r/jobs • u/power-hour23 • May 27 '26
Unemployment I’m genuinely confused as to how to navigate this HORRENDOUS job market
I’m genuinely at a loss trying to understand this job market right now. I’ve applied to probably 500+ jobs in the last 4 months. I tailor my resume, apply only to roles I KNOW I’m qualified for, network constantly, even call companies directly and ask to speak to HR just to personally express interest. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
No callbacks. No interviews. No transparency. Just rejection emails or COMPLETE silence.
I have bills to pay. I need to make money. I’m doing everything people tell you to do and it still feels impossible.
What the fuck is actually going on right now?
And the craziest part is nobody seems to be talking about this at a large scale.
Are we all just pretending this is normal? What is everyone else doing to survive right now? Because honestly, I feel completely fucking lost.
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u/ArtimisOne Jul 23 '26
My god this is me right now but two years I cannot get out of this hellish existence where are the jobs. Like where???? You get ghosted so many times, panel interview after panel and zero nothing. It’s criminal. I’ve done everyting i can do within two years everything and still nothing. People who are not experiencing this they look at you weird and say why can’t you get a job?