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Originally Posted by _Q_
Another week, another interview....
I think I'm going on the 20th interview now in the last year and still no job offer. It's getting extremely frustrating and demoralizing going through this process. Before this pandemic hit, I used to be able to land around 60% of the jobs that I interviewed for. Now I'm 0 for 20.
Anyone else going through this?
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What you're going through is absolutely not unusual. Just remember were in extremely unusual times. Just to put it into perspective, we're at historically high levels of unemployment, with Alberta at nearly 11% and Canada I think at 9.4 but that might be higher after the 200,000 job losses.
Also I believe that a lot of companies are holding back on hiring until this pandemic is over and the economy starts to recover.
So you're dealing with a highly constrained market with a lot of people applying.
I've talked to a few searches and its the same thing as you're going through, and its a bit spirit crushing. If I was religious I'd be saying prayers of thanks that I found something to do.
I know it sounds like sh$$$$ cookie cutter advice, but two things. Its still a numbers game, Keep applying, keep experimenting with your resume's in terms of looks and wording and messaging. If you need help, absolutely let me know, I'm here for that. At the same time the thing that saved my sanity to be honest, was taking that project management course, it allowed me to focus on something else and at the same time I felt like I was accomplishing something.
Also check up Meetups.com there are lots of free networking groups that are meeting virtually. See if there are any groups relevant to your field, networking is networking. Plus it lets you talk to other people.
I have a friend who's now viewing sending out his resume's as going through the motions. Why? Because he's not getting any responses. At his point, I told him to take a few days away and find another project to clear his mind. Then come back to his resume and his cover letters and his search refinement with fresh eyes.
Again I want to put this out there with all sincerity. I'm here to help, resume's interview prep, even if you want to talk about search strategies, or hell even if you want to vent. Whatever.