SparklyTaco
SparklyTaco

To land 1 interview it took 60 job applications

Hi Grapeviners, I have ten years of work ex in performance marketing and CRM. I started job search actively from Feb 15 this year and landed first interview today.

How bad is the market out there. I usually get hired with in 30 job applications, also I apply to the role only if 70% and above role match with my previous experience also use referrals when available.

Also please roast my resume https://stonedmind.tiiny.site/ have redacted wherever necessary to stay anonymous as possible. For the first time in my career I have a doubt that my resume might not be upto the mark

Please let me know your views in the comments. Any help is appreciated.

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PerkyJellybean
PerkyJellybean

Being a tier 3 college grad, It took me 700 applications to get 25 shortlists, and only 7 interview calls. Converted all of them.

Sometimes you’re just not allowed to participate in the race 🙂

PrancingNugget
PrancingNugget

Tier doesn't matter ,skill does

PerkyJellybean
PerkyJellybean

Definitely, but in job. In Resume shortlisting, its far more easier for tier 1 college grads, specially in non-tech domain.

PrancingPickle
PrancingPickle

Hey what app are you using for those kanban boards?

SparklyTaco
SparklyTaco

Novoresume.com

I use this as my resume repository for past 8 years. Job tracker as kanban board is a recent feature.

PrancingPickle
PrancingPickle

Okay thanks! Not a pro at resume. Would just ask to cut down some points and focus on important one's

Check if this is ATS friendly if you are applying for positions that will be screened by AI

SquishyBagel
SquishyBagel

180 applications, 3 interviews and still nothing 🥲

SillyMochi
SillyMochi

Google folks are feeling heat?

SquishyBagel
SquishyBagel

Yeah man

WigglyRaccoon
WigglyRaccoon

Is it premium version?

SparklyTaco
SparklyTaco

I am using premium version (takes subscription of 3-6 months every time I hunt for a job)

WigglyRaccoon
WigglyRaccoon

So is premium helpful?

WigglyWalrus
WigglyWalrus

I don't think it's a reflection of the market. I think we're just coming back from a crazy employee-favoured market.

We're living in times of fake job reqs during hiring freezes, companies claiming that they "never fire" while putting 10-15% of their workforce on PIP and layoffs in highly profitable companies.

We're in the age of the great big VC fuck up.

The problem is that hiring is being linked with public perception, and as a result there is a lot of secrecy around things that were very transparent.

It's very likely that 20-30% of your job reqs are just out there to show the market that this company "can" hire in these times.

SparklyTaco
SparklyTaco

@Battlestar Makes a lot of sense. Thank you.

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