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You are almost 30 years old, will soon have a masters degree from a university in a first world nation, have worked several jobs on apart-time basis and do not

You are almost 30 years old, will soon have a masters degree from a university in a first world nation, have worked several jobs on apart-time basis and do not have a wife whom you do not love, or kids you can not support to tie you down. You owe a miserly Euro20k in debt which you can quite easily pay off ( for instance by not buying a car in the next 1.5 yrs). You are young full of promise, healthy and educated. You are determined and hard working and only going through a temporary (and normal)period of self doubt. I'd say you are not in a bad place. Edit 1. You should see a therapist to check you out for depression as someone as pointed out. 2. Keep on applying for jobs. 4 rejections is nothing. 3. Be thankful you live in this era, the greatest time to be alive .

android521 10y ago
well said
jason_slack 10y ago
great advice! Thank you for saying this clearly.
Balgair 10y ago
On 2. Yeah, 4 rejections is nothing really. Remember, even in Germany, companies are run mostly by very busy people that have bad moods and not enough sugar in their coffee when they review your application. They may have lost a contract and no longer have money for the job, they may be racist asshats or smug know-nothings, there are a billion legit reasons, and a trillion stupid ones. I know it seems so very personal to you to get rejected, but there are millions of jobs in Germany that you can do still and need someone to do them. You WILL find a job, and it may take a LONG time, but you'll be a lot happier and better off when you find the RIGHT job for you. A lot of it is luck, but if you keep applying, eventually you'll hit the jackpot. If it helps, I applied for 2000+ jobs in ~2009 before getting a single email back, and I found a job that I loved and was a good fit for. So, it does happen, even if it sucks right now.

android521 10y ago

well said

jason_slack 10y ago

great advice! Thank you for saying this clearly.

Balgair 10y ago

On 2. Yeah, 4 rejections is nothing really. Remember, even in Germany, companies are run mostly by very busy people that have bad moods and not enough sugar in their coffee when they review your application. They may have lost a contract and no longer have money for the job, they may be racist asshats or smug know-nothings, there are a billion legit reasons, and a trillion stupid ones. I know it seems so very personal to you to get rejected, but there are millions of jobs in Germany that you can do still and need someone to do them. You WILL find a job, and it may take a LONG time, but you'll be a lot happier and better off when you find the RIGHT job for you. A lot of it is luck, but if you keep applying, eventually you'll hit the jackpot. If it helps, I applied for 2000+ jobs in ~2009 before getting a single email back, and I found a job that I loved and was a good fit for. So, it does happen, even if it sucks right now.