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I swear job hunting in LA tech/entertainment feels brutal right now, I kinda want to throw my laptop out the window some days. Internal referrals used to be my "sure thing" but lately it's like nobody's reading anything I send.
If you're comfortable doing it, share your scrubbed résumé. I can take a look at the formatting, sometimes those two-page layouts or weird columns mess up ATS parsing (learned that the hard way, got ghosted after 30 apps before I realized it wasn't even human eyes failing me). Honestly, half the time it's not you, it's those dumb ATS filters just chucking your file out before anyone sees it.
I've tried out Resume Worded, Jobscan, Enhancv, ResumeJudge, even SkillSyncer, and the biggest gamechanger for me was scanning against job descriptions and optimizing keywords. I always thought "eh, that can't be what holds me back," but match scores are way more important than anyone tells you. Straight up, add the keywords that are on the JD, tailor every app, and check for formatting junk.
Los Angeles ups the stress, the competition here is nuts. What kind of roles are you aiming for? Sometimes the niche stuff (production, streaming ops, creative tech) needs skill sections you wouldn't expect anyone to filter.
This portfolio thing - are you linking it in your header or main experience, or waiting for recruiters to ask? Random but that's been my "hidden trick" for entertainment gigs, because those hiring managers want to see your style right off the bat. Let me know if you want feedback, I just left entertainment for SaaS but still have old recruiter contacts in LA so I can tell you what's tripping everyone's screenings lately.
Probably bad planning or a test to see your flexibility. Your real interview will probably come after that. OR maybe somehow they got you before the video steps were completed.
Let’s face it, every company is evolving, and their processes are changing. That one Zoom, gave multiple people the opportunity to meet you, whether you knew it or not. Plus if it was recorded. It should help the hiring team to shorten your hiring time, sending your video on the way ahead of you. (Whether or not the entire team uses all the tools is another question and impacts the value of the speed I. Which you get processed through.)
Learn from each step, on how to make your interviewing more impactful! Keep a log of all the steps with each company, and ask how you failed as compared to other candidates being considered, and when they plan to make a decision, so you can close that door if they disappear- which is happening these days, sadly, quite a bit.
Good Luck!