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flared up before the call

3 months into this job search and I’m just tired of it.

Had a phone interview Tuesday and my scalp picked that morning to flare up along my hairline — first flare in a few weeks, of course it happens right then. Nothing dramatic, just enough flaking that I kept touching my hair through the whole call.

Sent out 6 applications this week, heard back from none. Still haven’t figured out how to explain the resume gap without it sounding like I disappeared on purpose.

Knee’s still sore from running too. Everything just decided to wear down at the same time.

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  • SkinHarmony09.23

    the hairline flaring right before a call is such a cruel coincidence. Mine did the same thing before a video interview last year and I couldn’t stop checking it in the little screen the whole time!

  • FreshFaceJourney09.23

    3 months of zero callbacks would wear anyone down on its own, and then your skin decides to join in right when you need it not to. I had a flare start the morning of a phone screen last year too, sent out 9 applications that same week and heard back from just 1.

  • ClearDays09.23

    Mine flared up 2 days before a callback too!

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