I’m an intern at a workplace where they are heavily into this LGAT thing called ‘PSI Seminars.’ LGATs are cult like I suppose.
I tried to complete the PSI Seminars basic but ended up feeling very unwell and going home the second day.
I ended up catching a cold. Didn’t go to work for a week.
Since I have come back, things have fallen apart. I was being considered for temporary work for November and part of December. They had been telling me this since October 6th.
Well, not anymore. They just replied with, ‘Oh, we found someone else.’
A couple of people who were incredibly nice before treat me like a pariah. Like they’re annoyed to even see me.
People avoid me now. Most people in the office went through and finished PSI Basic.
I’m sad because things were looking up, and they came crashing down. I only get 80 hours for this internship, and I might just spend the rest of them just sitting at a desk doing and learning nothing. I’m like an afterthought now.
I know I have no future there. And when this internship ends, I will not have an income stream from an additional source.
I suffer from depression and I feel myself going to a deep dark place.
I looked up PSI seminars because of this post. I’d say that this is probably not an employer you want to work for.
I don’t know your industry or background; my industry is software but my advice should be the same for other industries as well.
Finding a job sucks even if you have 100 years industry experience right now. Apply to as many jobs as you can starting with jobs you want most and slowly circle outward toward less and less appealing jobs.
Load the top of your resume with industry specific keywords. Most hiring firms are overloaded with the number of applicants for every position and turn to a system called ATS (applicant tracking system). ATS is a robot that looks at your resume and throws it out if it doesn’t have the keywords they are looking for. This reduces the pile of applications from thousands to hundreds.
After that it’s on to HR. A recruiter will then look at your resume and see if it’s a good match for the listing. The problem here is that the recruiter doesn’t have the knowledge required to verify the claims. This is how we get job listings requiring 20 years experience with something that’s only been around for 4. Plausibly tie the keywords in your resume to some experience from your past. Don’t have any? That’s okay! Work on it right now and when asked about it explain how this was self directed learning and growth.
After the recruiter, your resume is passed on to an employee who actually knows the position (hopefully!). I won’t lie, at this stage you actually need to know what you are talking about. Assuming your resume isn’t completely fictitious, you should have the background needed to CRAM for the interview at this point. Do that. The hardest part is getting your foot in the door. If it doesn’t work out just keep trying, it does eventually.
Again, the market sucks right now. Both employee and employer are drowning during the hiring process due to AI. The only real way to get your resume through is to “spray and pray”. Apply to lots, put in enough work to have a matching resume but don’t break your back trying to craft the perfect resume or cover letter.
Wishing you luck, and I 100% think you got labeled as the “out group” during the PSI basic seminar, not related to taking sick time.
I’m definitely out. People who were friendly are now a bit hostile. I even let one of the managers know I would be willing to try again. I’m an intern here and I kind of need the money, so I am going to show up and go through the motions until it’s over. Thank you for your post.