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By hastobeajoke - 31/01/2012 18:45 - United States

Today, I submitted my 208th job application in less than a year, and went to my 83rd and 84th interviews, only to be told once again that I'm over-qualified for the first, and under-qualified for the second. FML

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By collegekidproblems - 30/06/2016 19:35 - United States

Today, I have put in many job applications and had many interviews for a variety of positions all of which I am highly qualified for. Today, I heard back from all but one that I am overqualified. Welcome to Walmart. FML

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By aidenti - 23/10/2023 20:00

Today, I've applied to 300 jobs in the past 4 months, gotten 7 interview, 2 of which have gone to a third round and I'm still unemployed. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/01/2015 00:19 - United States - Huntsville

Today, I'm at the unique point in my schooling that I'm either extremely overqualified or extremely underqualified for every job opportunity that appeals to me. FML

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By Jesse Thames - 16/05/2019 04:03

Today, I received a series of rejection letters from jobs, one after the other. Last night, I stayed up into the wee morning hours to apply to campus jobs I'm not qualified for, because I was classified as a part-time student due to an administrative error. FML

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By BrokeAF - 22/12/2016 12:21

Today, I eagerly applied for a high-salary, fully supportive graduate program that I qualified for. There were 5 steps in the application process. I was turned down after the first one. FML

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By NeverGonnaGetIt - 27/04/2019 12:00 - United States - Wayne

Today, I went on my 56th job interview since graduating from college 3 months ago. I am 31 years old and I spent 11 years in college. I only graduated with a Bachelor's Degree after all those years, but I am still not qualified for anything due to how long it took me to complete my degree. FML

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Tough crowd

By Anonymous - 19/10/2024 23:00 - United Kingdom

Today, my application for a holiday role at a department store was declined because I was "not as qualified as some other candidates." I worked this exact same job at this exact same store last year. FML

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By jobless - 13/02/2011 05:31 - United States

Today, I discovered out of the 20 job applications only one job called me for an interview. They told me to leave after two sentences. FML

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By smellslikeahangover - 29/07/2015 02:55 - United States - San Francisco

Today, while waiting for an interview at the career that I've been spending months tailoring my résumé for, I was thrown up on by my only competitor. Guess who got the job. FML

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By TheStressComesFree - 31/07/2013 16:47 - Canada - Calgary

Today, I was told that I have to apply to keep the job that I've held for the past two years. There are so many other applicants that it's basically a free-for-all. FML

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ihasbrains 10

Wednesday 1 February 2012 0:18

Good luck with your next one, OP.

Llamassss 21

Wednesday 1 February 2012 0:22

Well, that's what happens when you apply to McDonalds and Harvard.

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nonamericandolla 6

Wednesday 1 February 2012 0:59

I'm surprised op has money to pay for the Internet...

mariet_fml 23

Wednesday 1 February 2012 1:43

Libraries, friends, most cell phones, schools, etc.

skyeyez9 24

Wednesday 1 February 2012 1:05

Maybe look into starting your own business. Be self employed and your own boss. I hope you have some business ideas.

MurphyS94 4

Wednesday 1 February 2012 5:43

Haha. I like how easy you make that sound.

mariet_fml 23

Wednesday 1 February 2012 1:19

And yet the media insists that there's enough jobs for everyone - we're just not looking hard enough. FYL, OP. I hope the perfect job lands on your lap.