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It took me about 9 months to land a job offer, definitely a journey with ups and downs. If you’re in the middle of your search, don’t give up. One thing that really helped me was using AI to refine my resume with impact (just make sure to proofread and make it your own). Keep going and your opportunity will come.
Even the strongest of candidates won’t convert most applications into interviews. That is an unrealistically high expectation, even for the good times. And those are long behind us now.
Yes it’s very hard. I’m sorry you have to go through it. My partner had graduated from a top school with an accounting degree and it took him 6 months to find a job. Applying to hundreds of things.
how many interviews have you passed till you get a first offer?
I think it’s a mix of recruiting companies not vetting candidates properly and the hiring manager not knowing what exactly is needed to fill the role. Don’t give up take a break for a few days then get back to it.
Yes, very tough right now especially with some large company laying off tens of thousands of tech folks. The market is flooded with out of work technical people. I've been looking since December - I have never been out of work this long.
It's not just you, most applications never even reach a human. ATS systems filter out resumes before anyone reads them. The frustrating truth is that a great background can still get ignored if the resume isn't structured the right way. What kind of roles are you going for?
Ive gone 9 months without a job and it can be really hard in an employer market. Keep applying but if you are not even getting a phone call you may need to change up your CV, they go through an ATS and may be looking for key words.