Let me preface this by saying that I am primarily looking for others experiences who have left a job to search for another in the last year. A while back I was illegally placed on unpaid leave by a company who was trying to push me to quit, and I'm still “employed” but receive no income or have any working hours. I've been applying for work, primarily in recruiting since it has been an aspect of my last several positions and despite getting to the last round of multiple interviews. I've now gone almost half a year without getting a a formal offer. I'm starting to wonder if this is typical for the job market, or if there's something I'm doing to shoot myself in the foot in these applications. I practice interview questions beforehand, create a list of 5+ questions to ask the interviewers, do a review of the companies internet presence, I apply directly with the companies, and reach out directly to the hiring manager to introduce mtself. This seems to get me far in the interview process without ever being the right pick. Does anyone have advice for how to find something before I legit lose my apartment?