I’m starting to feel really discouraged!

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October 18,2023 at 4:56PM UTC

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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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Sue RoseOctober 18,2023 at 6:32PM UTC
I just saw some health systems jobs posted for University of Washington. Mostly nursing but there were some admin jobs too. Might start with a University medical center? https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/
Huong Nguyen-ValleOctober 18,2023 at 6:50PM UTC
I am sorry that you have to go through all this! I wish you the best of luck and be patient with yourself.
Kenyadiah StricklandOctober 18,2023 at 7:37PM UTC
Keep going, don't give up!
AnonymousOctober 18,2023 at 9:00PM UTC
This is a tangent, but you might be a good candidate for Healthcare Real Estate as a Property Manager or Project Manager. You will have to get a RE license, but companies will pay for that. It’s a fairly good paying profession. Typically offers salary and bonus.
AnonymousOctober 19,2023 at 5:09AM UTC
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!
Tami CannizzaroOctober 20,2023 at 4:10PM UTC
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.