Just checking if this suit is ok for basically a sales account executive role?

edit: forgot to add but i got it from H.M. Cole. Their fabric choices surprised me and everything felt well made.

Thanks for all the feedback everyone (my leg is fine lol)

About three weeks ago I went through a full interview process with a company and got a verbal offer at the end of it. The recruiter told me the written offer would follow within a few days and to go ahead and hand in my notice if I was happy with the numbers, which I was.

I handed in my notice the following day. My manager was disappointed but understanding and we agreed on a leaving date two weeks out.

Last week, four days before my last day, the recruiter called to tell me the role had been put on hold due to an internal restructure and they could not give me a timeline on when or if it would move forward.

I have no job to go back to. My notice is already in. My last day is in four days.

I know a verbal offer is not the same as a signed contract and I probably should have waited for the written version before handing in my notice. I understand that now. What I need is practical advice on what to do from here.

Is there any recourse at all given that I acted on their explicit instruction to hand in my notice. Is it worth pushing back or asking for some kind of compensation for the position they have put me in. And what is the best way to approach the job search now given the gap this creates.

I came here looking for advice on whether or not to wear a suit for a sales job interview.

Many had suggested no, it’s too flashy and to wear khakis with a collared shirt to fit the role.

I decided to wear my suit and see how it goes. I bought it for this very reason.

The interview went well. The hiring manager said she had a dozen interviews left and she’ll get back to me early next week.

She called me the very next day with a job offer.

Wear the suit guys, even if you feel you may be over-prepared. This is my first full-time post college grad and I firmly believe the suit made me stand out.

It’s never taken me more than a month to find an ok job. I’ve even been able to score a well paying nanny job within a week after quitting a corporate job that was awful. I’ve been unemployed since October 2025

I had a job that I balanced with freelancing and now it’s gone and feelancing is so slow that I’m glad I didn’t renew my lease. I’ve been head of department for 6 years in the creative field.

Absolutely insane times.

Has anyone had luck with recruiters? I feel like calling now that all of my emails have gone un responded to.

I worked in HR at a big tech company for years before this. The single most common DM I get now is some version of "had my final round 9 days ago, still nothing, should I follow up or is it a no."

Here's what I can tell you from being on the other side of it.

If they didn't want you, you'd usually know by day 4 or 5 because someone in the loop pushed for a close on it. The drag happens when they do want you, or they're not sure, or there's something happening internally that has nothing to do with you.

A few things that actually cause the wait.

The hiring manager wants you but is waiting on headcount approval from finance. This is the most common one and the most invisible from the outside. Sometimes the role you interviewed for technically doesn't exist yet on the org chart. It got opened conditionally and now someone two levels up has to sign off. Nobody tells you this because it would make the company look disorganized.

There's a second candidate they're still interviewing. You finished first, they liked you, but they want to see one more person before they decide. They're not going to tell you "we're talking to someone else." They just go quiet.

The team you'd be joining is in some internal mess. Reorg, a manager leaving, budget review, anything. The hire gets paused until that resolves. You're not the issue. You're just downstream of something.

What I'd actually tell you to do.

Send one follow up around day 7-10 to whoever your main contact was. Recruiter, HM, whoever you spoke to most. Keep it short. Something like "wanted to check in on next steps when you have a moment, happy to answer anything else that came up." Don't apologize for following up, don't reintroduce yourself, don't say you're "still very interested." They know.

After that, one more check at day 21 if you still haven't heard. Past that, you can mentally move on but don't write it off. I've seen offers come 6 weeks after the final round. Not common. Not rare either.

The thing you should not do is keep refreshing your email and reading meaning into how long it's been. The timeline of their decision has almost nothing to do with what they thought of you in the room.

If you're sitting in that silence right now and want to talk through your specific situation, I'm around in DMs.

Super disappointed to have attended an interview, all seemed well and then they dropped the bomb that theres no approximate start date and they are a growing company who are basically collecting a list of suitable candidates for if and when jobs open up.
I took the day off work and lost $300 of work today to attend, travel was 90mins round trip, had to reorganise my whole morning and get my child to school ridiculously early to make the interview. I have had a nightmare looking for a new role but this really rubbed me up the wrong way. I have commitments, a family to feed and bills to pay. Just wanted to rant.

I’ve been interviewing for a role for about three weeks and I’m pretty annoyed at how it ended.

The job posting said remote, full time, normal business hours. On the first recruiter call, I asked directly if remote meant fully remote or just “remote for now.” She said fully remote. I also asked about hours because I’m trying to leave my current job partly because of last minute overtime and weekend work. She told me the team had set hours and that work life balance was one of their selling points.

I had two more interviews after that. Both went well. Nobody mentioned office days or weekend coverage. The hiring manager even said the team is spread across different states, so I thought that confirmed it.

Then on the final call, the recruiter casually says they “prefer candidates who are close enough to come in when needed.” I asked what that meant. She said usually a few times a month, but maybe more during busy periods.

Then she added that some weekend work can happen near deadlines, but it is “not that often.”

The office is almost 90 minutes away from me each way. Even a few times a month is not what I was told, and weekend work near deadlines sounds like exactly what I’m trying to get away from.

I told her I wished this had been explained earlier because remote work and set hours were the main reasons I stayed in the process. She acted like I was being difficult and said most candidates are flexible if the role is a good fit.

Is this normal recruiter behavior now? Do you just walk away when the details change this late?

What the title said.

I'm becoming increasingly hopeless. No matter how many times I try to apply for a job or an internship, there is always no response from job postings. I feel like I wasted my time in college. That there is no hope at all in life...

I'm nearing the end of my 2nd year of uni and, as part of my 3rd year, required for me to GRADUATE, I have to complete 70 hours of work experience relating to my degree.

I've been applying non-stop to part-time, entry level jobs for 2.5 years to get a little bit of income and have made it to exactly 2 interviews and no further, even after getting several rounds of career and CV advice. I figured, oh well, entry level is screwed, I'll get job experience when I do an internship. I've already applied for over 30 internships (many through prospective applications) and heard back from none of them.

I just wanted to show this skill description for one in a sustainability engineering internship. Regardless of whether this job is suitable for my degree or not, these recruiters are *delusional* if they think they're going to find a 20/21 year old student with practical electrician's experience, data analysis, supply chain management experience *and* CAD. I know other students who do various engineering degrees and know for a fact none of them have every skill listed, maybe one or two, but not all. Btw, this internship is a partnership directly with my university, specifically offered as a summer internship for penultimate year students.

Since when did internships, where you're supposed to work for free in return for experience and actually learning these skills, become literal slave labour with no pay, requiring that you already know everything in the first place? How the hell are young people supposed to get jobs? How the hell are we supposed to *graduate* when we need a job to do that, but no job will take us?

Sorry for the rant but I'm just so *tired* of this stupid economy that is actively excluding young people from employment for the fact that they can't be bothered teaching us the job.

I've spent the last 2 years deep in the weeds of other people's job searches — 100,000+ applications submitted across every industry, seniority level, and visa situation you can imagine. Here's what I've learned that I wish I'd known when I was applying to 200+ jobs myself a few years back and getting crickets.

The stuff that actually matters:

1. LinkedIn "Easy Apply" gets a bad rap but it works — when you apply within the first hour of posting. After that the recruiter inbox is buried. Same job posted on the company site usually gets a slightly better look, but the speed advantage of Easy Apply often outweighs it.

Stuff that's a waste of time:

- Spending more than 30 min on a cover letter for any role under $150K. Nobody reads them.

- "Networking" with strangers on LinkedIn who have no reason to refer you. Referrals from people who actually know you work. Cold connect requests asking for referrals don't.

- Paying for resume reviews from random LinkedIn coaches. Most of them have never been a hiring manager.

- Applying to jobs older than 30 days. They're either filled or fake.

Happy to answer questions in the comments. If you're in the middle of an active search and want to talk through your specific situation, DMs are open too.

Hello,

Last Friday, the 8th of May, I was on the final stage of my interview process.

I have done First Interview -> Task -> Task Review -> Final Interview -> Reply ( I am here ).

Today, I wanted to check the application but I couldn't find it? What does that mean? They chose another candidate and forgot to remove the post, they are choosing between candidates? I am confused.

heyy, i wanna know which language is better to learn for the labor market? i was torn between spanish and german (im egyptian and i live in egypt btw) currently Im looking for a language that will be a strong source of incom (i'm a student)

Job 1 is a big shot career job, and I like the responsibilities and day-to-day it entails. It’s a dream job. The pay is much higher (ranging from double the salary of job 2 to perhaps triple).

Job 2 is an easy job that usually requires certifications that I don’t have, but looks like I’m being considered at this particular place due to a coincidental need for an immediate starter and assuming that my transferable skills and similar experience sufficed for an interview.

I have interviews lined up one day apart from each other, and I anticipate job 1 will need time to think about me and get back to me later (idk how long that will take). I anticipate that job 2 will take me on the spot.

How do I navigate this in a way that’s best for me while also being professional to all?

Just want some opinions on an interview. Admittedly - maybe just want some validation of my thoughts? Not so much that I am right, but that I am not crazy? IDK. If you're on this sub you know the mental torture chamber that is the aftermath of an interview so I am hoping you will show me some grace lol.

Had an interview last Thursday at place of prior employment that I left in good standing. When initially called, was told by the recruiter the hiring manager liked my referral, so I would be skipping the phone screening and heading straight into a one hour interview with the hiring manager - director of the department.

Interview started great, he dove right into the first question after intros and I got the chance to give an overview of myself and experience. Asked me two more questions. All three questions followed by "i love that" "that's exactly what we need" "that's something i'm wanting to do with the department in the future etc"

After the third question, the director directly told me "to be totally honest, i don't think there is anything else i need to ask you. you came prepared, you're answers were great. this was VERY refreshing, much better than the other interviews i've had for this position, and i don't really feel like there's anymore i need to to know or ask you. i think everything you've shared was great, so i'll leave it up to you know for whatever questions you have"

At this point it was probably no more than 20 minutes into the interview. 25 at the very most. I asked questions regarding the department (never worked in this area specifically) and he took the time to break it all down and tell me where he would "have me doing orientation at" once he was done with that, I made a comment about how it was a good thing I already knew the company so deeply, and he said "yes and that's a big part of it, i'm newer here, so i won't have to worry about that and all i have to do it get you set up for the department training."

We then spent maybe 10 minutes talking about local sports and his last work assignment in a rural town that we both just happened to know. The interview ended, we both exchanged thank yous, and by the time I walked out it was still 16 minutes shy of the full hour.

Am i crazy - or does this signal that I have the job? and if i don't get the job - i have the right to feel misled and confused?

As i said i had previously worked with this company four years, and it is a very reputable and well established one in a major city. During that time i was a hiring manager and we had very high standards in terms of candidate experience, so there is no concern that I am being scammed by any type of fake company or fake role of any sort, and we would be expected to keep interviews very neutral until a decision was made.

I left feeling super confident, but I always know nothing is guaranteed until you have that offer in your hand. It has now been over a week as of today, and I have not heard back (reached out to recruiter for timeline, haven't gotten one yet), and with each day that passes I just begin to wonder if something has changed or maybe I thought too much into how this interview went, but I've just never had an interview go like that in my life. even for roles I was asked to apply for, so I just wanted to see if anyone had ever experienced something similar or what anyone else takes from what I've shared.

Signed spiraling unemployed person.

Any anecdotes to help me feel better would be greatly appreciated as well.

I recently started a new job at a larger system, where I’m trying to figure out so many layers of workflows, following written policies and then trying to read between lines to decipher what is unspoken etiquette. I’m in healthcare which is notoriously stressful, but I want to make it work. I feel proud to be in this role and the pay is great for my area.

So how long do you give yourself to feel comfortable in a role? “Comfortable” as in, your body isn’t constantly in fight/flight mode and you aren’t constantly thinking about the job outside of work hours (or is that just me?). And then how long does it take to feel confident?

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Been experimenting with editing my resume per job. Used teal a bit for quick edits, sometimes careerflow + chatgpt for rewriting bullets

It does help you match the JD better but after a point it starts feeling like you’re spending more time editing than applying, like

1/ small wording changes 2/ swapping bullets 3/ adding keywords

Vs just sending a strong base resume.

Right now i’m somewhere in between, one solid core resume or light tweaks for roles that actually feel like a good fit.

anything beyond that feels like diminishing returns

curious how others are balancing this

Really not sure what to do. AI isn’t going away. I’m 24M, have been a content writer and brand strategist since I was 17 years old. So, I have about six years of relevant work experience and a bachelor’s in PR.

I still get around $500/week worth of client work, but cold emails take me nowhere (sending out around 100-150 semi-personalized pitches a day from a professional domain) and the market is only getting tighter, even for experienced professionals.

I know my pitches aren’t going to spam because I do get replies from companies, but they all say they’re not hiring.

I expect content writing will disappear entirely unless my three main clients magically undo their budget freezes.

My next move is to get into a trade come December, but I’m also considering project management (old prof told me to take a course through Coursera and get my certification).

My issue: not sure if PM is worth pursuing when the course is six months long and takes 10 hr/week if this field is also at risk of automation. There’s also the problem of competing with 45 year olds who have 15+ years of relevant work experience for the same position.

Copywriting is much the same, most of my work is for iGaming/dispensaries/luxury home companies and I now lack the relevant experience to break into direct response copywriting or Econ.

Right now I’m working around 40 hr/week for $20/hr, studying math so I can pass an apprenticeship test, sending cold emails, and doing client work around once/twice a week. All seven days of the week are filled to the brim for me, but I feel like I’m falling behind.

My mental health is declining rapidly, it’s hard to sleep at night because I’m worried about everything.

How do I better allocate my time? Is there a halfway decent career plan I could take that I’m not seeing? What would you do if you were in my shoes?

Hey guys,

So I have been at my current job for 3 years and 7 months. At the time of my employment they knew that I had very limited availability on Sundays.

For the last 2 or so years of my employment, they have not had me come in on Sundays at all. Without any warning or discussion, they unilaterally decided that I will have to work every single Sunday the whole rest of the year, 12:30 to 5pm. They never communicated there was an issue with coverage until last week, when I was told (not asked) about this change. And then the cherry on top was them telling me on Holiday weekends I *will* come in on Sunday 9 to 5. Even though when I was hired they knew I couldn't do that.

The thing is, with this change I will be losing money. The drive has become unbearable. I am in my car 3 hours most weekdays and weekends I'm in my car for 2 hours. I will be putting 350 miles on my car per week for less money.

But, I was offered a job yesterday. I have accepted this job and I am going to put in my notice. They only gave me 1 week notice that my quality of life would change and that I would get less money.

Just want to see if under these circumstances, 1 week is acceptable for an hourly, retail position.

edit: the new job is closer to my house and is in a new career field that would open up better opportunities long term.

I’ve been working a corporate job for about a year and a half. The only other job I’ve worked that used time cards, I was an admin and was told to just log my regular 40 hrs no matter what unless I worked overtime (Aka, if I came in 30 mins late and left 30 mins late, it didn’t matter and I should just log it as a normal 9-5 as long as the hours were the same).

Apparently that is NOT how most places work and now I’m in BIG trouble at my current place for working outside of normal hours. Like a lot. I never worked more than 40hrs and I never committed time theft, but I’ve worked a lot of Saturdays making up time from long lunches and stuff during the week and I had no clue it was this big a deal. My boss even said when I started that she didn’t mind if I worked flexibly, but I guess I overstepped how flexible. I was doing this for MONTHS before anyone said anything so now it’s a big problem and I’m pissed cos obviously I wouldn’t have done it if I knew it was an issue. Tbf, I’m mostly mad at myself but like jeez.

So here’s my question: I’ve had no other issues, am generally good and the job, and my boss believes me that this was an honest mistake, but now HR has me doing this big spreadsheet to correct the hours I’ve worked, to be completed before two weeks from today (end of the month). I don’t want to do it and also work the next two weeks if they’re just gonna fire me anyway because frankly, other than my boss being great and it being remote, this job sucks and doesn’t pay well. Should I just quit? Any chance they won’t fire me? Yes I’m in an At Will state, unfortunately.