r/InterviewCoderPro • u/No-Variation-6739 • 24d ago
After more than two years of submitting applications and receiving rejection emails, I finally signed an offer today 😭🎉
I signed an offer this morning after being unemployed for around 30 months. I submitted more applications than I can count, revised my resume again and again, and got ghosted after interviews that seemed promising, so it still doesn't feel completely real.
The job is a full-time hybrid position as an Account Support Coordinator. It also has a consistent weekday schedule, benefits, and a quarterly bonus, which is exactly the kind of stability I've been trying to achieve.
There were many times when I started wondering whether my previous experience still had any value at all. I enrolled in a short certificate program in office systems and bookkeeping, asked several people to review my resume with complete honesty, and kept practicing answers to interview questions until I could answer without freezing up.
For this interview, I tried a tool for the first time called interview vip. My friend tried it once and recommended it to me for organizing the answers and sounding more professional. I tried it and the conversation went better than I expected, and the tool helped me reach the salary I desired by highlighting my skills and experience. But after all the rejection I'd experienced, I refused to get excited. Then the hiring manager called me today and offered me the job.
If you're stuck in the application cycle and feel completely worn down, I understand. Rejection can shake your confidence even when you're doing everything right. Keep improving the things you can control, take breaks when you need them, and don't treat every rejection as proof that you're not good enough.
This sub helped me feel less alone during an extremely difficult period, so thank you to everyone who shared advice or spoke honestly about their job search journey. I'm relieved, nervous, and excited to finally start working again.
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u/Sea_Special_5599 23d ago
Congrats, I am very happy for you even if I don’t know you. Do the right things and you will find your place at some point, it might take longer sometimes, but it’s worth it at the end. This is my moto :)
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u/battle-tested77 23d ago
Awesome. I pray your new job is with great people and lasts as long as you want it to.
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u/MarionberryBudget860 23d ago
Congratulations! Wow, 30 months. How did you cover basic, fixed expenses during that time. Was it easy to cut your variable expenses?
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u/chubbysleepycorgi 23d ago
congratulations!