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Where the hell are all of the jobs? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

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