{"id":57882,"date":"2023-06-02T11:07:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T18:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/?p=57882"},"modified":"2023-06-02T11:07:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T18:07:10","slug":"what-do-you-hate-about-applying-for-jobs-8-people-respond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/blog\/what-do-you-hate-about-applying-for-jobs-8-people-respond\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do You Hate About Applying for Jobs? &#8211; 8 People Respond."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This one&#8217;s for the job seekers! The ones who are applying, the ones who are interviewing, and the ones who are STRUGGLING! The general consensus is that the market is hard (not that stating it helps). We asked our network to tell us what they hate about applying for jobs. Hopefully one of their responses will make you feel like you are not alone because applying for jobs sucks. To join in on the conversation or make a complaint, visit our poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7065400779032969218\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.10.14-AM-300x108.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.10.14-AM-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.10.14-AM-768x275.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.10.14-AM.png 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.09.21-AM-300x139.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.09.21-AM-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.09.21-AM-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.09.21-AM.png 952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tell me how you REALLY feel! Please.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.09.09-AM-300x60.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.09.09-AM-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.09.09-AM-768x153.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.09.09-AM.png 952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.08.57-AM-300x74.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.08.57-AM-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.08.57-AM-768x190.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.08.57-AM.png 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My password manager is in overdrive right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.08.19-AM-300x45.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.08.19-AM-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.08.19-AM-768x115.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.08.19-AM.png 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh, the hoops we jump through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.07.34-AM-300x134.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.07.34-AM-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.07.34-AM-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.07.34-AM.png 964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Who knew ghosting doesn&#8217;t only exist on Tinder?<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.07.08-AM-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.07.08-AM-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.07.08-AM-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-10.07.08-AM.png 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>8.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-11.01.04-AM-300x29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-11.01.04-AM-300x29.png 300w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-11.01.04-AM-768x75.png 768w, https:\/\/www.creativecircle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-02-at-11.01.04-AM.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>EXACTLY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This one&#8217;s for the job seekers! The ones who are applying, the ones who are interviewing, and the ones who are STRUGGLING! The general consensus is that the market is hard (not that stating it helps). We asked our network to tell us what they hate about applying for jobs. 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