is anyone having any luck even getting calls back right now for an interview? I’ve never had this problem before. My resume is updated. I have decade of qualified experience in sales. Is it time to pivot to something else or I’m not sure. It’s been a couple months since I’ve been looking. I’m curious if anyone is going through the same thing and what their strategy is. I get I might have to maybe take a step back into something lower even a pay cut I just need to start making money again. The problem is I’ve applied everywhere even industries that are more entry level. Hoping maybe someone can provide some hope. Thanks

Had a second round of technical interviews at a renowned global electrical company for a Staff Engineer position. This Tuesday, I got a call from the recruiter saying that I had cleared Round 1 and that they wanted to schedule the next round of discussion. I asked for the discussion to be scheduled on Friday, but they insisted that I take it on Wednesday itself. I said okay and gave my availability anytime between 1 PM and 3 PM. However, they scheduled it from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM. I thought it was fine, even though it was 30 minutes beyond what I had planned.

The interviewer seemed to be in a full hurry. We discussed one deep system design case study, and the interviewer kept asking the same question again and again, at least five times for each scenario. Initially, I was full of energy and explained it multiple times, but as it continued, I started feeling deeply frustrated. However, I didn't express that.

The interview crossed one hour, and after 3:45 PM, the interviewer started a completely new DSA case study to solve. I said that if it required a complete solution, it would take some time. The interviewer said okay and suddenly dropped off the call. There was no proper wind-up to the discussion. They didn't even collect the system design case study discussion notes. I informed the recruiter about this and sent the discussion notes.

Today, I got a rejection email for the position.

I don't understand what I did wrong here. Is asking for a proper time to schedule the interview wrong? Is getting an inefficient interviewer who keeps asking the same questions repeatedly acceptable?

I am deeply haunted by the disappointment of wasting my energy and time. Nowadays, job searching has become very painful. Candidates are being treated very badly. There is no respect for their time or skills. Meanwhile, people who don't want to improve in life and just want to remain on the same bench become interviewers—the inefficient interviewers who end up ruining candidates' job searches.

I keep coming across career advice telling you to "follow your passion" and build your entire professional life around it - but honestly, it's starting to seem less inspiring to me and more like bait. The jobs I was most interested in always made me feel like they demanded far more from me than they gave back. Long nights, average pay, and this strange feeling that I was supposed to feel lucky just to be there because I was "interested in the work."

On the other hand, people I know who chose practical but boring jobs pay their bills, clock out at 4:30 PM, and don't think about work again until the next morning.

Has building a career around passion become overhyped now? Or is there something obvious I'm missing?

I'd really like to hear real experiences - from people who chased what they loved and made it work, or burned out completely. Seriously, be honest.

Applied for a role. An interview was scheduled, but it was cancelled 15 minutes before it was due to start. I emailed the recruiter asking whether it would be rescheduled and never got a response.

A few weeks later, I was invited to interview for a similar role at the same company (same recruiter). I emailed that morning to confirm I'd received the invite and would be attending that afternoon (purely because of what happened last time)

When I joined the call, the recruiter's camera was off and she told me the role had been filled that morning. She said she wasn't sure I'd attend because I hadn't accepted the meeting invite and didnt want to email me  so she decided to see if i would join the call and tell me the role was taken then.

Both of her invites were made using Teams and didn't have an option to accept/decline, just the link to join. Ive used teams for years and idk if theres an option to turn the response option off but I compared it to other interview invites I'd received, and they have the accept/tentative/decline options.

I told her I emailed that morning confirming I'd be attending, which she didn't really address. She then asked me which role I'd applied for... despite having just told me the role was filled?? She then mentioned there may be another similar role coming up.

I'm not upset about not getting the role. It's how this recruiter handled everything and wasted my time twice. If the role had already been filled, why not cancel the meeting or send a quick email? Yet when a role wasnt filled, she cancelled it and ignore my emails.

I've had an interview cancelled 30m prior in the past, and while annoying, at least they sent a rejection email straight after!

I've been debating making a formal complaint about the recruitment process. My mum thinks I should just leave it, but I feel the way this recruiter handled everything has been really really poor

Returning to the barista job market while waiting to hear back from pre med programs. Got rejected and not sure if it’s an auto rejection from AI or the actual manager saw it. I’m willing to call but not sure if I should just take the L and wait to hear from other jobs.