I. Got. The. Offer!!!

I’m on cloud 9!!

I (28F) don’t know how anyone has been able to keep track of all their applications and interviews, honestly I’ve lost count because of how many I’ve done. After I was “terminated” from a Sr. Accountant role of only 3 months of which were just because of an all-female upper management being a bunch of high school bullies who couldn’t handle professional confrontation and continue to torment everyone else after me, I landed a job that was a 20k pay cut in order to keep paying the bills. I was unemployed only for about 2 months because I decided I’d take whatever I could get afterwards because I had no savings set aside and I was so deathly afraid of getting evicted.

I ended up loving the job I took a pay cut in, but mostly because it was SO. Easy. It was a step down from the last role and they just moved slower as a company, and I was able to add a lot of value in the job in only 5 months of being there. But, that didn’t come with extra pay.

I got an offer this afternoon for a job of the same role I was terminated from, and the people seem amazing! Less commute and a 25k bump (+5k from the bully job) and overall a lot of potential. Unlike that one, they didn’t promise all the potential upfront only to be sorely disappointed after joining the team. I got really genuine vibes from my soon-to-be colleagues.

My dilemma is now in that I have 3 days to 1) convince my current job to pay me more, and if they don’t, 2) tell them I’m leaving even though I love them and they love me and accept the offer (that’s their deadline) and two weeks to 3) pass off all the stuff I’ve not only taken on but recreated to be better than before and 4) shoot my shot at my work crush. And also perhaps pass a drug test but I’m REALLLYYY hoping my metabolism and bladder doesn’t fail me.

I’m not gonna tell you guys how it’s like to keep getting rejected repeatedly. You already know how that feels, I know I do. I’m blessed to have been able to get something in between and I understand that not everyone has been able to.

All I’ll say is, having a job vs not makes so much of a difference in the kind of jobs you’ll feel is what you deserve. And I hope everyone gets to a point where their choice isn’t rooted in whether or not they can pay rent, because it makes the interview process so bleak.

ETA: when I got my current role, I never stopped job searching. I toned it down a little during the holidays, then picked it back up after the new year. I have been working with MULTIPLE recruiters but this role I got from directly applying.

If you want any advice from someone like me, my advice is this:

Your resume needs to look so good they can’t resist but to reach out. I chatgpt’d mine over and over until it was perfected. I added a QR code to my LinkedIn for easy access as well (you can make em for free with google chrome). That being said, you won’t please everyone. I had a recruiter tell me just last night I should’ve included something in my resume that’s now fairly unrelated to the nature of the roles I apply to.

After that, it’s all about making sure you’re confident but humble. Don’t BS your way out of a question you don’t know how to answer, they’ll likely see past it and cut you then and there. Say you don’t know, BUT you do know that other thing that’s helpful for the role. And always ask them if there’s anything about your background that you can help clarify or is giving them hesitation. You can gauge the likelihood of them pushing you through to the next round with that question.

Lastly, it’s a numbers game. APPLY APPLY APPLY! Make the best generalized resume you can make and just send that shit everywhere. You’ll get a bite.

Good luck to everyone out there still on their search!