I’ve been applying for jobs for the past 2 months, approximately 25 a week, and I haven’t gotten any calls or emails from hiring managers or recruiters.
I’ve had multiple people review my resume to make sure it looks good and have gone to job fairs with no luck.
Is it this difficult to get into an entry level software QA tester role? I’ve gone to school for it and I’m just trying to get my foot in the door.

Any tips?

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You need to network and get referrals. Find people at the companies you are applying for and ask for referrals and if they know of any open positions

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Thank you!

it is a sign of the current times. thousands and thousands of layoffs, more candidates than jobs, and using machines to scan resumes rather than a human being. its tough, i know. look at current QA postings and try to mimic the terminology and key words in your resume. make sure it is in a format easily readable by machine, no fancy formatting. have you looked on indeed, ziprecruiter, dice? if you aren't against working as a temporary contractor, or a temp to hire role. it is good to get on an agency's radar so that they will call you when something does come up. what state are you in? not sure if modis is still in
business, but maybe kforce? teksystems? insight global, signature consultants

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Thank you! I’m in Canada. I’ll take a look at some agencies 😊

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