Second verse, same as the first

A disheartening thing about the job market right now is that it feels very stagnant, and I find myself coming across job listings that I skipped over earlier because it fell outside of the parameters I really need or want, but decide it’s time to just go ahead and apply to it and see what happens.

And then I notice that I actually did apply to it some weeks or months ago, and just never heard anything back.

I interviewed with a company recently that ended up deciding to not hire anyone right now. I am grateful to have gone through the process at least, just getting to flex that muscle of talking to interviewers and doing some technical exercises.

I continue to apply for other positions, riding that rollercoaster, and still somehow retaining some sense of optimism that the right opportunity is around the next bend.