Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. I've been jobless since February. The only thing that's saved me is a savings account that I may have had enough to pay bills for a year, but that may run out sooner than later.
I've applied for over 300 jobs. Have gotten interviews, even second interviews, then crickets. 90% I either get rejection letters and no interview, or, never hear anything at all. There's a lot of B.S. going on right now. There's MANY, MANY "ghost jobs" that don't exist. They're there to show fake growth, there to scare employees into working harder, or there to make stressed out, overworked people to think their company is looking for help just to push a false narrative. AI and ATS is rejecting resumes, (I've had mine professionally done, tested, AI and ATS friendly, keyword focused, skills focused, etc.), there's still discrimination, whether it's still DEI, (I'm too Lily White, too male, not a veteran, and have no disabilities, over 50, etc.). LinkedIn has turned into Facebook, and all it is is people ranting about being out of work and having the same complaints. Nobody can get a fucking job. One guy spent a day doing a chart of 1590 applications he's sent. Over half he never got a response, another 1/4 was automated rejections, he only got 50 calls, 18 interviews, 4 second interviews, and 15 were put "on hold", I could go on. It's absolutely brutal. These people are from all over the world, and all have the same stories. It's fucked up right now. But I'll have 8 years of sobriety soon, (which is a miracle), and I keep looking like it's a full time job, and try to rely on a higher power to get through it. I cant shoulder it all, nobody can. You can only control what YOU can control. Accept what you cant change, and change the things you can.
