Tired of being yanked around by companies. Discouraged by job search
I’m a fresh grad seeking my first FT job for the past 8 months and while I knew it’d be tough and exhausting, I feel like employers also don’t respect your time at all.
- Last min rescheduled interview on me two times, told me they love Donald Trump during the interview unprompted (…huh) then said 2500 is too much to pay me
- Asked for a case study presentation before the interview then offered a “personal assistant” role instead of marketing exec, and said I could “negotiate” any job scope I wanted to put on my resume
- Big MNC told me I was through to the next stages of their grad program then ghosted me when I checked back in about the interview date
- Sprung a 1.5 hour “test” on me during the interview and talked about how they could teach me “the art of marketing”
- Hostile and constantly checking nails during interview, insisted on seeing my personal Instagram then declined when I offered to show her my portfolio instead
- Offered an internship instead of a FT role after 3 rounds of interviews and a presentation – was supposed to meet them today to discuss this but they suddenly rescheduled all the way to next week
I’m at the end of my rope. It’s been 8 fruitless months and it’s only looking worse for the rest of the year, I’ve been told job openings are scarce during this period as people stay on to collect their bonus. I’ve tried very hard early in the year to avoid this but to no avail.
I graduated with a biz degree from NUS, have 3 prior internships, have checked my resume and interview skills with career advisors, have gone to job fairs and my expected salary is 3000. But it feels like all that work is for nothing. I’ve never felt lower in my life and I don’t know what I’m supposed to do now.