After 3 Months Unemployed, I Finally Got Hired: I'm Literally Crying
I quit my job at the end of last year, and from the start of this year I applied like crazy, sending out applications to 80 places... When I got the final offer call from the last place I applied to, my hands were shaking so much I almost dropped my phone.
I remember when I failed 5 interviews and my self-esteem hit rock bottom. At the time, I kept blaming myself, wondering what I did wrong, but looking back, it's also true that I just wasn't prepared enough.
Anyway, I start work next week. Everyone, hang in there—it really will happen someday.
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Congrats lol. You really worked hard—get some rest now. Once you're back at work, it's another war.
Congratulations! I went through something similar last year—I applied to 100 places and it took 6 months. Every time I got rejected after an interview, I think I spent three days wondering why that company turned me down. But looking back now, I ended up somewhere much better than the place I got into back then. Timing really makes all the difference ^^ Good luck with your first day next week!
The first three months after starting work are an even bigger hell, so don't push that feeling aside lol. Still, congratulations.
Wow, congratulations. I was unemployed for 8 months, and honestly, during the last month, I was tired of even writing resumes and afraid to meet people. The phrase “someday it’ll happen” sounded so empty to me, but once I actually got hired, I realized it was true. I hope everyone gets good news like you.
Well, three months is a bit short... Of course, everyone's situation is different, so I can't really say, but if you sent out 80 applications, it seems less like you were underprepared and more like the market was just bad. But what I'm really curious about is: if you've been rejected five times, have you tried analyzing for yourself what went wrong? If you don't sort that out, it'll just repeat.