I applied to hundreds of applications, and only got four interviews, all rejected. I am currently studying for the CompTIA Network+ exam, hoping that will increase my chances of getting a tech job. I've just lost $1,000 after missing a flight with no refund available, and I really need to earn money fast. At this rate I might have to deliver pizzas or flip burgers to make some quick cash.
>I applied to hundreds of applicationsah, common mistake. applying to applications is useless. you have to apply to jobs
>>32566451that was a typo
>>32566425I would have chucked this.Delete overview heading.Jesus GPT can do a better job of writing an intro. Flat ignored it on the first pass.Order it like this- the text of your deleted overview- skills- experience- projects- educations- certsThe fuck is city state and remote thing? I don't care delete.What month and year? Summer tells me fuckol.Google docs has temples for this shit. Spend some time on youtube on how to write a this.Send some time understanding how an ATS works.
>>32566548If i spill a bunch of curry on it will you hire me?
>>32566425>At this rate I might have to deliver pizzas or flip burgers to make some quick cash.lol no. now comes the part where you discover that even those jobs aren't available anymore. need income? too bad. welcome to the future your kind created for us with your endless progression.
>>32567560may as well become an effeminate twink boy who sells himself to old fat homosexual men to make a quick bucklike the ancient greeks and romans did
>>32566425Should've networked better in college. The best and easiest way to get your foot in the door is through networking. Your resume is most likely being screened by HR bots. A solution to this is to message a dev on the hiring team directly on LinkedIn. Simply messaging them you're interested in position and asking if they could pass your resume to the hiring team. This worked for me out of college. The dev I messaged even gave me tips and told me what to study to pass the interview. Nepotism is a real thing. People are more likely to hire you if they went to the same university, grew up in the same area, or can have someone they trust vouch for you.
>>32566425If you were applying to my company, I would probably ask you to come in for an interview. This is assuming you can get past the culture fit filter.You got 4 interviews and you were rejected. Maybe they didn’t like your personality.
>>32566425You put libraries on your resume?For me, I'd just throw in some interesting additions to make the skillset more rare. You have the hard part out of the way. Net+ is alright; I prefer the Cisco certs myself, but if you're not experienced with networking CompTIA's a good place to start. Chucking in some security stuff is valuable everywhere, whether it be general security or secure coding. Lots of certs available for both. Pick a niche to start with and pivot from there. Leverage the corporate panic with old code and get good at rewriting C into Rust, idk.Also, your resume looks like a receipt just so you're aware.
>>32566425Welcome to the hellscape H1B created.
>>32566425just wait for interest rates to fall some morein the meantime, you could fix computers, phones or whatever, so small freelance jobs, anything.keep doing stuff, keep learning by yourself, go to conferences, join groups and meet people.
>>32567951i've always been told to network, but they never tell me how exactlyi just ask for many of my professors' and recruiters' linkedins
>>32569098Networking is just making friends and meeting new people. Like hitting up people in your classes from school on LinkedIn or going to a meetup or conference. Even making small talk around the city at a bar. Getting to know someone in person so they can vouch for you. Unless you're some sperg nobody wants to work with. Then you're SOL.
>>32569151I chatted with a guy once, and he got me into an internship programwe helped each other in classwork assignmentsi tried messaging him post-graduation, but he hasn't responded
>>32569098>i've always been told to network, but they never tell me how exactlyReach out to alumni on Linkedin for advice and referrals. This is common practice at major tech schools. You can find alumni by going to linkedin.com/school/your_school_name/people/ and searching for alumni by specific companies and occupation. Send a connection request, and if they accept, you can chat with them. Either ask for their advice or a referral (never both at once), and be very concise and straightforward. Do not try to impress them with your resume or kiss up to them or try to be real friends, they do not care. Linkedin is basically an online resume, everything you have achieved should already be present there and accessible to them. If they feel positively about the school you went to, they will likely refer you or meet with you. Major tech companies often provide bonuses in the hundreds or even thousands of dollars for successful referrals, and they can refer many people per year, so there is an incentive for them to refer you. You should expect a low response rate on Linkedin, but do not let that discourage you, it will be better then the interview response rate usually.A referral only guarantees that a recruiter will manually look at your resume. This is huge, but does not make you a better candidate or give you a better shot during the interview – you will still go through the interview process if selected. You can try directly reaching out to recruiters and hiring managers on Linkedin. This is more likely to work at smaller companies, but is always worth a try. Research how to effectively connect with hiring managers first, they can be snobby and often rant about this on Linkedin. The higher up you try to go, the more pompous and dismissive people will be, so try to find people that are still in a position to identify with your regular guy trying to break in story.
>>32569194You could even try applying to positions on LinkedIn that display alumni working for the same company. Preferably alumni devs. Then messaging them to see if they could pass your resume to the hiring team. People are tribal.
>>32569194how much do you help a random beggar? for most people it's once or twice, then it gets weird, because you might be identifying them as a mark and wasting their time day after day.when someone gives you one bit of advice or one connection or referral, appreciate it, and continue to find new people and leave used connections alone afterward unless there's effort or enthusiasm for your relationship on their part
>>32566425>got four interviews, all rejectedThis is the part I'm concerned about, anon. Do you have any idea why you keep getting rejected after they see you? Are you a terrible autist, or do you think you're able to mask well?
