Sirius2349's journey

I had to withdraw from an interview I was really looking forward to. I received a panel interview request for a role at a tech company, and I was excited to showcase my skills. I prepared thoroughly and even researched the company. However, just 20 minutes before the interview, they sent me a list of specific questions that were related to their internal processes, which I had no familiarity with. I tried to use ChatGPT to help formulate responses, but I realized I would just end up sounding unprepared and out of my depth. Instead of going into the interview and potentially embarrassing myself, I decided to be honest and withdrew my application. It’s disappointing, but I guess it’s back to the drawing board for me.

I’ve been feeling really stuck lately in my job search. I currently make $53,000 a year before taxes, and after three years in my role, I’m struggling with a lot of debt from grad school. I have a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree and three years of experience working in state government. Despite applying to dozens of jobs over the past year, I’ve only landed one interview, which I almost got, but they chose someone else at the last minute. It’s been incredibly frustrating to either get ghosted or receive generic rejection emails after applying for governmental relations positions in the private sector and other public sector roles. I really want to move to a bigger city where the cost of living is higher, but so are the salaries. I’m hoping that a change of scenery might help me find better opportunities.