『The Job Report: Open to Work, Rejected & Trying Not to Panic』のカバーアート

The Job Report: Open to Work, Rejected & Trying Not to Panic

The Job Report: Open to Work, Rejected & Trying Not to Panic

無料で聴く

ポッドキャストの詳細を見る
Welcome to a special edition of The Job Report with Nikki.Today, Nikki finally admits something she has been resisting: she’s adding the green “Open to Work” circle to her LinkedIn profile.And she’s not celebrating.This episode is an honest, funny, and vulnerable conversation about job hunting, unemployment, job rejection, career anxiety, LinkedIn, and the emotional toll of looking for work in a difficult job market.Because applying for jobs isn’t necessarily the hardest part.The hardest part is what happens when you actually meet people, have a good interview, start imagining yourself in the role—and then receive an automated rejection email.Especially when it arrives at 5 a.m. on a Monday morning.💔 When Job Rejection Feels PersonalNikki talks about why automated rejection emails don’t necessarily bother her. Send her 200 in a day and she’ll keep going.But meeting real people changes everything.After interviewing for a position on Friday, Nikki woke up Monday morning to an automated rejection.And suddenly, the job search didn’t feel like business anymore.It felt personal.This episode explores something that doesn’t get discussed enough when we talk about unemployment and career transitions: job rejection can genuinely hurt.Even when you know intellectually that a rejection isn’t a judgment of your worth, it can still feel like one.💼 Welcome to the “Open to Work” ClubNikki officially surrenders and adds the green Open to Work banner to her LinkedIn profile.It’s a small visual change, but emotionally, it represents something much bigger: admitting that the job search has become difficult, uncertain, lonely, and frightening.She talks about the strange experience of watching friends continue on with their jobs while you’re stuck in the seemingly endless cycle of:Apply → Interview → Hope → Wait → Rejection → Repeat.👩‍👧 What Her Mom Had to SayWhen Nikki starts spiraling, she calls her mom.Her mom reminds her that she had to interview three times before getting her teaching job in 1989.That story unexpectedly helps validate Nikki’s feelings.If even her mom remembers how stressful it was to interview for a job decades ago, maybe Nikki isn’t being unreasonable for feeling disappointed and anxious about today’s job search.❤️ “Something Better Is Going to Come Along”Nikki also calls her son’s dad, who approaches the situation from a completely different angle.He asks her to imagine what she would say if he called with the exact same story.Her response?Obviously, she’d tell him the company was full of losers, they were probably going to hire someone’s son-in-law, and he didn’t want to work there anyway.His response:Exactly.Sometimes it’s easier to believe in someone else’s future than your own.And sometimes the people who love us can see something we can’t see when we’re in the middle of disappointment.🧠 The Emotional Reality of Looking for WorkThis episode is ultimately a message to anyone else currently looking for a job:You are not alone.Job searching can be lonely.It can be frightening.It can create anxiety and self-doubt.And it can be especially difficult when you’re surrounded by people who still have their jobs and don’t have to think about where their next paycheck is coming from.Nikki doesn’t have the secret algorithm for getting hired.She doesn’t know the magic combination of keywords, applications, networking messages, resumes, interviews, or LinkedIn optimization that finally makes someone say, “You’re hired.”But she does know this:She is capable.She has experience.She has skills.She can manage projects, work in software and technology, create marketing strategies, work in digital marketing and social media, build a Shopify store, and do approximately 700 other things.And somehow, she’s still looking for work.🍁 And Yes, She Can Make Pumpkin SconesBecause sometimes you have to end a serious conversation about unemployment by reminding everyone that you have marketable skills.And apparently, pumpkin scones are among them.Open to work. Get full access to Born to Ramble at borntoramble.substack.com/subscribe
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
まだレビューはありません