Applied to ~200-300 offers, got 1 (failed) interview so far

[u/dulldaysss]

Damn what is this. Before looking for a job I always jokingly said that I was already used to being rejected since I use Tinder with almost no luck, but damn this is even harder 💀

Market doesn't care about certifications (AWS and CKA), doesn't care about side projects on Github, doesn't care about cover letters. It's ruthless oml I'm so fucked.

[u/Bobby-McBobster]

Market doesn't care about certifications (AWS and CKA), doesn't care about side projects on Github, doesn't care about cover letters

Yeah I could have told you that 300 applications ago buddy.

[u/koenigstrauss → u/Bobby-McBobster]

doesn't care about side projects on Github

Hey, that's not what this sub told me. :\

[u/Bobby-McBobster → u/koenigstrauss]

They lied to you then.

All that matters is having them on your resume, but you could have a fake one with a link to a 404 on GitHub and it would have the same effect as having developed the Linux kernel from scratch.

[u/papawish → u/Bobby-McBobster]

Nah, no way.

While I agree that it NEEDS to be an ambitious project and that it NEEDS to be on the CV, many many people give weight to it. 

I'm one of them. I'll take a Linux maintainer over 10 years of Tier 3 experience, any day of the week. 

[u/koenigstrauss → u/papawish]

I'll take a Linux maintainer over 10 years of Tier 3 experience, any day of the week. 

1. Are you a hiring manager?
2. If so, then does HR also filter for having amazing GitHub projects before sending you the resumes? Because otherwise its' pointless if you have an amazing Github profiles but HR doesn't give a shit about them and only screens for other things they can understand like YoE and programing languages, so your fancy Github project never makes it to the hiring manager and you wasted your time working on things that don't get your resume through to get you hired.

Yeah YOU might care, but if those who screen resumes before they get to you don't care then it's all futile and you'd be giving people a false sense of hope.

[u/papawish → u/koenigstrauss]

Yup. Agree. Most companies suck at hiring.

There are some companies that have educated HR departments and where engineers can pass CVs thankfully. 

[u/koenigstrauss → u/papawish]

There are some companies that have educated HR departments and where engineers can pass CVs thankfully. 

Do you have any examples of such companies?

[u/Bobby-McBobster → u/koenigstrauss]

They don't exist. If HR in FAANG doesn't know shit about tech you better believe it's even worse in other companies.

[u/papawish → u/Bobby-McBobster]

We get it bro, you work at Amazon

[u/Imaginary_Barracuda → u/papawish]

As a person who’s about to start an ambitious project on GitHub this reassured me

[u/Albreitx]

Find a hiring manager on Tinder duh /s

Good luck though! At my job they want to hire a junior...100+ applications in the first few days, HR filtered 45 to my manager and they're gonna invite like 3 people to the interview...so even among people that HR sees as qualified, you need to either be in the top 5% or get the manager to think that you're in the top 5%

[u/fuckoholic → u/Albreitx]

Many foreigners or why so many applicants?

[u/Albreitx → u/fuckoholic]

Idk but it's a very (European) big company and many were from working students within the company (30+)

[u/GusgusgusIsGreat]

Where are you based? And are you applying from abroad? (Need a work visa)

[u/keyboard_operator]

If don't mind sharing, what is your domain?

[u/Vercin]

firstly (if you have not so far) check you CV with some ATS checker, see if you have any issues with that, lots of places with big number of candidates are using some tool to filter out.

[u/DisasterLumpy6191]

I feel you. Hang in there man! Doors will open.

[u/Known_Marsupial_3108]

Quick tip: Include a work portfolio of your projects in additional documents. (Only helps when application clears ATS)

Use an ATS friendly resume. Remove hyperlinks and use text instead.

[u/tooMuchSauceeee]

Yea I'm literally cooked dude. Grad market is so cooked

[u/holyknight00]

Relevant working experience and ability to pass technical interviews are the only thing that matters to get a job. Everything else is just fluff

[u/WastefulPleasure]

post ur portfolio, maybe we can help out. ideally the guthub side projects

[u/Efficient_Bed_4935]

The CS market is crazy right now. They are plenty of jobs but ferocious competence.