Not really talking about the current job situation, but do you ever notice how there are no postings for really obscure positions that definitely exist but are never posted anywhere? I feel like David Graeber would have a lot to say

  • Hohsia [he/him]
    hexagon
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    1 year ago

    I see the job search process as a consistent cycle

    -Spend hours looking for a job

    -Eventually make some progress with a position that is interested in you

    -Become very hopeful that you might get an offer

    -You learn it pays 30/hr max full time where the rent average is 1200/month and any negotiations are shot down hard

    I know a lot of people would be very pleased with that pay, but Godamn I took at multiple loans and was told my major would get me a job that would “pay that back in no time.”

    The job market kinda feels like an industry in and of itself agony-consuming

    • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      it's a numbers game you just make loads of applications until you get one

      you absolutely shouldn't get emotionally invested in a job until they give you an offer. I would encourage you to forget you even applied until you hear back from them

      you are 100% going about it wrong getting hopeful or invested before the concrete offer is not the way to go. There is a good chance with each application that no one even reads it because they get so many

      you need to apply to many jobs. Having a good CV that highlights transferable skills is key. It's a process where high volume of applications is the most important thing

      • Hohsia [he/him]
        hexagon
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        1 year ago

        Hmm “transferable skills”

        Was grilled in my head that technical skills/programming languages are the most important by far, so I guess I didn’t think to highlight soft skills. Maybe that could be a problem?

        • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          technical skills and programming skills are very good. But highlighting soft skills is also very important.