Expand beyond C/C++. I realized about halfway through my career that full time C/C++ work was diminishing and higher-level languages and frameworks were going to open up more jobs (they did). For me, this involved learning more web tech (python, javascript, UI dev) as well as Java. As a C++ dev you might want to also look into Rust as thats becoming more prevalent and popular these days. Hell, you should just apply t…
Ditto. Java is like C++‘s popular cousin who lives nextdoor, talks too much and doesn’t like to take his trash out. It won’t take you long to get familiar with it.
> Those rejections hit hard and the fact that I am not qualified enough (as they told me), just makes me question my existence even more. Except those lines are scripted corporate-speak and have no bearing on reality. They don't care about you.
Yes. The hardest part of a job search is learning not to take the rejection personal, because it is not.
Desperation built this world. It's the number one motivator of life.
Desperation mixed with insecurity can seem like depression, but if you're really depressed, out of money and with limited prospects. It's time to go ask someone for help.
Alternative ideas: Can you make money on bug bounties? Can you apply to local universities for tutoring? Can you do some gig work just to chip away at the bills?
Most of our lives are spent spinning our wheels. What separates us from or former selves is how we prepare for take off.
You're depressed. So you should do things to help you be less depressed in the short term, because then you can move on to longer ways to be less depressed (progress in career, relationship, etc). Those are: exercise, sleep (try cutting down caffeine and alcohol), and most iimportantly, helping other people, and social pressure.
People are talking about mental and spiritual health, but I will tell you my story. I resigned from a support job which was taking a toll on my mental health to staying jobless for almost an year, which caused stress on top of already existing mental health problem. I finally landed a job in a development role. My mental spiritual personal health has never been better. I am in a better place now. My advise would be to just focus on landing a job first, the easiest way in my opinion is MERN stack. Don't take the easy way out, things will definitely get better. People at hn will disagree but I strongly feel things will fall in place not when your mental health improves but when you get a job first and start earning and start saving. My point is getting into a job will automatically restore your mental health if it depends on it.
you're desperate, but like you said, most of us have experienced the same thing, some even worse than others. Don't take action based on your desperation or emotion right now.
We're all here because we made it through those times, believe it or not it will all pass if you fight through. Persistency is the key, go to the gym or a long walk every day, that helps you clear your mind. After that just keep applying, in the meanwhile try to work for hospitality or something just to cover the bills.
You're way ahead than those who just started learning to code, and they don't give up, many of them made it, so should you!!
Men, I created this account only because I fill that I should answer you.
14 months ago I took the biggest risk in my life so far (I'm 30), I sold everything that I have in Argentina and moved to Spain where I don't know anybody and no connections with anyone.
The first 6 months where horrible, I was reasearching all the pros and cons of different ways of stop existing because of exactly the same reasons that you have. I was refreshing the jobs listings more than 10 times a day in the 4 main webpages without success.
Of the few things that kept me alive was all the problems that I was going to generate because of the "easy way out" (opposite of easy in reality), and the fact that I still have people that I love, although they live 12k km away and is not a cheap fly either (for Argentinians).
The thing is that after hitting the wall over and over again I managed to get a job not related to what I was looking for but it was a job. Shitty pay,shitty shifts, but with good people mostly. I was working at the Madrid airport.
That job gave me enough time to look for something where I'm good at and 6 months later I got that job but never, not even 1 day, I stoped looking for another job.
We are all different but things like going for a walk, some small cardio exercise will help A LOT. And try to research what words do the companies use on their listing and use them on your CV, that's key. 90% of the time they don't have a clue of what they need and they just need a problem solver.
Can't keep on writing as I am arriving to the office. But bro.... Don't give up, if anything, learn from everything and remember that moments like that will harden your mentality.
In Argentina we don't usually say "good luck finding a job", we like to don't leave thing to luck but to hard work and perseverance.
People suck, rrhh mostly sucks, learn their ways and get a job.
> Those rejections hit hard and the fact that I am not qualified enough (as they told me), just makes me question my existence even more. Except those lines are scripted corporate-speak and have no bearing on reality. They don't care about you.
Yes. The hardest part of a job search is learning not to take the rejection personal, because it is not.
Even the interview is about HR trying to fill their quota and trying to tick their secret checklist and repeating whatever their manager tells them to repeat while trying to sound genuine.