Desperately trying to seek a new job opportunity, but it has been 2 years of trying and 3 yrs of sitting at home.

Mansi Mittal

April 4,2022 at 4:56PM UTC

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Desperately trying to seek a new job opportunity, but it has been 2 years of trying and 3 yrs of sitting at home. I have started questioning if there is something wrong in my education or past experience. When my resume is sent to hiring managers they say it is excellent but I hardly land up with any interviews. I am desperate and do not know what is the next step that I should take. As more time elapses more will be the gap. I am from the field of fashion and apparel.

Can anyone share their experiences.

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Hilary OborghayujieApril 4,2022 at 6:57PM UTC
You are not allow, specially if things are getting wrong and is unnoticeable to you.
Getting offer sometimes required significant amount of patient, focus, determination and perseverance.
You really need to look at the skills you currently possess, what employers really needs, their expectations, requirements and compares to the skills required to performs at this role. Then think of upgrade these skillsets.
Another thing you should do is to hire a professional resume writer. These professionals can support you in showcasing your strength and accomplishments on the resume. Remember nothing goes for nothing, be prepare to utilizing your resources.
Another way, is to identify a particular social media like LinkedIn, connect with professionals, and executives, seek for their career coach and mentorship. Let your voice be heard, share your experience, people want to learn from your past experience, failure and success. Share engaging contents you may not know who is reading and engaging your post. These are ways of branding yourself.
Hope these tips you will find it meaningful.
If you need further opinions, and assistant please do not hesitate to be in touch.
Thank you!
AnonymousApril 4,2022 at 7:40PM UTC
Are you tailoring your resume to each job description that can sometimes help?
In your cover letter, are you outlining how you have been keeping your skills up during the gap? and in your professional summary on your resume? These are great places to highlight that you still have the skills to complete the job despite the gap.
Demonstrating these skills doesn't have to all be courses, transferable skills like communication, problem solving, teamwork, leadership are often just as important as your field specific skills. Be sure to highlight both so they know that your gap won't significantly effect your work.
Dan'yell PowellApril 4,2022 at 10:40PM UTC
Hi Mansi!
I remember looking for a job for awhile and not catching anything. Are you by chance using a beautiful template with your resume? I feel like in fashion and apparel, a beautiful layout (plus a killer resume) speaks volumes.
A website that I used when I was looking for a job is zety.com, they have great key descriptions for jobs, cover letters to tailor, and wonderful templates. Once I used this website, I instantly started getting bites.
Sabrina CortesApril 5,2022 at 7:04PM UTC
The only thing I'd caution you about is using a graphic resume.
I'm a professional Resume Writer and these kinds of resumes are appealing to the eye; however, they do not pass through the applicant tracking systems (ATS) well and the information in the tables can "confuse" these software systems. Your information might be either omitted entirely or misread and jumbled.
AnonymousApril 4,2022 at 10:58PM UTC
I would consider a career coach to help you both with targeting your resume and helping to with interview skills. Since you obviously know the industry you want to focus on, a career coach can help you form a strategy to help you target certain job titles as well as certain companies.
Arlene Frances Gottardo (Bryak)April 4,2022 at 11:53PM UTC
Don’t be afraid to contact a company (who did not give you an interview) and ask.
preetha VApril 5,2022 at 5:16PM UTC
Can you mention your skills and share your resume. Also, let me know what kind of job you are looking for? Are you interested in the textile industry? I can review your resume if you are interested?
AnonymousApril 5,2022 at 11:56PM UTC
To help with the gap, you might try to do things to advance your skills and stay current. Things like classes or certs or volunteer work. I'm not sure where those things can be found for the fashion industry, but there's always ways to learn and hone your skills. While you might have a work gap, companies will see that you were at least doing something during that time and that's a good thing. It will also allow you to confidently address the gap in the interviews you get. Good luck! Hopefully you get something soon :)