Laid off in May. Applied to at least 70 jobs. This has been the typical response from rejected submissions:

Thank you for your interest in [insert company name here] and taking the time to apply for the Senior Director Head of Product & Design. While we were impressed with your experience and qualifications, we have offered the position to a candidate whose skills more closely match the requirements of the position.

I’m applying to jobs that are what I’m qualified to do.It’s so demoralizing.

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me too - I was laid off in March, and before that September. With GenAI submitting resumes and tailoring resumes for people, HR is swamped. The best advice I have gotten which seems to make sense is to network and reach out to people at the company to get noticed. I also revised my resume to be ATS compatible and two pages (that's a challenge). Only highlight 10 years of experience. And tech leadership positions may not recover until early next year.

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The economy is flooded with talent and it is slow on the uptick to absorb it. I think it is starting to get better, but it can be discouraging when out of work. Look for part time gig assignments that are open ended. Some money coming in allows you to stretch and then grab another and keep trying for the main job. It will come eventually.

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Senior Director Head of Product & Design is quite the position so I would not take it too personally.
What really helped me is that I stopped relying on JoB boards and Linkedin Applications, but just contacting recruiters and scheduling a phone call with them,

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