Lost my job at the very end of April 2024 due to the company losing its largest client and then laying off 50% of its employees. Had a couple leads from leveraging my network in the summer but after completing entire interview processes the jobs either never materialized, or the role was canceled the week after completing the multi interviews.
Bottom line up front, I’ve lost all hope. My contacts have been ghosting me since the start of the year, unemployment benefits have exhausted, and all I get are rejection emails.
For context I have a Masters of Science in Management and MBA. I was an Officer in the Army for 8 years, spent 3 years at one of the largest financial institutions (2 of those years as part of a rotational development program), held a director level role, and was a Chief of Staff.
People I know are still getting interviews and offers. I’ve had a dozen people look at my resume and everyone says it’s great.
Either I’m completely missing something, everyone is collectively lying to me (which I find hard to believe) or it’s true that once you’re unemployed for more than 90 days you’re basically dead to the job market.
Really just needed to vent. I know a lot of people are going through this too, but man this sucks