How do I convince someone to hire me without sounding like I'm desperate?

Committing suicide over failed job searches sounds extreme and I feel almost ashamed for even feeling like that but its getting to a point

Honestly, I suggest that you should get immediate help from health professionals if you think that you may be on the verge of suicide if you don't get this job. Or at least, talk about this to your family members, and hopefully they can help you out in some way.

The comments above are not meant to ridicule you, and only meant to help you.

Is there any interview tips to really sell that you're the right fit ?

If you apply for the right positions based on your skills, experiences, and education, then you have better chances of getting the job you want.

Most importantly, keep searching for the right jobs. Don't give up.

You may be rejected hundreds of times. But, eventually, you will get one right job offer, and it will be all worth it. Good luck.

Please don't sound desperate in the interviews because it does not help you to get the job.

Employers prefer hiring candidates with good qualifications, good skills and experiences.

If you show them that you are very confident that you can do a great job for them, that will be much better than showing them that you are very emotional now and desperate to get this job.

Best of luck.

Chance favors the Prepared Mind

As per my comment - and to echo other's sentiments - You need to deal with the Suicidal Ideation issue with professional help. I know it's not easy - but there are resources (and free resources!) that can help you get back on a more stable foundation.

I want nothing more than to see in a few months you update this question that you have:

• Gotten Help
• Gotten a job
• Still here with us.

Now, onto the workplace element

I started with a quote from Louis Pasteur. When it comes down to interview, the Company has already looked at your Resume and seen enough in it that they are interested.

What should you be doing?

You should be finding out about the Company.

• What is it that they do?
• What are their main lines of business?
• Any recent news about the Company?
• Who founded the business?
• Who are their main competitors?

Typically I would recommend spending at least 1 hour on researching them as a company. Your research should also include 2-3 pre-prepared questions that you want to ask them.

Some people would recommend asking questions about things you are passionate about (particular programes, environmental stance etc.) - however, I would shy away from those topics (as tempting as they are) and go with Topics that allow the company to talk about themselves.

Next suggestion is to avoid 'Any Job' energy. It's not that you need any job, it's that this job is the most important and exciting and best fit job for your skills ever.

And this can be hard to do - my best advise is to focus on one thing you genuinely like about the Job and use that to inspire you. Sometimes this might require a little bit of artistic license.

Finally - remember the basics, Walk in confidently, big smile, big handshake. Give confident answers and when you don't know - it's okay to say you don't know... So long as you follow up with how you would find out

Good Luck, I believe in you.

Note: This answer comes AFTER some edits to the question, so it has a slightly different focus.

tl;dr Never ever give up!

1. Never give up in your life, no matter how hard it is. The wheel spins, which means:

   • after good comes bad;
   • after bad comes good.

And then it repeats. It is called life. Of course, life can be tougher for some people, but there are people who are doing much worse than you and me, who still keep going. So why should we give up?

2. Never give up regarding interviews

Most of my problems are rooted in some bad health. Sometimes it was terrible - I was barely able to climb the stairs for one floor without stopping and resting. And even in situations like those, I attended interviews. And they would have accepted me, but I rejected them.

Why? Because I went there to give everything and not care about the result. In your case, when you go to the interview, you have nothing to lose. But you have everything to win - especially a job.

Here are some tips, in a random order. Please freely use whatever is useful for you.

• Stop thinking about what is bad. Make an effort to throw away all thoughts like "it is so bad" or "maybe I will not get the job". Instead, make plans about what to do, what to say, how to behave, in order to succeed. The bad thoughts will still come, but you keep rejecting them. You might not be successful immediately, but keep making plans, and keep improving the plans based on your every-day experience.
• Watch comedies. Listen to cheerful music.
• Remember to breathe deeply - it helps you brain by bringing more oxygen to it. Search on the internet about tips on how to do it. This is especially useful while you think, while you feel down, and immediately before interviews, as preparation.
• It is OK, during the interview, to breathe once or twice before you answer. Additionally, this trick give you a little extra time to organize your answer better - in case that it is needed.
• Search on the internet about what questions you can ask the interviewer. Yes, you can (and should) ask questions too! Adjust your questions to the attitude of the interviewers.
• DO NOT MENTION even as a joke that you really need the job. Behave as if you are doing them a favor. As a matter of fact, you really are doing them the favor of offering them your knowledge and our skills. It is their loss if they do not care to use them.
• Even if you are brutally rejected, keep your attitude and leave as if you are the winner. As a minimum, you "won" some experience.
• VERY IMPORTANT: Always be 100% polite and civilized, use your best language. Prove them that you are most likely better than they need. ALSO VERY IMPORTANT: Do not be rigid and too formal. They would be inclined to see you in an unfavorable light.
• Be clean. If you feel not clean enough, your attention will be distracted to yourself, instead of focusing on the communication with the interviewers.
• Wear clean clothes, iron them if needed. Some clothes (made of some fabrics) do not really need ironing. Prepare your clothes in the evening before the interview. If possible, prepare more that one set of clothes. What if you have to go to an unexpected / unscheduled interview?
• Arrive to the interview on time. It is better to have a minute or five to relax a bit, and to do a few breathing exercises. Just breathing, not taichi, yoga, kata or ballet. You are a professional, not a dancing artist.
• Try to eat better food. Strongly colored vegetables and fruits are usually very rich in vitamins (beets, carrots, spinach, bluberries, apples, oranges...). Good food helps the brain work better, and provides better rest.
• Have a healthy sleep schedule. A rested brain works better.

How do I convince someone to hire me without sounding like I'm desperate?

You do not convince them of anything. You present yourself so good, that they will really want you badly.

Example: What did your favorite actor / actress to convince you to like them? Nothing. They do not even know that you exist. And yet you decided you like them, thanks to the way they presented themselves.

Other than that... just never ever give up :)

HR is never your friend. Keeping that in mind

I've been applied for jobs and so far, every job application has resulted in failure or getting completely ghosted by the employer

Unfortunately this is fairly normal. I've even had situations where an employer contacted me then ghosted me.

I have a couple more interviews lined up and they're jobs that in an industry I'm experienced in and I fit the required qualifications to a T

This means they like what they see. You ticked the boxes and are good enough for them to spend the time and effort to talk to you. YOU GOT PAST THE HARD PART.

I really want one of them to hire me so I can get out of this financial hell, but it feels emotionally manipulative to drop "hey im so down on my luck that you rejecting me is probably going to be the one action that makes me jump off a bridge" during an interview (not word by word but you get what I mean).

So, lets pretend you're a HR person, and you've two candidates. One is nearly perfect in terms of skills but seems emotionally fragile. The other isn't that great but is less of a risk. They'll go with the latter cause dealing with an employee who had a breakdown is work.

A potentially suicidal employee is worse - even if you're being hyperbolic about it. An interview is the worst place to show emotional vulnerability of that sort.

I'd actually go the other way - you've gotten this far. You do need this job, but until you've gotten that contract signed, your employer has no reason for empathy or compassion. They need a trustworthy warm body. I wouldn't mention the financial problems, or the depression. I'd say focus on what you can offer, and hold it together and seem confident during the interview. There's a time for being human and vulnerable, but thats rarely during an interview.

I'd do things like thank the interviewer for the opportunity instead.

You're most of the way there if you're at an interview. You can do this.