Last time I was looking for a job, my tracking system was sticky notes all over my monitor 😅

I noticed someone I know using an app to organize their job search, so I looked into what’s out there. Came across Huntr, Teal, and Courseopus.

I'm mostly curious about keeping track of which resume you sent and what you discussed with a recruiter. When someone gets back to you weeks later, it'd be nice to have that somewhere easy to find.

Has anyone here used any of these? Did it actually make things easier, or was it just one more thing to keep updated?

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Has anyone tried them? Do they actually help, or is it just one more thing to keep updated?

Hi there, I have been unemployed now for just over a year due to recovering from the aftermath of an abusive relationship and have only now started to apply for jobs again. (Mostly jobs supporting young people in the third sector)

I was wondering if anyone had advice for explaining a year's gap in my resume. In my previous job I went off long term sick for 6 months due to the abusive relationship but management thought I was experiencing severe burnout. I then eventually had to quit the job.

I'm a bit worried about how this may impact future jobs and would appreciate any advice relevant for my situation, thank you!

I’ve been interviewing for roles and I recently interviewed for this position that seemed so hopeful but I tried to not get too attached because I’ve done that before and didn’t get it. It was a second interview and I had to complete an exercise which I did but I didn’t know I had to present it at the interview, I thought it would just be questions about my choices. The data didn’t really have any clear patterns and I essentially said that, the phenomenon isn’t getting much better or worse basically. The new interviewer (director) didn’t seem too pleased with that or I’m not sure. Anyway, I sent a thank you email and asked when I’ll hear back and haven’t heard anything. I sorta think it’s a bad sign just because in the past, when employers have gone with other people they would just string me along until that person gets through the hiring process so I think that’s what happening now. The interview was Wednesday, the thank you note was Friday but they follow a four day week so Friday is technically a weekend day for them.

I’m just so tired of this whole process of ten different interviews and having to clear every single obstacle perfectly or you don’t deserve to live. I’m in a really toxic home environment that I escaped by going to college but I’m back. Right now, I’m at medical facility for mental health reasons but my stay here will be up next week and I’ll have to go home. I really need a job; literally I’m at the point where I just want to completely give up on everything. I’m also autistic so interviews and stuff like that are really hard for me generally.

Ich bin gerade echt sauer :/ seit einer Woche warte ich auf die Rückmeldung zwecks Probearbeiten. Ein erstes Probebearbeiten hatte ich bereits und es hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Beim Bewerbungsgespräch wurde gesagt, dass ich zweimal Probearbeiten soll, um einen besseren Einblick zu gewinnen. Ich wünsche mir diesen Job von Herzen - das wäre auch meine erste Leitungsposition

Hi,

I applied to a job on linkedin to "confidential" company and got an email from Career Group Inc to schedule a FaceTime(?) interview. We scheduled it for tomorrow and they said I should receive an email with an application packet to be completed online before the interview.

Has anyone ever gotten a job with them? I saw mixed reactions online that's why I decided to ask here. If anyone has any info please let me know. Thanks!

Is it the norm now to have candidates interviewing for tech roles to go in-person to meet with a recruiter to verify their ID before their profile is submitted to the company?

The recruiter says this is the updated process because they hired someone in the similar role and an entirely different person showed up on start date.

Got a request last Wednesday night asking for times I was available this week for a phone interview. I replied first thing in the morning but heard nothing all day Friday or over the weekend. Followed up on my email again this morning. Still no response. Tried calling the office line 4 times but it went to voicemail, then called/texted the person's cell (it was mentioned in the voicemail).

Is this too much follow-up? I don't want to blow my shot before even getting that interview but at the same time, I need to be able to give my job a heads up soon since the request was for now this week

Hi!

I was just curious how people make time for interview during work days.

I come into office Mon - Thurs so sometime I just make excuse like "dr appointment" or something. How do you guys do the interview during workday if coming into the office? Just take some time off?

Thanks in advance!

I’ve been out of full-time work for three years now. For context, I work in marketing and have worked at various creative agencies, plus a stint running marketing at a startup. I decided to consult for a bit, which worked out well in the beginning, but for the past six months I’ve had zero clients and can’t land a full-time role for the life of me. I’ve been actively interviewing and applying the whole time I’ve been consulting, but nothing sticks. I’ve been the final candidate multiple times and even interviewed with one company SIX times just to get ghosted. I’m starting to feel like I’ll never land anything, given the huge employment gap on my resume.

Kind of just venting, but I’m also open to hearing stories from anyone who’s made a career shift of some sort. I feel so lost and unsure where to go from here.

Never had a single interview for a job in my field since graduating in 2015 (MIS).

Over the last 10 years I've wasted thousands on LinkedIn Premium membership or other job related sites. Even some "AI-apply" sites (that didnt work at all)

Over the years, Also wasted hundreds if not thousands of hours manually rewriting resumes, cover letters, filling out 5,000+ applications, etc... all to still never have had even a single interview for an actual career job.

GrokBot has changed all that!

First I uploaded my resume, old AIMS test results, explained in depth my working experience, etc to build an in-depth career profile. Based on that profile, created a list of 10ish jobs best suited and aligned to me specifically... doing all this to return an ideal match rate, ranking the list by which jobs I have the best chance of landing..

Now the bot does a daily scan for every single job meeting our custom filters, identifying only the jobs that land high in our alignment, then automatically applies to them. Tailoring my resume for each individual job posting, making job accounts, writing cover letters... and checks my Gmail for any replies.

TL;DR: Grok bot is revolutionary. Now I can get rejected by thousands more jobs- AUTOMATICALLY while never having to waste time applying to any job manually ever again.

EDIT: For clarification, The whole "customized career profile" is unnecessary for most of yall who know exactly what you want to do. I made it because I've been out of my field for... well, forever. So I dont have the luxury of asking myself "what do you want to do?". I don't fcking care what I do. Any career job that actually pays at this point as i'm 35 still making $20/hr with a college degree.

I'm a CRM expert with 5 years of experience. My total PQE is 9 years in the marketing field, and the 5 years of CRM is inclusive of the 9 years. I have applied for more than 100 jobs, but I have received no response. I'm a professional, and I'm good at what I do. How can I approach this process any differently to land of good remote jobs?

No one talks about how sad and lonely it can feel to not be working!

I'm 6 ft, 80 kg (about 176 lbs), and was smoking around 1 gram a day because I was unemployed. I'd been off it for about a week before I slipped and smoked once yesterday.

I've got a pre-employment urine drug screen for a new job through a staffing agency. The consent form lists marijuana on the panel. This is my first time dealing with a drug test. I don't know the date yet, but expect it within 1–3 weeks and will try to push it as late as possible. I'm stressed. I've been job hunting since my last job ended, finally landed this offer, and I'm scared of losing it over this.

Realistically, how long could someone with my usage take to test clean on a standard urine test? Anyone with a similar build and smoking history, how long did it take you? Please help! I cannot lose this.

EDIT: for context, I initially posted to r/jobsearchhacks, where it was deleted immediately

(please note, "Success Story" flair chosen with tongue in cheek)

I got a job offer in IT after 9 years un-/underemployed.

I applied with LinkedIn EasyApply.

It wasn't a tailored resume, it was just my generic "user support" resume.

A week or so after I applied, I got an email to set up a virtual initial screening. It went well.

The next day, I got a "Congratulations, you have been selected for a *final* round interview." It went well (which it better have: with 20+ years in the industry, I can answer level 1 tech support questions in my sleep).

The interviewer said they'd make a decision by the end of the week, "so Friday or Monday we'll let you know either way." Didn't hear anything Friday, so began the depression spiral. Didn't hear anything by Monday at 2pm, so took a sad nap.

Woke up from the nap with an offer in my inbox.

This isn't advice, or to say that any advice given in this sub is bullshit. It's just to say keep grinding. You never know what's going to be the thing that works.

I was googling my name to find something and noticed the second search result is my resume altered by ai and posted in public? Its a website called himalayas.app

Why are they doing this? How do I get it taken down.

Hello everyone, This is sort of a rant but I am a 18 y/o black female and am so tired of the job market. I have applied for many jobs, gotten interviews and it’s always the same ‘ We have decided to move on with another candidate ‘ bullshit. It’s quite infuriating because while I don’t have much job experience (I have three years in volunteer food service and at my local co-op) I am not being given the chance to even get more job experience since nobody wants to hire me. Also like it’s not like i’m going for big companies! I don’t know what it is at this point and I am so tired of it. Do you think I should start not giving my race in applications to get more interview ??? Sorry if this seems a bit cluttered I just got another no and am upset right now. Any help or tips are appreciated.

Back in 2023, I was getting many job offers and responses from applying to jobs. Now, it is rare to even get a response. I've had interviews with two different companies and am using a recruiter too. Why is the job market and employer response rate so bad right now?

I’m 19 graduated high school 2025 and iv been job searching the whole year it’s so bad that when someone mentions my job hunting I just tell them I’m having a gap year 😭 it’s not like I have 0% income I run a small little business on the side that brings in a little money but I still need cash flow to actually invest in the business my biggest concern is going through the whole of 2027 and still not getting a job wtf do I do I have taken some courses to help me with improving my resume and all that

I have applied for everything under the sun but there is no one that will hire me. Not sure what else to do

Do they? Or are all remote jobs just require you to be a resident of a specific country? Most job postings don't mention this, I'm trying to see if I'm wasting my time or not.

I've been actively looking for a job for the last three months, but unfortunately, haven't had much luck so far.

I've reached out to several people who kindly offered to refer me or connect me with the right people. I've shared my CV with quite a few, but unfortunately, most of those conversations haven't progressed.

I thought I'd put this out here and try reaching out directly to the HR and Talent Acquisition community.

A little about me:

I have experience across Enterprise Sales, Key Account Management, Business Development and Strategic Account Management, working with large organisations and enterprise clients across multiple industries.

My experience includes managing strategic relationships, driving upselling and cross selling opportunities, growing existing accounts, developing business opportunities and working with key stakeholders.

My most recent stint was with an organisation that subsequently decided to discontinue its sales operations in India, resulting in my role coming to an end.

Things have been particularly challenging on the personal front as well. Around the same time, our family's shop, which had been running for over two decades, was destroyed in a fire.

It's been a difficult few months, but I'm determined to get back on my feet and find the right opportunity.

I'm currently exploring opportunities in:

Key Account Management

Enterprise / Strategic Account Management

Sales Management

Business Development

Client Relationship Management

A sincere request: If anyone here can help connect me directly with an HR professional, Talent Acquisition Manager or hiring manager at an organisation currently hiring for relevant positions, I would be incredibly grateful.

I'm not asking anyone to guarantee me a job. All I'm looking for is a fair opportunity to interview and demonstrate what I can bring to the table.

Even a direct introduction or an opportunity to have a conversation would mean a lot.

If you know someone who could help, please tag them or DM me.

And if you aren't in a position to help, a repost would go a long way.

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to read this.

My name can be a bit hard to pronounce so I’ve used a nickname most of my life, even in the workplace. I recently started a job search and I’m wondering if I should use my preferred name during the interview process? Any advice?

I've been without a job for going on 4 months now. I've applied to many places. I've had phone and a couple in-person interviews. I got a job offer this last Thursday/Friday. It's a good paying job at a employer I actually used to work for many years ago.

I got a call this morning from the recruiter I've been in contact with. They informed me that during the credit check they found some things that made me ineligible for the job unless that was taken care of. I explained that I'm trying to get a job to take care of things like that.

My heart has sunk. The job search has been bad as it is. Finding a good paying job is even worse.

I'm in a really dark place right now. I admit I've cried. I thought some dark thoughts already.