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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Feeling very depressed.. Male local uni grad here, late 30s. Unemployed coming to 8 months now. Have been sending out countless applications and customised resumes but no response at all. I dare not leave home for the past months to avoid bumping into anyone familiar. Only leave home once a day to get food and dont want to be asked about my employment situation. Staying with parents and getting tired of seeing the same faces at home everyday. Covid just made everything worse, pte and gvmt nobody is hiring anymore. am thinking suicide rates will go up soon..
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For anyone who is experiencing this very feeling, please don't give up. I was pretty much in the same predicament and feeling the same way last year.
After graduating, I started job hunting. Things started out really well with me receiving 3 offers 1 month into my job hunt. However, I rejected all either due to the perceived low salary package or disagreement with the position offered.
As the time passes, I became more desperate. Especially seeing my peers landing themselves a job. I started "failing" at the personality test during the application phase. Even for the limited interview session I went to, I am not selected for any job.
6 months in, I started feeling and acting the same way. Avoid going out for fear of meeting someone I know who will ask me about my employment status.
One month later, 1 ministry (confidential) called me up for a position which I've applied for months ago. I got super motivated for it and managed to get through the rounds of interviews and landed myself the job.
Looking back, I do believe me being demoralise did affect my interviews during the later months of my job hunt.
With this global pandemic, things are harder. But don't give up. Keep an positive outlook.