“Just hire me already!!!”

Will someone hire me already??

You know the feeling. You have said it. I have said it. Your friends have said it. That sentiment voiced out of pure frustration as one recruiter tells you ” your skills sets do not fit what we are looking for”. Or better yet, an automated message from an company informing you they have concerned other candidates ” that closely match our requirements” . Sometimes months after you first apply. And what do you think when this happens?

The other day, I had that exact feeling. I had just completed a phone interview . One of which I felt went well. I felt my skills were  a good fit and this was confirmed by the recruiter as well. She assured me I will get a follow up email in a couple of days. So I waited. And waited. I waited a whole week. Then I decided to bite the bullet and email  the recruiter.

It was then I was told that the ” job requirements have changed to fit the more immediate needs of our firm”. They were now looking for someone with a more specialized skill set than was posted online.

I was stunned. Then I got annoyed. For the past year or so, I have heard a hundred variations of this same response.  I once wondered how many people apply for each job and how many of them are so closely matched and don’t get picked. What makes the difference between the person selected and the respond the applicants?

But even if you know what that thing was, does that still guarantee you a spot? Since I graduated from business school, I have researched every possible way to give myself “an edge” over my competition. From resume formatting to career services to improving my interviewing skills. Been there and done that.

After all these well crafted efforts to help my search, I’m left again  wanting to yell to the top of my lungs like every other discouraged job seeker out there.

“Just hire me already”.

Give me a shot. 3 month probation period. A lower salary than most. An opportunity to be mentored and prove oneself. A foot in the door.

I think I speak one behalf of ever job seeker out there when I say that we are just looking for one “YES” in a sea full of “No’s”