HDYFRN How Do You Feel Right Now?

Job hunting is more of a nuisance these days than I expected
For context I'm basically a graduate but with one year of experience from my first job out of uni, which I lost due to redundancy

I thought getting a new one would be easy by now what with the added expereince but I'm not getting many interviews. Wondering if my CV style is inappropriate. Is there anywhere one can get a critique?

Bleachyleachy wrote:Job hunting is more of a nuisance these days than I expected
For context I'm basically a graduate but with one year of experience from my first job out of uni, which I lost due to redundancy

I thought getting a new one would be easy by now what with the added expereince but I'm not getting many interviews. Wondering if my CV style is inappropriate. Is there anywhere one can get a critique?

I’m in almost the exact same boat there, it’s painful to get in anywhere. The redundancy in my last job was BS too with how it was carried out so took me a bit by surprise. I used a few contacts and former applications to critique my CV when I asked for feedback on my application if I’d been rejected. Job Centre is pretty decent for advice too I’m told - hope that helps

Bleachyleachy wrote:Job hunting is more of a nuisance these days than I expected
For context I'm basically a graduate but with one year of experience from my first job out of uni, which I lost due to redundancy

I thought getting a new one would be easy by now what with the added expereince but I'm not getting many interviews. Wondering if my CV style is inappropriate. Is there anywhere one can get a critique?

Go to a recruitment agency. I was out of work for 4 months, not hearing back from applications etc etc, popped in to Reed the day before going home for Christmas, just after new year got a call that they'd put my CV in somewhere I'd never heard of, who wanted me to do some online tests, which then followed through to a couple of interviews and a job offer. Whole process probably took about 2 weeks accounting for the holidays. They gave me coaching on interviews too which was a massive boost cos it helped me identify weak points and avoid them (as much as possible anyway lol)

I'm not on as much money as I was at my last place, but I strawberry floating hated working there, and it's more money than I was on otherwise, so it's all good

I think Somebody Else's Problem on here works (or used to work) at a CV advice place. He gave me some good feedback last time I had to redo my CV. Drop him a PM maybe and see what he says.

Wrathy wrote:Understandable about Volcanion. It's a very clunky, weird deck. I've never liked it.

The Garchomp/Lucario/Cynthia deck is probably going to end up tier 2. You can get a lot of the cards you'll need for it by getting the Mach Strike theme deck twice. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki ... trike_(TCG)

There's no standard build for it but generally you'd want a 4/4/4 line of Garchomp, 3/3 Lucario, 4 Cynthia, 2 or 3 pal pad etc. I've not tested it too much but it's a pretty cool concept and can regularly do 200 damage per turn. Chcuk in a couple of staples from the sets in between (Field Blower, Guzma, Choice Band, etc) and you're going pretty well. The only real money card you'd need is Tapu Lele GX (x2) which is kind of like the new Shaymin.

Sounds like a neat deck. Can it function without Tapu Lele? I can't really fork out for Shayman priced cards right now. I never got a Shaymin when I was playing before and that kind of limited what decks I could play, but I got by. That's why I tried Volcanion, because subbing Octillery was a legit choice for that deck. Just turned out I hated playing it. I'd be happy with like a tier 3 deck as long as it's fun and can win some matches when it runs smoothly.

It'll probably be a while before I go though. I'd rather start with a pre-release since I find those the least stressful and google tells me the next set isn't out until May, so that'll be a while.

Minoru wrote:

Wrathy wrote:Understandable about Volcanion. It's a very clunky, weird deck. I've never liked it.

The Garchomp/Lucario/Cynthia deck is probably going to end up tier 2. You can get a lot of the cards you'll need for it by getting the Mach Strike theme deck twice. https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki ... trike_(TCG)

There's no standard build for it but generally you'd want a 4/4/4 line of Garchomp, 3/3 Lucario, 4 Cynthia, 2 or 3 pal pad etc. I've not tested it too much but it's a pretty cool concept and can regularly do 200 damage per turn. Chcuk in a couple of staples from the sets in between (Field Blower, Guzma, Choice Band, etc) and you're going pretty well. The only real money card you'd need is Tapu Lele GX (x2) which is kind of like the new Shaymin.

Sounds like a neat deck. Can it function without Tapu Lele? I can't really fork out for Shayman priced cards right now. I never got a Shaymin when I was playing before and that kind of limited what decks I could play, but I got by. That's why I tried Volcanion, because subbing Octillery was a legit choice for that deck. Just turned out I hated playing it. I'd be happy with like a tier 3 deck as long as it's fun and can win some matches when it runs smoothly.

It'll probably be a while before I go though. I'd rather start with a pre-release since I find those the least stressful and google tells me the next set isn't out until May, so that'll be a while.

I guess it can, if building like that it would benefit from a 4/4 lucario (lets you search for any card in deck when you have Garchomp on the board) and stuff like counter energy (you might as well make the most of your lack of 2 prize targets). It's only been legal for around a week and it doesnt seem to have had any good showings yet so there's no agreed build for it yet.

Wrathy wrote:I guess it can, if building like that it would benefit from a 4/4 lucario (lets you search for any card in deck when you have Garchomp on the board) and stuff like counter energy (you might as well make the most of your lack of 2 prize targets). It's only been legal for around a week and it doesnt seem to have had any good showings yet so there's no agreed build for it yet.

Ah, cool. I'll look into it and maybe try it out online over the next month or so. If it seems workable without the Tape Lele, I can think about getting the cards and making it my first new deck and getting the courage to go for League Challenge or something. Thanks for the advice!

Minoru wrote:

Wrathy wrote:I guess it can, if building like that it would benefit from a 4/4 lucario (lets you search for any card in deck when you have Garchomp on the board) and stuff like counter energy (you might as well make the most of your lack of 2 prize targets). It's only been legal for around a week and it doesnt seem to have had any good showings yet so there's no agreed build for it yet.

Ah, cool. I'll look into it and maybe try it out online over the next month or so. If it seems workable without the Tape Lele, I can think about getting the cards and making it my first new deck and getting the courage to go for League Challenge or something. Thanks for the advice!

Yeah, definitely do! it took me like 5 months to work up the courage to get into the game since I moved here, and I just went to a casual league session and it was one of the scariest things I ever did (even moreso because it's a very male dominated environment lol) so I totally understand the apprehension. but at the risk of repeating myself it's one of the best things I ever did and has done huge things for me, game achievements aside, because I've actually got friends here now and a routine I can get into and stuff to look forward to in the future. jump in if you can.

Feeling alright

Edit: oh sorry, I thought this was hdyfrn, didn't realise this was the pokemon TCG thread. Though speaking of which I now want to play the gameboy game again.

Just like back on SONM, except the thread title hasn't been changed this time.

I need motivation. Really can't be arsed with today.

Wrathy wrote:Yeah, definitely do! it took me like 5 months to work up the courage to get into the game since I moved here, and I just went to a casual league session and it was one of the scariest things I ever did (even moreso because it's a very male dominated environment lol) so I totally understand the apprehension. but at the risk of repeating myself it's one of the best things I ever did and has done huge things for me, game achievements aside, because I've actually got friends here now and a routine I can get into and stuff to look forward to in the future. jump in if you can.

It's actually good to hear that it helped you out so much, things have been feeling pretty hopeless recently and it’s nice to think it that helped someone. It's hugely intimidating for me to try and dive into anything and even when I try, my anxiety usually means I hang back so much I gain nothing from it. I know Pokemon's just supposed to be casual fun and it’s my brain making a big deal out of nothing, but yeah it sucks. I've got to try and work myself up to it. And I know what you mean about it being very male dominated. I've got to think of a hobby other women actualy do

Minoru wrote:It's actually good to hear that it helped you out so much, things have been feeling pretty hopeless recently and it’s nice to think it that helped someone. It's hugely intimidating for me to try and dive into anything and even when I try, my anxiety usually means I hang back so much I gain nothing from it. I know Pokemon's just supposed to be casual fun and it’s my brain making a big deal out of nothing, but yeah it sucks. I've got to try and work myself up to it. And I know what you mean about it being very male dominated. I've got to think of a hobby other women actualy do

Yeah. it basically kept me relatively stable and avoided a total relapse into my more serious depressive tendencies (ie suicide ideation etc). I go on and on about the social aspect of the game because, while I'm a good player who enjoys the high level meta plays, ultimately it's just an immensely positive thing to do. In time I think I'd like to go down the professor/running a league route too and help give back even more to the community, but for now I'm happy just playing and having fun trading and stuff.

Hot, cold, achy and lying awake in a Beechams-induced haze. Felt like a good time to log into GR.

I feel like I could sleep for a week.

Tsunade wrote:I feel like I could sleep for a week.

Same here, woke at like 3am for no good reason ...

YouTube will be demontising all the channels with less than 1000 subs today (i'm pretty sure it was supposed to be today), i was fortunate in that i was able to claw my way over the finish line in time (now on 1151 subs), but it's pretty crappy for those creators who weren't able to amass that amount in time. I still think it's bizarre how the idiocy of that Logan Paul guy has led to small channels being punished like this, it doesn't make sense and i suspect it will put a lot of creators with small channels off.

Wrathy wrote:Yeah. it basically kept me relatively stable and avoided a total relapse into my more serious depressive tendencies (ie suicide ideation etc). I go on and on about the social aspect of the game because, while I'm a good player who enjoys the high level meta plays, ultimately it's just an immensely positive thing to do. In time I think I'd like to go down the professor/running a league route too and help give back even more to the community, but for now I'm happy just playing and having fun trading and stuff.

Yeah, I need something to try and curb the more serious stuff that's been hanging around lately too and it's good to hear this worked for you. Like, I guess maybe there is some value in trying to persist even with just this. I got pretty into the game when I was playing last year, watched a lot of the high level play and I think I could've done okay if I'd been able to afford the cards to get into meta play myself. If I get back into it this time, I think I'll try and keep super casual, less frustration that way. If you ever decide to try for the professor status good luck with that, and good luck with you future tournaments too, I'll keep an eye out for you at the next worlds

Minoru wrote:

Wrathy wrote:Yeah. it basically kept me relatively stable and avoided a total relapse into my more serious depressive tendencies (ie suicide ideation etc). I go on and on about the social aspect of the game because, while I'm a good player who enjoys the high level meta plays, ultimately it's just an immensely positive thing to do. In time I think I'd like to go down the professor/running a league route too and help give back even more to the community, but for now I'm happy just playing and having fun trading and stuff.

Yeah, I need something to try and curb the more serious stuff that's been hanging around lately too and it's good to hear this worked for you. Like, I guess maybe there is some value in trying to persist even with just this. I got pretty into the game when I was playing last year, watched a lot of the high level play and I think I could've done okay if I'd been able to afford the cards to get into meta play myself. If I get back into it this time, I think I'll try and keep super casual, less frustration that way. If you ever decide to try for the professor status good luck with that, and good luck with you future tournaments too, I'll keep an eye out for you at the next worlds

The main thing for me would be to not focus purely on the financial cost. Any hobby will have an amount of outlay (eg, say someone into football -> kits, boots, equipment, travel etc) but on the other side, at the end of the day you can't put a price on friendships. /soppy

plus once you get to that level of knowing the locals, good players might be willing to loan you their cards and decks to play with, or do unfavourable trades on their side to get you kickstarted. People in this game tend to be really good to each other. So ya never know.

and yeah - you legitimately might see me at worlds this year . . . watch this space

Wrathy wrote:The main thing for me would be to not focus purely on the financial cost. Any hobby will have an amount of outlay (eg, say someone into football -> kits, boots, equipment, travel etc) but on the other side, at the end of the day you can't put a price on friendships. /soppy

plus once you get to that level of knowing the locals, good players might be willing to loan you their cards and decks to play with, or do unfavourable trades on their side to get you kickstarted. People in this game tend to be really good to each other. So ya never know.

and yeah - you legitimately might see me at worlds this year . . . watch this space

That’s true, if I can get into the more social aspects of the game the financial might feel less painful. It just that getting into those social aspects is even more painful than the financial costs for me. Yikes. Still, if I start out with a cheapish low tier deck with no initial intention to change or upgrade at least I give playing another go and try not to worry about that too much.

And good luck! Let us know how that goes. Go represent SONM at worlds