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Another round of 6 PhD rejections....

Hi all,

I graduated with a MSc in Chemistry, in heterogeneous catalysis, in 2017. I haven’t been able to find a PhD project or a job in chemistry however. Therefore I have been working in the funeral industry for the last three years due to necessity really.

Now I am another round of PhD application later and all 6 have been rejected. I got one instant rejection and one professor just ignored my application and status update emails. I had 2 interviews, but the result and feedback is always the same: Our conversation was really pleasant, but we have other candidates that are better suited for the project. 

Projects are given away to people who still have half a year to go until they graduate MSc. I don’t stand a fair chance when all the positions are given away internally.

Honestly I don’t know what I can do anymore. I feel that I stand no chance to get a project when I don’t have the right connections who give me a project.... What can I do?
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Get someone independent to look over your application materials. There could be issues there.  Try not to just apply to things out of the blue either; make contact with supervisors to ask about the projects and research areas.  Ask if you can meet or call to talk things through before applying.  This  ensures you have the best info to produce these most targeted applications.

Finally,  be open to the idea that maybe a PhD is not the route you should be going. Is there any affiliated industry work in tor region you can start applying to? 3 years out of the subject is a lot.