I’m starting to feel really discouraged!
A little background, I graduated with a degree in 2022 in health systems management, I’m currently working at a healthcare company but I’m not doing well financially at all! In the past, I’ve been a customer service representative and assistant manager. I’m currently taking the Google project management course and it’s going good! I’ve been applying to roles like project coordinator and project manager and no luck at all. I’m using ChatGPT, Rezi, as well as checking my resume with the job description and I’m usually getting 70%+ match, but absolutely no interviews and lots of rejections. How are yall dealing with this? It’s so tough mentally just feeling like I’m not good enough or no one believes in. Ok rant over.
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I think you should continue applying for jobs and interviewing as you are not crazy about one of the jobs and it is unclear if you will be offered the other.
If the company less interesting to you offers you a position, you should alert the other hiring manager to let him/her know that they are expecting a response in x days. (No company would expect a response on the spot; it is perfectly reasonable to take time to think about it). If they are truly…
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My leader left. He had to find a place that respects his skills and dedication, not here.
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Tami Cannizzaro
I'm sorry to hear you're struggling. What type of experience do you have to be a project manager/coordinator? Without understanding more about your actual experience or seeing your resume, it's difficult to offer suggestions re: obtaining interviews. Hiring managers and recruiters want to know how a candidate will drive results for them, and are looking for those answers in your resume and LinkedIn profile. Make sure your experience shows quantitative results vs reading like a job description. I know this might sound impossible, given that you've only recently graduated. Yet even things like "Managed more than 20 accounts worth as much as $2M" or "Contributes to annual sales of more than $X by processing more than 200 client orders weekly" or "Supports a team of six, including the office manager and 5 regional sale reps" - or something like this.
Anonymous
I was looking into project management and learned companies want some experience. Maybe volunteer at church? If they have projects, the red cross, volunteering always helps!