Silently Screaming

Just before the Covid Pandemic in Jan 2020, I was laid off and could not restart my career right away due to my personal situation during the pandemic. During that time I focused on community service as well as getting more professional certifications. Now when I apply for positions (150+ jobs applied), I hardly get any responses, if any right away rejection letters without even any interviews. I have reviewed my resume with many peers and professionals. Everyone seems to agree that I have quite an impressive resume with impactful experience. So I am beginning to wonder if my gender and age (based on # of years of experience) are causing the filtering of my resume without even getting consideration for interviews. It could even be the break in my career. Any thoughts or advice for me?

How did you handle it?

I finally heard back that I was no longer being considered for one, but I was interviewed for the other last Friday---pulled out all the stops, had a wonderful interview, answered all of the questions in full with examples and left the interview feeling confident. I received the rejection email today---I admit I am frazzled! Not sure my patience or my heart can take anymore...

A reporter at NPR reached out to Fairygodboss because they're looking for women who have recently joined or rejoined the workforce about what drew them into the job market, what some of the challenges are, and any steps their employers might be taking (or that women wish employers would take) to build a more inclusive workplace. Anyone have relevant experience + interest in speaking with NPR? Comment or message me and I'll connect you. Thank you!

I work for a non-profit. I am concerned about workplace bullying. I would like feedback about potential toxicity in my workplace. We have two colleagues who are named Bert and Rich. I am on good terms with both of them. They seem to be on the lower end of the social structure at work. Last year someone began to jokingly refer to them as Bert and Ernie. I was taken aback as I was a new hire. Now people are using those names more often. They are now basically referred to as Bert and Ernie in every meeting that I attend that they are not present for. I find this behavior unprofessional. Do you think referring to two colleagues behind their backs as Bert and Ernie would constitute bullying? How concerned should I be about the culture of my workplace overall?

Looking for a remote job and signed up with this website. I feel like I’m getting a lot of fake job request. I’m just wondering if anyone has used this and what your thoughts are on it. Or if anyone has any good sites I can explore.