[EFruit]

There is (yet another) aspect that the author didn't cover: internalized rejection.

Imagine you burn out during college, so you pivot and get a professional certification instead. You pass the exam and have the certificate in hand, and you start looking for jobs. You scroll and scroll through indeed, glassdoor, the job sites for the organizations that would hire someone with your certification and training, and... they all require that degree you don't have. They all require N years of experience that you haven't gotten.

How many visits like this does it take before you stop looking altogether?