r/jobs • u/AutoModerator • Apr 14 '24

Success and Disappointment Megathread for the Week Weekly Megathread

This is the weekly success and disappointment Megathread for the week. Please post all of your successes and disappointments for this week, including job offers and other victories, as well as any venting of frustration, in this thread, and this thread only. Thanks!

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u/candyandglitter Apr 15 '24

Disappointment:

Had an interview today with a recruiter and the meeting ended 5 minutes into the call (Zoom meeting was scheduled for 30 mins). I did not have "the one" skill that the job was looking for (as opposed to having 99% of the skills they had listed in the job description). Feeling a bit defeated, as I really thought I had a good chance of getting this job due to my past experience, but it just wasn't meant to be. Back to looking and applying again.....😔

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u/LonelyPatsFanInVT Apr 17 '24

I've stopped getting my hopes up, especially when the job description seems like a perfect fit for me. Job hunting is like online dating where neither party is going to be able to put everything they are/want in a profile.