Mysterious
Banned
So it's internship application season at my school. I used up all 50 of the applications available through my school (50 max). I'm just scared for all the rejections. 
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Applying for jobs is exhausting and soul-crushing
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ExpressGalaxy
Member
Quick question for those who found positions through temp work:
How often do I need to keep in contact with the staffing agency? After meeting with the agency I applied to and completing all their tests do I just go back to applying on my own while playing the waiting game to hear back from them? Or do I need to keep in contact with them constantly?
How often do I need to keep in contact with the staffing agency? After meeting with the agency I applied to and completing all their tests do I just go back to applying on my own while playing the waiting game to hear back from them? Or do I need to keep in contact with them constantly?
anonymous_abc
Member
You should definitely continue doing your own thing. They will usually get back to you in a timely fashion.
Lakershead22
Member
So I had my interview. I was definitely nervous and I stumbled on the very first question but after that I think I recovered alright. I hope that interning at that company twice gives me extra points. Nothing is guaranteed so now I wait and see.
dark_chris
Member
I'm leaving my current job at this big tech company because of lack of personal growth there. Ive been in the same spot for 3 years and I can't live with the pay I'm getting.
Now, after searching, I have a huge 4 hour job interview tomorrow with a company that is interested in me. 4 hours sounds insane to me and I wouldn't know what to expect from long interviews like this, even though my current job is to set up interviews. xD
I'm just gonna bring a notebook, pen, and warm bottle of water. I think i should be good with that.
Now, after searching, I have a huge 4 hour job interview tomorrow with a company that is interested in me. 4 hours sounds insane to me and I wouldn't know what to expect from long interviews like this, even though my current job is to set up interviews. xD
I'm just gonna bring a notebook, pen, and warm bottle of water. I think i should be good with that.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
I never heard of a gosh damn four hour interview!
dark_chris
Member
From what i've worked with at my company, it could go from half hour to 5 hours.
spatenfloot
Member
You should find an empty office and just move in and start working like Michael J Fox in The Secret of my Success.
m_shortpants
Member
Probably a panel interview or series of interviews with different people.
smokeandmirrors
Banned
Took a preliminary online assessment and it said I got an 86 which i guess is good considering there was stuff that wasn't in the description and stuff I'd never come across since webdev was never my focus.
Yeah that's what I ended up doing. Found the median and used that.
Yeah that's what I ended up doing. Found the median and used that.
A new graduate is untested in actual work. Someone with experience is always preferred, unless that experienced person lacks passion/expects too much.
You'll be fine. Explain why you don't have a job and just be excited about the role in a way that makes your enthusiasm contagious and you'll have a successful interview.
Problem is, I didn't get much work since graduation and mostly outside my field of study. I always refresh my knowledge and read articles but I'm still afraid about that.
Be confident, admit that you might not know everything but that you're a quick learner and tie in your experiences to what they're looking for, however remote the connections. Confidence is a major help in any interview and honesty is really the best way to go when you have a lack of experience ("Yes, I may not have a lot of experience in that specific area, but I have done work that is similar in this way, and I also read a lot and stay up to date")
KernelPanic
Member
I've been waiting over a week for a job offer that the employer is "getting final approval for". I thought this is the sort of thing you do before interviewing candidates?
This is truly soul crushing.
This is truly soul crushing.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Usually but I've definitely times where they didn't of they got initial approval but need final approval for the hire.
sooperkool
Member
tell them that you are being selective in finding your next opportunity as you are looking for the right environment.
Rawket Lawnchair
Member
The day after tomorrow marks 1 year of unemployment for me. Haven't had an interview for 3 months, and there's nothing in the horizon, as the oil & gas industry is fucked.
I've been feeling like such a failure for the past year, as never before in my life. I've had failures in the past, but they never were enough to keep me down and I always knew I would bounce back, one way or another. I always did. But this past year has been trying, and after being fired and being rejected by so many jobs like a piece of trash, I really don't know what kind of fuel I am burning any more to keep on going. The only good thing in my life is my girlfriend. Without her, I would be living in a cardboard box now.
Sorry, needed to vent.
I've been feeling like such a failure for the past year, as never before in my life. I've had failures in the past, but they never were enough to keep me down and I always knew I would bounce back, one way or another. I always did. But this past year has been trying, and after being fired and being rejected by so many jobs like a piece of trash, I really don't know what kind of fuel I am burning any more to keep on going. The only good thing in my life is my girlfriend. Without her, I would be living in a cardboard box now.
Sorry, needed to vent.
KernelPanic
Member
Ah ok the recruiter definitely said "final approval".
Never ran into this before.
It's a contract for 6 months. I love the position but I am still debating whether to go down the contract route.
I lost my programming job last Thursday because I was always making stupid mistakes, causing me to miss deadlines. I lost the job before that one for pretty much the same reason.
I was also diagnosed with ADHD recently, and started taking medicine for it last week. The problem is, I still don't know how I can get a job if no one is going to want to gamble on someone stupid like me that has ADHD and was let go from two jobs.
I was also diagnosed with ADHD recently, and started taking medicine for it last week. The problem is, I still don't know how I can get a job if no one is going to want to gamble on someone stupid like me that has ADHD and was let go from two jobs.
vicissitudes
Banned
How long were you at your job? I remember your thread from the first time you were let go. Comp Sci is a tough industry, I can relate. Hang in there.
Three months. I actually really loved this job too.
Rawket Lawnchair
Member
Sorry to hear it Hylian. Hang in there.
I was let go from my job a couple weeks ago for a similar reason. I can relate man, try and keep your head up.
mhayes86
Member
That's what I would guess as well. I've had a couple interview sessions that took between 4-6 hours due to interviewing with multiple people (at scheduled times). One of those sessions included a two hour test.
Microsoft Excel...the worst program on Earth.
I feel my interview went bad. I could't sleep at night because of the stress, waking up every couple of hours. I forgot to bring my CV. I locked my keys in the car. Ended up waiting two hours for the interview. Worse of all I entered panic mode mid-interview (even though I felt I was doing ok at the time) and started talking too fast.
Sigh...
Sigh...
sheepishlord
Member
Had an interview earlier, it started very well but then definitely tailed off a bit.
Could really go either way i think, i'm not going to be able to concentrate on anything else until i get the call, thankfully they said they'd almost certainly let me know tomorrow.
Gaf, lend me your prayers.
Could really go either way i think, i'm not going to be able to concentrate on anything else until i get the call, thankfully they said they'd almost certainly let me know tomorrow.
Gaf, lend me your prayers.
To others inside their company? That's actually how I got my job.
Applied for a position, got asked if I was interested about another one. Went to interview thinking it was for the original application (I asked the secretary) and didn't get the job but they passed it on to another division, which I then landed and which is quite a good fit for me (better than the position they asked me).
KernelPanic
Member
I've had 4 interviews with the same company and they want more smh.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
This couldn't be more true - every single one of my freelancing clients of the last 4+ years or so has been a referral from an existing one or from a former colleague from when I've been in full time jobs.
Now I've decided to hunt down some fulltime work again and the process is indeed soul-crushing.
smokeandmirrors
Banned
Just had to tell a company that I would only pursue the job if their listed potential salary was on the higher end of what they are offering because the low end is absolutely incredibly insulting for the job type and location.
I feel like I'm so out of my element.
I feel like I'm so out of my element.
entremet
Member
Welp, my contract is up and there was pressure from above to cut some spending so guess who's back on the market. Lol. It was my first real job out of school, so i was very fortunate to find the contract job through a recruiter. It lasted almost a year and i really learned a lot from those guys. This time im hoping to find something a little more permanent but we'll see. Back to the grind.
moka
Member
It does take a lot of time. Man, when I was looking for a work placement I applied to over 30 places, got interview at 3 places and got offers from 2 (the place I went with had 5 interviews in total).
It takes time and effort - especially with all these competency questions you have to fill out, reasoning tests, waiting etc.
What makes it suck even more is all the rejection emails you'll get. Sooner or later something will come through though.
Consider yourself lucky. IBM is more soul crushing than being unemployed.
Roland_Gunner
Member
Even a couple of years ago most of the people I knew there really liked it. Felt they were with the leading company for business solutions and were more secure than people with other companies. Now IBM seems to be cutting back wherever possible and everyone's on edge. I wouldn't be surprised if that job didn't get filled at all.
entremet
Member
IBM does what most Fortune 100 firms do, force layoffs to increase stock price. They were one of the first pioneer of that type of corporate governance.
Ultimadrago
Member
Finally got employed. It'll be a customer service position, but it's at a desk in an office rather than dealing with the average American face-to-face. I can't wait!
KernelPanic
Member
I've been through 4 interviews with IBM.
Was kinda hyped til I saw the comments here:-/
entremet
Member
Congrats!
Big Chungus
Member
this sucks, all my friends that I graduated with are making pretty good money but im working for about a quarter of what they make
they didnt have much experience at all either when we graduated
they didnt have much experience at all either when we graduated
Ultimadrago
Member
Thanks. I'm still working my retail job on weekends until the new position proves to be stable, but I'm very ready to let the old one go.