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Finding and applying to jobs is exhausting. I am about to graduate so I am looking for jobs but it is such an arduous task, finding jobs that fit my skillset (business analysis and technology consulting) is hard, companies don't know if they need my skills and those that do seem to want someone very specialized in a specific field or technology. Then a lot of job postings even those on my school job board require ludicrous amounts of experience, I have two internships but not 3-5 years. Companies seem to never want to train anyone seemingly even if they are targeting new graduates. Then there are the companies that seem to think GPA and extra-curriculars mean everything because god forbid someone wants to spend their free time doing hobbies or other things by themselves or with friends. Then there is the figuring out the cover letter and the resume which is the hardest part a lot of the time. I haven't even gotten to the interviews but some of these companies are doing 3-4 rounds of interviews over a couple of months, which is just torture and delaying the inevitable.
It feels bad, all this effort to most of the time yield nothing. I have a lot of networking events coming up so I get to spend a lot of my time standing around awkwardly waiting to talk to people. Any tips to make this process less painful would be appreciated.
It feels bad, all this effort to most of the time yield nothing. I have a lot of networking events coming up so I get to spend a lot of my time standing around awkwardly waiting to talk to people. Any tips to make this process less painful would be appreciated.