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		<title>The job search &#8212; it&#8217;s really hopeless.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This morning I woke up, checked my email, and saw the message I dreaded most. A Workday notification thanking me for applying for a job, but informing me that I had not gotten it. This is a job I interviewed for in late June. Aced that interview in front of a 3 person panel. I &#8230; <a href="https://clevershark.com/2026/09/the-job-search-its-really-hopeless/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The job search &#8212; it&#8217;s really hopeless.</span></a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://clevershark.com/2026/09/the-job-search-its-really-hopeless/">The job search — it’s really hopeless.</a> first appeared on <a href="https://clevershark.com">The Clever Shark</a>.</p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This morning I woke up, checked my email, and saw the message I dreaded most. A Workday notification thanking me for applying for a job, but informing me that I had not gotten it.</p>
<p>This is a job I interviewed for in late June. Aced that interview in front of a 3 person panel. I did a technical test for it in early August. Then, waited and waited. But hey, as long as I signed into the ATS and found I was still being considered, I had a chance. That ended this morning.</p>
<p>I just feel profoundly hopeless at this time. I was unemployed 4 months last year, took a jobs for which I had not applied but was offered, and that was a disastrous experience which harmed me professionally. Have been unemployed since the beginning of the year. I&#8217;ve gone through my savings, my employment insurance, and now I&#8217;m on welfare. I&#8217;m 55 years old and, well, I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s any place left for me in this world,</p>
<p>So, how&#8217;s everyone else&#8217;s morning going?</p><p>The post <a href="https://clevershark.com/2026/09/the-job-search-its-really-hopeless/">The job search — it’s really hopeless.</a> first appeared on <a href="https://clevershark.com">The Clever Shark</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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