So during one of my last contracts at an agency, I was thrown into using Adobe XD. I did a bunch of tutorials and was glad to add this to my skill set. And no one on my team complained about my skills with this, at least to me directly. Towards the end of my contract, I asked about a full-time role they posted. Recruiter told me I wouldn’t qualify because the role required XD. After contract ended, I’ve reached out for more work but have barely heard a peep. Move on?

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Move on for now. If they enjoyed working with you they'll definitely follow up again.

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If the recruiter specifically said the role requires XD so you wouldn’t qualify, that is their way of saying your skill set isn’t advanced enough for the role. Take your newly acquired skill and move on.

yes partly

May I also add, this recruiter said to stay in touch. Why say that if I shouldn’t? Why can’t people just say what they mean? Kind of seems like they jerk people around.

It's called being diplomatic and nice and letting people down gently. Or just a canned response. It's common in corporate. You must've witnessed this.

I agree, I wish these things were more forthright and illuminating.

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Was the recruiter referencing your resume and does that have XD on it? May be a misunderstanding?

Actually I think she forgot that the contract role I was working in required XD—maybe mommy brain because she went on maternity leave right after. I had not sent her my resume at that point, but I had updated it to reflect XD.

Sounds like you really want a FT job. But this is the FL bowl..

Thanks for your comments. I think my imposter syndrome has gone up a few notches now!

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