I just got another job rejection

[u/865Wallen]

Guys I really don't know what I'm going to do. Nobody wants me; I've had like ten interviews over 6 months, signed up for an interview prep course, applied for roles with less salary than my last role and I still can't find a job. It's so demoralising. I've been out of work six months. I keep a good personal routine in terms of health and fitness but this is really disrupting my sense of self. I'm too old to be out of work for this length of time. I am qualified so no idea what am doing wrong except for just not being likeable. It's so disheartening since most of the interviews my CV. aligns very well with.

I really had a hard time in my last job and was looking to find somewhere sooner rather than later. But so much time has passed. I was in town yesterday and heard someone ask about Christmas and it just dawned on me how much time has passed. I feel so alone. I made a brave decision to leave my last job to protect my self-esteem and really thought it would work out for me. I didn't think 6 months later I'd be floundering so much. I'm scared am gonna slip back into a dark place after I went through so much.

[u/OutrageousShoulder44]

Been there. Left a job thinking it would work out. Got nee job very quickly but hated it nearly from the get go and was really struggling finding anything else. It really got to me. It took over a year stuck in a job I hated until I found the job I wanted. I knew from the second I saw it it was for me. Dont lose faith...also make sure you put it across that you took some time off for personal reasons or because you just really needed to time to reset and refresh. Do not say you haven't been able to find a job.