"Job Hunting Hell: Hundreds of Resumes and Only 5 Interviews Later, I'm Burnt Out and Feeling Undervalued"

Surviving the Mental Strain of Job Hunting: A Frustrating Experience of Overqualified and Underpaid

I am a month into my job search. I have had my resume professionally redone twice, and that shit wasn’t cheap. Spent money having my LinkedIn optimized to increase visibility and the prospects of recruiters seeking me out and frankly I am fucking tired. I have submitted hundreds of resumes over the last month with only 5 interviews and I am burnt the hell out. 

When I went to therapy this past weekend it was discussed that teaching is always there for me to fall back on in the fall if I can’t find something but I don’t want to and I know it sounds bratty but I don’t give a damn. My heart isn’t in it anymore because the people above me don’t care about me or these kids. These kids are just a number to them and that’s how they want me to see them as well and that will never happen so I can’t continue to work like this. 

Navigating the Rejection and Uncertainty of Job Hunting: An Exhausting Journey of Doubt and Self-Reflection

Looking for a job is so stressful. I don’t know if they don’t want me because I am a teacher or if I am overly qualified because of my M.Ed, or if I am really doing something wrong but it’s really weighing on my mental health with every rejection that I get. Hell, today I applied for a job and before I could even finish registering for my account they were already denying me the job. This shit is stressful as fuck and I don’t even know what to do. 

I just received an email today for an interview that required you to have a Bachelors but a Masters is preferred and the pay is only $43,000. I am just scratching my head at the disrespect. I politely declined the job interview. All I know is this job hunt is working on my nerves. I will push through but I am going to do it begrudgingly.