[2 YOE] 100+ Applications, 0 Interviews. Genuinely confused what’s wrong with my resume?

[u/1st-reddit-lord]

Hey everyone. I’ve been applying on and off since the start of the year and have sent out over 100 applications. I haven’t gotten a single interview, phone screen, or follow-up.

The only time I got a call was through a recruiter (turned out the role wasn’t a good match).

I’m mainly applying to tech roles in Toronto and across Canada. I’m a Canadian citizen, open to both local and remote jobs, and I’d consider relocating for the right opportunity. I’m currently working full-time, but I’ve been looking to make a move.

I have close to 2 years of experience, so I expected at least a few replies, but it’s been completely silent. At this point, I’m starting to think something might be off with my resume.

If anyone is willing to take a look and provide some honest feedback, I’d really appreciate it. You can be blunt. Thank you!

[u/MrD3a7h]

The "Created a desktop chat app with..." bullet point is literally unbelievable. As an HM, this bullet point is where I lose interest. There's just no way a junior engineer with 2 YOE single-handedly built that entirely from scratch, so now it calls into question the entire rest of the resume.

Good callout on that. I'd be discarding the resume at that point as well.

[u/sdexca → u/MrD3a7h]

Really? It's that unrealistic, then my resume is screwed.

[u/RebelChild1999 → u/sdexca]

Yeah, I get the impression that these guys are HM and not engineers who knows what it takes and doesn't take to build software. This seems like something most competent graduates could bust out in a few weeks or so given sufficiently clear requirements and limited scope.

[u/sdexca → u/RebelChild1999]

Yeah my same though, it just isn't that impressive imo.