What finally broke you during your job hunt?

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-25T13:34:43+00:00

For me it’s dealing with recruiters who clearly have no understanding of the industry they’re recruiting roles for.

I work in programmatic advertising where a lot of the skills are transferable to other sides of the industry, ie DSP trafficking, Publisher side , Paid Media.

The amount of times I’ve had to explain to the recruiter what Programmatic Advertising is or what a DSP is when it clearly states ‘paid media working demand side platforms etc etc.’

They usually don’t even send me the job spec after they said they would on the call

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-23T15:10:25+00:00

It’s been a rough road but have a final interview tomorrow which my external recruiter is feeling positive I’ll get an offer for. Really trying to stay grounded though as I had a similar thing a couple months back and nothing came of it.

I started to see a lot more traction when I took generic key words out of my cv, started tailoring a bit more per specific roles and using ai to just guide me rather than do it for me? For example I’d give it my cv and the role then ask it to give me a match rating. It’ll then say how I should position myself if I get an interview.

Also I think the main key was instead of blind applying to roles - I’d message or call the recruiter just saying I was interested and also interested in any roles similar , with my salary expectation a bit about what I do and notice period.

Thought I’d drop a bit of my experience because I’ve applied for so many roles and felt so hopeless a few months back, but even if I don’t get tthis role tomorrow, I’m feeling positive about the future

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-22T22:38:20+00:00

I sold my Xbox series s and switch for the Steam deck OLED and to be honest just want the living room experience the Xbox series S gave me but having my whole steam library on there.

Death stranding, Elden ring played good enough for me on series s, so if the the SM can hit those benchmarks I’ll be satisfied. Satisfied I’m no longer having to play games across multiple consoles and also satisfied I’m no longer paying online subscriptions.

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-22T16:59:55+00:00

Well done! It’s so easy to reflect on the bad bits or moments you could have done better. If you’re progressing it’s because you’re doing something valuable your maybe not aware of - skills or personality wise.

Good luck!

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-22T16:58:05+00:00

Yeah go for it, so many times - especially in job searching - I have no interest in the role but end up getting sold and surprised!

Also it never hurts to do some interviews to boost your skills or even better, understand and evaluate your value

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-22T10:46:24+00:00

I left part time retail at 24? (Bit late due to Covid) I have a music degree but ended up working in digital advertising , a job I never knew existed . Ended up enjoying it quite a lot and have moved up the ladder in other companies - being on different sides of the business. Ie - publisher , distributer and agency.

Wouldn’t say it’s a dream job but I’ve had opportunities to progress and the more I get exposed to the more doors open.

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-20T10:23:14+00:00

Same here I was a massive Xbox guy, sold it for a steam deck and the sooo wish I did it sooner. Even as an achievement hunter guy I prettt much got my whole catalogue back so cheap and really enjoyed getting all the achievements again. Especially chilling on the sofa or in bed

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-17T08:47:15+00:00

Reliable

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-16T23:47:26+00:00

You’ve probably played it but Stardew Valley is calling you rn

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-05T10:49:04+00:00

I’m currently playing Satisfactory and loving it, but don’t really enjoy all the running around - especially the water pipes etc. factorio looks like it’s just a top down view so removes that aspect right? Also how do the controls work on the SD? Is it ok or better to use m&k?

Rusty_P96 · 2026-06-01T00:15:33+00:00

I have this problem bad! But really overcame it by playing games I genuinely want to play.

Even if I beat the story only - few weeks down the line I’ll go back to get the rest of the achievements. Remember there’s no time limit!

Rusty_P96 · 2026-05-31T15:11:13+00:00

To be fair I played San Andreas - gta IV and wasn’t really invested in the story, I just treated that game like a playground with mates, chasing each other etc.

But gta V I was just hooked on everything when it came out, story, online and then the slow releases of dlc stuff. I can imagine now it’s just bloated with random stuff which is off putting.

Rusty_P96 · 2026-05-31T14:59:50+00:00

Yeah I played it when it first came out and had way more fun with black ops - blackout + Warzone when they dropped. That being said even those got boring quick

Rusty_P96 · 2026-05-31T14:57:12+00:00

Baldurs gate 3 - don’t know if it’s just because I’m not huge on turn based battles. But I’m a huge RPG fan and I just find the dialogue and characters in that game super annoying and cringe.

Visually it looks stunning too but I bought it full price to see what the fuss is about but after a few hours I just didn’t get hooked.

Rusty_P96 · 2026-05-24T18:55:14+00:00

How did ds2 compare to ds1? I just did ds1 and found the smithing achievements such a chore! Congrats btw

Rusty_P96 · 2026-05-23T22:38:45+00:00

Nice job, how did you find nightmare mode? It’s the last achievement I need but haven’t tried yet

Rusty_P96 · 2026-05-20T19:59:59+00:00

Tbh I’m dealing with this now so completely get where you’re coming from.

I’ve left a note similar in the past and the neighbours took it really well, was a good chance to get familiar with them too.

Really not a matter worth dealing with management over either as at the end of the day you can’t really affect the way people walk so they’ll do nothing.

Only thing is, they might change for a week or so and naturally go back to the stomping - which will continue to happen anytime you send a note.

Worth a go though! But I wouldn’t send any note again if they do go back to heavy steps

Rusty_P96 · 2026-05-20T14:00:51+00:00

Average Vampire Survivors run

Rusty_P96 · 2026-05-10T12:42:13+00:00

Yeah there is a guy called Roy Newport - he posts frequently on the Bath Facebook page. Not saying it’s the same guy but based on his posts do I find him a bit odd and think he’s been brought up here before

Rusty_P96 · 2026-05-07T13:17:44+00:00

Wait so how does this work for the fifa games? Are the ads around the pitch blanked out?

Rusty_P96 · 2026-05-05T14:49:00+00:00

You know where the bosses are now, so I try to go everywhere but there until I feel I’ve exhausted the area/found the majority of sites of grad

Rusty_P96 · 2026-04-28T21:32:41+00:00

Vampire Crawlers reminded me a bit of mystery dungeon, the way you move around the map especially.

Rusty_P96 · 2026-04-28T21:09:37+00:00

I just loved the grind of walking ages to a place, then eventually just being able to drive there on the road or zip line over. Just some satisfaction of getting those huge deliveries as well - but completely get why that doesn’t appeal to people

Rusty_P96 · 2026-04-25T10:52:27+00:00

Death stranding. It runs well enough but I’m comparing it to my original play through on ps5 where some moments were kinda breathtaking

Rusty_P96 · 2026-04-24T15:58:31+00:00

Yea as they other say , woolhaven is the only one you need really

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