I’ve done everything people tell you to do, kept my skills current, paid for a professional resume, stayed active with networking, and kept applying consistently, yet I’m still sitting here with no offers after more than six months. The interviews I did get felt positive, but then I got ghosted after later rounds, which makes the whole process feel even more discouraging. At this point I genuinely don’t know what else I’m supposed to change to turn interviews into an actual offer.
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Start a small business doing something you enjoy.
Not sure what your career is but, I got my job at Dell via a temp job. Any of the job agency's/headhunter companies out there aren't too bad honestly. Ive used Kforce, Insight Global, and one other that I'm failing to remember the name of lol. Temp jobs do kinda su-k but like, in all honesty I feel like MOST companies these days - especially the larger ones - rarely hire FTE unless they are contract first.
I got interview every other week and landed a new job in 3 months. Just keep trying.
The job market is absolute garbage right now
@cp My experience at the same level was that I would receive offers for Dir or above at other companies and they were usually 30-40% less than what I'm paid at Dell.
I’ve had the exact same experience and have been looking at the Director level (while employed) for the last year. Ghosting after multiple rounds is common - I think they don’t make it official you didn’t get it until the top pick starts.
It’s a tough market, with so many layoffs you’re competing against overqualified people or people with top tier backgrounds. I saw a former SVP take a director-level job recently.
Be willing to do other work including freelance to get some income. Volunteer and get out to networking events and meetups. Work your network and alumni network. Blind applying is a waste of time.
if you are in Austin, check out a group called PurposeWorks and also consider working with a headhunter in your specialty. Direct applying to decent opportunities has next to no chance of success because of the silly numbers of applicants.
The job market is pretty rough right now. Keep your chin up. Have you considered a temp agency?