The Algorithm Age

After I graduated from college, it took me months to find a job. I accepted the first job offer I got, and it wasn't the right role for me. Quitting was difficult, but it brought me to my dream career. I graduated from college with a strategic communications degree and an overly confident mindset that I would be the absolute best new hire at any company I wanted to work for. I had three internships under my belt from my four years in college, all directly related to my degree. I had great references. And, what I thought was most important, I had an absolutely relentless drive to make it big at an ad agency. I was ready for the real world. Or so I thought. I graduated without a job, and the search was tough I spent the next few weeks after graduation applying for positions , and then I spent the next few months after that in a hole of desperation. Interview after interview, rejection after rejection — if I heard back at...

After I graduated from college, it took me months to find a job. I accepted the first job offer I got, and it wasn't the right role for me. Quitting was difficult, but it brought me to my dream career. I graduated from college with a strategic communications degree and an overly confident mindset that I would be the absolute best new hire at any company I wanted to work for. I had three internships under my belt from my four years in college, all directly related to my degree. I had great references. And, what I thought was most important, I had an absolutely relentless drive to make it big at an ad agency. I was ready for the real world. Or so I thought. I graduated without a job, and the search was tough I spent the next few weeks after graduation applying for positions , and then I spent the next few months after that in a hole of desperation. Interview after interview, rejection after rejection — if I heard back at...

A few weeks ago, I got offered a job out of the blue. I turned it down because at the time, I loved my current role and had no interest in leaving it. I was flattered when the person who approached me said they would like me to reconsider and would be happy to wait if I needed more time. I said I’d think about it, but had no intention of reconsidering. Soon after, a colleague said something to me that felt like a punch in the guts. I haven’t been able to get it out of my mind since, and I’ve started to think seriously about calling the headhunter and having a chat. What is your advice? We won’t print what was said to you because it was very particular to your job and workplace. What I can say is that I was astounded when I read the words used against you. They would be considered over-the-top, even in the most high-pressure, high-expectation workplace. This was an attack on your work and your character, and I can see why it’s suddenly chan...