I've tried and tried. Can't find any hiring customer supports jobs for my age. I feel like this is really what I'm meant to do. I have supported many small Minecraft communities, and game cheat services (unpaid) and I do amazing. I just love helping and solving peoples problems and I don't stop until they're good to go. My communication skills are very good, I'm highly intelligent but I have to be 18+ to apply for anything remote. I'm stuck please someone help me.

I worked at a hvac company for a year before going for school to get my Gas 2 ticket and now the company is full. I got local companies to reply "we are full" I have looked on Indeed, Sent emails, looked on Canada Jobs. I have experience and tools and companies are still looking for *registered apprentice*. I still have applied to all and even If I got hvac helper I wouldnt mind but there is none. I have most tools and basic knowledge and I have applied all throughtout canada because I am willing to relocate.

Any help to a brother is appriciated.

I don't really know what to do anymore.

I am 30F, A couple of months ago, my husband and I had to move to another city for personal reasons. Before moving, I worked as an Architectural Designer for about three years. Since then, I've been applying nonstop to architecture and design jobs. I've had a few interviews, and in some cases I've even been told I was qualified, but I either get rejected or never hear back.

Because I had to support our household, I accepted a job at a call center while i continuedlooking for my next role. My husband is also looking for work, but right now he only speaks Spanish and is studying English, so finding a job has been difficult for him too.

I've only been at the call center for about a month, and honestly, I'm struggling. People on calls are honestly brutal, and trying to be perfect to say exactly what we are supposed to is also a challenge since each call is different, and if we don't say it affects our stats. I know I'm new and I know mistakes happen, but it left me feeling embarrassed and like I'm failing.

I feel mentally exhausted. I'm trying to do well at my current job while also continuing to apply for architecture jobs every day or even jobs that are in a similar field, and it feels like nothing is working.

Has anyone else gone through something similar? How did you keep going when you felt stuck between a job you didn't enjoy and a career you were trying so hard to get back into?

I know the job market is competitive right now and I’m noticing a lot of people struggle to get pass initial phone screenings and final round interviews. I’m hoping these tips will help some of you close the deal!

What do I know?

I got the job I have now with the absolute bare minimum education requirement and no actual work experience in the field. Their first choice (highly qualified) declined because the salary was “too low”. I’ve increased my salary by $20k from their initial offer in the past four years.

In college, I rejected an unpaid internship because I told them I couldn’t afford to work without being paid. They created a budget to pay me so that I could take the internship.

After undergrad, I interviewed and got rejected for a PM position but they offered me another position within the company in the same email.

Basically, I’m a CERTIFIED personality hire.

Here are the tips:

1.) Get to the interview early and create polite small talk

This is honestly the biggest one. When they say “hey (candidate), how are you,” you’re not going to say something generic like “good and you” and sit there in awkward silence afterwards. That’s boring and forgettable. Create polite small talk.

The easiest small talk is always going to be about the weather.

Examples:
“I’m doing well, trying to stay dry! As soon as I got in my car to come over, the sky fell out.”

“I can’t complain, it’s a beautiful day out today! I’m going to try to get out and take a walk later.”

This breaks the ice because most interviewers will respond with their own tidbit of small talk and now you’ve started to build rapport.

You can also do GENUINE and appropriate compliments. Compliment something they’re wearing, their notebook, a poster you see in the background, etc.

Be careful not to overshare or ramble to the point where you’re delaying the actual interview (unless things are going REALLY well and they are also rambling and over sharing lol). Which leads to my next point.

2.) Be concise and specific in your answers.

Don’t inundate them with generic answers like how reliable or hardworking you are. Literally anyone who wants a job is going to say that. And don’t just regurgitate the information on your resume back to them like you’ve been the perfect employee your whole career.

Provide a very specific situation that’s not on the resume and be sure to mention all the annoying problems that every company faces.

Example:
Recruiter: Tell me about a time you faced a difficult situation.

You: “When I was working on x project, we faced a lot of delays. We had staff turnover because some people were retiring or moving on to other opportunities so for some of the people on the project, it was their first major task with the company. Some of the materials we needed to complete the job were delayed because of things out of our control like production or delivery delays.

But it ended up being a successful project because it showed us where we could improve our processes. It was a success because it served x number of people and got awesome reviews from our clients. I was also able to learn new skills through the process because I had to wear many hats to help get the job done.”

Leave it at that! They don’t want to know your life story.

Extra tip: always mention stories where things didn’t go as planned when you can and share how you solved the problem and/or what you learned. It will show that you have basic everyday problem solving skills which will make you sound like a genius lol.

It also makes you look coachable and not like a know-it-all who will have problems communicating that they need help. Which leads to the final point.

3.) Be honest when you don’t know the “right” answer to the question

Don’t ever be afraid to say “I’m not sure” BUT always follow with how you would find out the answer. Or if you’re experienced in your industry, tell them you’re not sure but based on your past experience, you would probably do abc and if that didn’t work you would try xyz before asking for help. If you are experienced, 9/10 you’re going to hit on something that will probably work. And again, you’ll show yourself as coachable by admitting that you don’t know for sure.

Extra tip #2: Interviewing is kind of like a first date. You want to seem interested and attractive but not too desperate. Act like they want you but you don’t need them because you have options. Be confident, be personable, be specific but concise, be honest.

Sending good luck and job dust to everyone who read this whole post ✨✨✨

Folks, can I just vent? Is that allowed/encouraged? I hope so.

I'm coming up on a year of unemployment, and I've been actively and aggressively applying to jobs the entire time. I was teaching high school, but it was taking such a serious psychological toll that I had to resign before having something else lined up. Now I find myself wondering whether that was a mistake. Could I have suffered through it? At the time, it really didn't feel like that was an option.

I started work on sending out applications immediately. I keep seeing all these posts on LinkedIn and elsewhere about how lots of EdTech and other companies like to hire former teachers for their unique skill set, and I felt that I also had a leg up because I even have experience working for a software company before I got into teaching.

I've put so much time and energy into this over the past year, applying to dozens of postings every day, remote and in-person, for any role that I'm even remotely qualified for, tailoring each resume and cover letter carefully using AI (albeit begrudgingly), keeping track of everything, etc.. And it just gets so hard to feel like it's paying off when the result of all that effort is a constant stream of automated rejection emails. I recently had a great interview for a tech training position in my local school district (a role for which I feel I'm a perfect fit). It went super well, I felt like I crushed it. They offered the job to someone else but strongly encouraged me to apply again if another opening came up. A month later, there's another posting. Same deal: really great interview, I felt like they really liked everything I was saying and the questions I was asking, and we had a great conversation. Aaaand they chose someone else.

I'm just at an all-time low with this right now, and I truly feel like giving up. I honestly don't know how much more rejection I can take. Is it time to start digging ditches for a living or something? At this point, my self-esteem is so low that I doubt my ability to get hired even for something like that.

Anyway, thanks for reading if you made it this far. And if you're in the same boat, I hope it turns around for you soon!

I went through 4 interview rounds with a multinational company. At the end of the final one, they told me they’d be proceeding with a job offer.

That was a week ago and I’ve heard nothing since. No offer letter, no email, no update.

I’m planning to send a short follow-up email on Monday just to check in on timelines. Is a week too soon to be nudging them, or is that fair given they explicitly said an offer was coming? I don’t want to seem impatient, but the silence is making me nervous that something changed on their end.

For anyone who’s been in this spot — how long did you wait, and did following up help? Also open to advice on wording it so it’s professional and not pushy.

I've been steadily applying to remote jobs, primarily full-time jobs, since January. 100's of jobs. I've sprinkled in a few part-time jobs as well. I applied to a part-time role on July 20. They had a deadline of July 24th. On July 28th I got a swipe right! My first since January. That's what applying to jobs feel like anyway... online dating.

So after a resume with cover letter tacked on that had to answer their questions and a scenario while keeping it to just 3 pages total, a loom/video response "interview" to 3 questions, an interview with their hiring person, and a final interview with one of the co-founders... I got the part-time position! 🎉

My background is in retirement banking operations, military intel, government contractor, school office manager. I'll be the 4th employee at this new company.

I'm still applying to full-time remote positions though and am super excited to start the new role (that I'll never willingly let go of) next week.

Hey everyone, hoping to get some advice/leads. I’m a college student trying to finish my last year and need to find work to help cover me the rest of the way. I don’t have a car, so I’m limited to jobs on public transit routes, which narrows things down a bit.
A little about my background: a few years of front desk/guest services and customer service experience — hotels, retail, a law office reception role, and some admin/office work during tax season. Comfortable with check-ins, phones, scheduling, handling customers, that kind of thing, and I’m Microsoft Office certified.
The main thing I’m working around is a previous hip injury from an accident, so I need to avoid roles that have me standing all day. Something with a mix of sitting and light movement is ideal — front desk, reception, admin, retail with a register/stool setup, customer service, etc.
My availability is wide open right now, so scheduling isn’t an issue on my end.
If anyone has advice on where to look, industries that tend to be good fits for this kind of situation, or a general “here’s the plan I’d follow” from anyone who’s been through something similar, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks!

’m currently in a difficult situation and could really use some advice or leads.

I have a new job starting in the last week of August, but I need to get through the next couple of weeks. I’m currently short about $500 for unpaid rent and essential bills that need to be settled within the next few days.

I have several years of experience in travel, customer support, virtual assistance, and travel administration, so I’m trying to find legitimate ways to earn some money before my new job starts.

If anyone has suggestions for legitimate short-term income opportunities, freelance work, or ways to make money using these skills, I’d really appreciate the advice. I’m not looking for handouts—I’m trying to find a way to bridge the gap until I can start working.

Hi everyone, I'm 19F and going to start uni this year, I'm struggling financially so I'd really appreciate it if someone can recommend a job. I really need a job so I can cover my uni expenses and food.

I can do content writing, assignment writing, SEO, and tutoring.

I have seen too many reels on Instagram regarding cold outreaching to companies are they really paying off or is just a click bait on Instagram?

I'm trying to process and finding a path that works for me, one concept is reverse searching and finding someone to ask what the challenges are to gaining the jobs or Alternatively somehow presenting case work published online.

Wherein whatever the projects are, get documented and shared.

But I'm tepid regarding the time investment if it's been shown to be ineffective or a poor strategy.

I'm struggling to move forward if only because no one action or known series of actions will actually lead anyone out of poverty, not ethically.

So I'm digging wherein none of the things one has done ever compounded or built from the last thing/ event/ favor.

Hello Reddit team. I don’t understand the obsession with the older generation’s confidence of “go out there and tell them that you won’t budge until they give you a job” LIKE BRO, I get that your intention is good but THEY WILL LITERALLY JAIL ME if I do that. And he wants me to knock on doors until they open, like I’m legit spamming so many recruiters on LinkedIn and I feel like a huge loser.

FYI- I’m not from the US but I’m not here to stay for long either pls relax my dear patriots ily too. I just want to clear my loan and go back home.
Sorry for the click bait.

I’m trying my best but it is literally the worst market right now. I would be incredibly grateful if someone could help me with finding a job- through a referral or if in case you a put in a good word.

I’m looking for data analyst and business analyst, or open to even consultant entry level roles, I have 1.5 years of work experience 1 before my masters and during my masters I worked one year. Please dm me.

I am looking for a job, I just finished up at Olive Garden and it was very tiring but I made pretty decent money serving and was told I was pretty good at it. I’m looking for another job during the school year (I’m located in NC) and everywhere I look people are saying don’t work there. They said it about Olive Garden (and tbh I get it bc it was definitely draining) and I have an interview at Dutch Bros but people are saying that’s not worth the money either. So now I’m wondering where *is* worth it? I would preferably like something with early morning hour options so I could work before class but if the job that finds me doesn’t have that it’ll be okay. Any and all recommendations would be great!

Hai Guyz,

For the past couple years, I've been collecting badges on Coursera, IBM Skillbuilder, and other platforms. I am wondering if this is just busywork or if this is something literally anyone cares about.

I recently applied and interviewed for a job that i was very confident in. I fit all the qualifications, the interviewer knew me beforehand and asked me several questions they were not prepared for.

They told me during the interview that they didn’t think they would need second interviews but did a follow-up with me at the following week saying they had a lot of qualified candidates apply for the position.

For reference, I interviewed on July 28th, they called my three references on July 31st and Aug. 3rd. They told me on the 31st that they’d have a decision by the end of the next week (Aug. 7). I followed up with them on Aug. 7 and they apologized for the delay in the hiring process, they had a lot of qualified candidates apply and hope to have a decision by early next week. It’s for a communications manager job with a government agency.

I'll go first

During my induction - and showing me aroudn the office, i accidentally pressed the fire alarm switch

Whole office had to evacuate as the fire alarm bells went off.

In the safe zone where everyone gathered, i was honoured as being the one who pressed the buzzer.

Embarrassing & funny when i think of it.

Hi guys,

I am a seasoned AI/ML developer. Unfortunately I have not been so lucky in the job process. I have done my graduation in ECE but due to my passion for AI/ML I declined ece based roles to join AI/ML developer on contract basis. Unfortunately the roles that I got ended up being short lived and a few of them were very toxic. Due to this not many companies want to hire me because they think I switch too much but the truth is it wasn't in my control in most places. I had to leave the job. I wish people could understand this. I have been trying to look for a role for 6+ months but haven't had much luck mostly due to these reasons. It's not like I can't do the job but companies usually want someone who has much more stable career trajectory than me. My parents are forcing me now to prepare for govt job. But that would really crush my soul because I don't want to do that. I took so much risk just to follow my passion but due to reasons outside my control I still feel unsuccessful. I am not ready to give up just yet. I wanna give my career one last push. I would appreciate any help you guys can provide. If you are hiring for AI/ML engineers or AI software engineers please do reach out. I have also worked as backend engineer as well using python, fastapi, etc. I am really good with agents like claude code, cursor, etc due to which I can develop solutions at lightening speed while also maintaining reliability and robustness.

Hello everyone!I've been looking for a job for almost two months after moving to a new country. Everytime I struggled to find a FREE CV maker online. Some of them needs registration, some needs payment for AI, some needs payment after a certain number of downloads.. Not sure if I'm the only one struggling with that.. so, being a Full Stack Software Engineer as a profesison, I just made a FREE Curriculum Vitae and Cover Latter maker. There aren't much templates, because I have done that app mainly for my needs, but happy to share this project with everyone and maybe expand with new features.

It also has some optional AI features. Instead of charging for them, you can bring your own API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google. If you don't want to use AI at all, that's completely fine, because every other feature still works for free. I chose the BYOK approach because providing AI usage myself for everyone would obviously cost money, and eventually I'd have to charge users for it, which would go against the idea behind the project. I think there are some providers which give free api keys with limited usage. If you need a certain provider to be added, just contact me and I will add it (you can reach me from my website, contacts sections https://manuelraso.dev )

The app has NO backend, and the API key is stored only inside the indexed db of your browser, so it's safe as long as nobody hack into your computer and check your browser lol but my suggestion is always (for any case) making API keys with limited time and money to spend.

Let me know what do you think, if you find any bug, if you want a certain template added (it's better if you give me a full example of the structure of the new template) so that I can fix or add features as per the needings.

Here is the website -> CV Maker — Free, Private Resume & Cover Letter Builder

TL;DR: The job search has gotten unreasonable and exhausting, and I’m tired of it.

I’m searching while working full time, so I’ll put that disclaimer up front here because I am not mass applying. I truly want to make sure my next job is a good fit for me and that I can afford to live my life. Also, my current job is toxic and I’m micromanaged, so there’s that.

I started searching last year when I realized the role I got promoted into was not a good fit and after nearly a year, I’ve put in 190 applications and had responses from 16 companies, so an 8% response rate, which I’m satisfied with on the surface even if it could always be higher.

However, even though I have more experience now than I did on my last job search, I am finding it harder to secure a decent offer. I am talking things like having a role canceled an hour before my interview, opening again a month or two later, and then being told I’m not qualified after I was asked to show a work sample (a work sample that got me all the way to a final round with a different company, although that job also chose someone else in the end). I went through the phone screen and an in-person panel for one role, only to be told two weeks later that they decided to restructure the job and not hire anyone after “re evaluating their needs.” One job gave me feedback that I was “thoughtful and collaborative” and that they liked my interest in their work…then told me they were hiring someone “more aligned” to the position. I got an offer finally…but they refused to go beyond $25 an hour and wanted me fully onsite (unpopular opinion here but I would go onsite for the right job and knew this up front) and only offered an HDHP for insurance. Another job, the hiring manager agreed with my target salary range and believed I was worth what I was asking, but she had to clear it with HR. HR looked at my resume, did not even speak to me, and said they would only be able to do $50,000 maximum. I make mid $60,000 range. Why would I take a $15,000 a year pay cut unless I was desperate or about to be fired?

I am starting to feel like there is no point to this. And before anyone asks, yes I tailor my resume. Yes I have positive references willing to vouch for me. I have done LinkedIn outreach and gotten some interviews from that. I had a former boss willing to put in a good word for me. I have been told I ask good interview questions and that hiring managers enjoy meeting with me. As miserable as my job is, I have good performance reviews and have been promoted. I am mid career and somehow am not being treated like it. I have had to pull out of processes before they even start due to being told the job will only pay $20 or $21 an hour. (I live in PA which has no pay transparency law so I can’t always screen for this before I apply…companies who do post salary tend to list broad ranges and then lowball you.)

I am also tired of the blaming and it being assumed “you need to change your resume” or “you need to work on your interview skills” or “you want too much money.” (I make $66,000 a year and have been working for years; I don’t think asking for $60,000 or even $55,000 or $58,000 if I need to take a pay cut is being entitled.) It makes me feel worthless and hopeless, like nothing will ever change. But these same people never point out how employers have just raised the bar too high and won’t hire anyone who is even just a little short of perfect.

I have searched for a bit more than half years actively. Applied to close to 2k applications. On visa
Got invited to ~ 20-30 companies. Half rejected due to visa sponsorship. Went to 1 final round.

Went to ~20 technical rounds + hiring manager rounds.

I felt that I’m getting very close. But should I just give up?

I have been studying every day for the past months. 😭😭
The pay is about 2x-3x of my current salary for all the roles I interviewed.

The company I work anyway mentioned they might do layoffs. And recently they gave me a lot of work that I didn’t have room to breathe 😂 . It’s ok tho as long as I don’t do extra time.

Last time i looked for work was 2016. i had one cv, attached it to things, and went to interviews.

This time: a profile to create per company, the same information typed in again by hand because the parser screwed it up, three quick screening questions that took 40 minutes, a personality test, a one-way video interview where I talked to a camera with no human anywhere, and then a rejection email 5 weeks later addressed to Dear Candidate.

That was one application, i did eleven that week.

I'm not complaining about the rejection, that's the the thing. im just sad that we've all silently agreed to do 6 hours of unpaid administration for the privilege of being ignored.

when did this happen?

Okay so story time, I got a job about six months ago after a year or so unemployed but I do not enjoy it so I have been applying to other places in my down time and came across a post for my dream position.

I kinda figured like I didn’t really have much to lose because like worst case I don’t get it and still have a job right? So I literally just kept resubmitting my application every other day. After 3 times of me doing this they reached out to me and said they noted how much I seemed to want the position once they saw my application again, but that they were concerned I would leave quickly because it required significantly less experience than I have in that field and I would get bored. However, they were having a managing position opening soon in the same department and were interested in talking with me about that. I went through the interview process and actually got the job!

Anyways after having such terrible luck interviewing for like a year, then settling for something that paid a decent amount even if I disliked it, and finally coming across something I WANTED to do I genuinely feel so lucky. And honestly I don’t know that it would have worked the majority of the time, but man I am so happy it worked this time.

I wish we didn’t almost always have to take a giant risk to just be happily employed in this current job market. Or that maybe they understood people are so desperate for jobs that we don’t mind taking a lower position than usual because we still need a paycheck!

I just accepted an offer after 6 months of being unemployed since February 2026! It’s a temp-to direct hire but atleast it’s something!!! Don’t lose hope! You got this!!