Job Searching Ep. 8 | 3 month post job q&a, do I regret quitting? spring cleaning and little changes

Hi friends ~ I apologize that this video took me a bit to edit. Life has been doing its thing and pulling me in all kinds of directions lately so I've also been running on low sleep and energy. If there are any minor editing mistakes, please kindly turn a blind eye 🤭Hope you all are doing well and please let me know what else you would like to see/learn from this job-searching series!

My daughter is in tech and has been out of work since the end of October. She just started a new job and she's excited for the company and potential. I agree that after making the decision to leave your job it would be a shame to settle for less than the position you really want. Hang in there. You're going to find something.

Julia, your honesty and willingness to be vulnerable in front of so many people is honestly quite refreshing

“I was on some delusional shit….” Lol. Thank you for being honest!!!!! I honestly appreciate your honesty. As an older person, I have to tell younger folks that there is real competition out there so don’t assume that you will immediately find a gig after quitting another. Find a job before quitting. You will find something. I feel it! Take care ✨✨✨

As a hiring manager in tech, every post we put up gets hundreds of candidates. Yes, it's true that the candidates who have the correct resumes for the jobs they are applying for have a higher chance of getting an interview, but also I'll point out that the quality of candidates is ridiculously strong right now. I'd really recommend that people try to be intentional with what they're applying for. I see resumes for senior roles that require a minimum of 7 years of experience and people with less than 3 applying. Going through around 400 resumes per job opening, only about 5% of them will make it to the first interview. This isn't because of volume, it's because most candidates aren't qualified for the senior roles we are hiring for. I'd imagine that junior roles are infinitely more competitive. Even if only 5% of 400 resumes make it to the next stage, there are usually 5 outstanding candidates in that pool. It really can come down to minor things that make one applicant the best vs a very close second.

Julia!! Good to see you again :) Re: the text on the screen about how it would have been easier to find this specific role that you’re looking for if you have devoted all of your past 3 months into the job search instead of also content creation: I’d challenge you to think otherwise. The reason why you’re creating content regardless of your full-time role suggests that it fulfils a different purpose/yearning of yours, and I cannot imagine switching that out for full-time job search in a way that would’ve accelerated you getting the role that you want next. Life isn’t a binary. Our “what ifs/shoulda/coulda/woulda” assume a lot about how things would turn out when that’s not how life works; when you change one variable, everything else around it does too. So go easy on yourself! Job search is STRESSFUL enough. You’re doing a GREAT job going for what you want and believing that you are the sh!t!! Simply because it’s taking the market and employers a while to discover you doesn’t negate that. 加油, I’m rooting for you!

I’m very impressed with your desire to stick it out with the job search until you find one you’re passionate about. I’m way too impatient 😊. The perfect job will come your way and you will be rewarded. I just know it :)

as a somewhat long-time viewer i could tell you're happier after quitting your job. yes stressed because of interviews but more relaxed when talking to the camera about other things. i hope you find a the job you are looking for, you've got this <3

I've been on the job hunt for 4 months now. This is all very relatable, shoebox apartment and everything.

Hi Julia, I started watching your Job Searching video's when I was a couple of months into the job hunt. As you know it comes in waves, some days we are really motivated while some days we are in a slump and feel hopeless. After almost 6 months, I landed a role, and so far it feels like things are falling into place! As a fellow tech girlie, I'm rooting for you! You will land on your feet, and end up somewhere better than you were before. Your videos gave me a lot of motivation when I was job hunting.

it's just so comforting to watch a fellow tech girlie follow her goals and be an inspiration for the rest of us, all the love to you <3

You do seem happier now than before. Even if you count in the stress of job hunting, you seem lighter and more energized

Never forget your why. The "why" is what keeps you going. You got this!

Just accepted my offer yesterday after 8 months of searching - DE not DS 😭😭 keep at it girl.

I really like the way you document things. Especially how you bravely and honestly record your feelings of unhappiness and frustration. We are all the same; quitting job doesn't mean wasting time. It’s possible that some jobs just aren't suitable for you. You are brave for finding your own talents. Keep it up!

I recently quit my job, which was a dream at one point and the whole reason of every step I took during my educational and professional journey. The decision was definitely emotionally overwhelming and it scared me for months. But now I am over it and very mindful of where I go next. In fact, in the meantime, I launched a business and embarked on a content creation journey. Unfortunately, my runway for expenses didn't leave much, so I had to take another job. But, altogether, I feel like these are the right steps for my long-term goals and life. As I watching you sharing your experience, I just want to say you are brave and not alone. We deserve better, whatever that means in our terms :))

As a person who finally has a full-time job after getting laid off from a company closure, and due to circumstances lived minimally on unemployment and working part-time substitute teaching after unemployment ran out to get by for 7 months, my only advice is don't stay in a stagnate job. I did and regretted it. Did it help me? No, I should have jumped ship way earlier. But apply for these jobs you would love to work at first, then whatever else. Then after 6 months, if you run into the same issue I did and no one hires from those ideal jobs, then temporarily settle. Do you have to stay at said settled place of employment longterm? No, keep moving forward and studying. That job that's right for you out there, you just may have to settle momentarily and use that as a stepping stone to your ideal job. Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers on your job search regardless. May you get employed much sooner tha i did. Lovely video as always.

Regarding the identity crisis during unemployment, I decided to introduce myself as a freelancer instead of an unemployed person". I quit my job to upskill, and I am freelancing during this period. So, I am not exactly unemployed, and I think I should really validate my efforts instead of dismissing them. In your case, I don't see why you can't introduce yourself as a YouTuber because you're clearly a successful one (even if you don't see it as a permanent job)

People make it seem like getting a job is so simple because they only show the highlight so thank you soooo much for showing us the reality of it all! Also looooooove your normal daily life vlogs so please keep doing them if you enjoy it ❤

This journey is definitely relatable to me as a former Big4 Senior Data Scientist. I've been unemployed since June 2023 after a mass tech layoff. I had to sign a social media contract not to post anything so I lost my YT monetization when I stayed at that job because it discouraged me. During my last layoff in 2020, I found more success applying to 75-100 applications per day for 3 months and I sprinkled a week/weekend of relaxation time in there. I haven't done that strategy yet again but I am going to try it out this month. I was working other non-tech jobs early this year but I had to quit them to focus on my time on tech interviews. Good luck on the job search!