š« It's not you, It's them
Why job seekers are blindsided when they apply, interview and still get no offers
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When was the last time you applied to a job posting? Was it yesterday? Today? Itās common to apply to 100+ jobs a month, so youāre likely to apply to a ton of jobs.
Usually, thereās a bunch of information a company shares like what they are looking for, years of experience, etc, etc, butā¦
Do you know what they do NOT share publicly?
ā¦many things actually, like if they extended an offer to someone and yet, the job is still listed as open, and other fun things.
Here are 4 reasons why are confused about what the hell is happening in your job search, that have NOTHING to do with You.
š° Applicants are in final rounds - Company says they are hiring but actually they are in final round interviews with candidates. Simply put, Too Late for you to apply.
But youād never know that, itās not like the company posts this information.
Remember: You do not control the timing of the hiring process. Only pay attention to those actions you can control yourself.š Hard to read resume - Ok, this has a ālittleā to do with you, but itās very easy to fix! When resumes are hard to scan, recruiters are more likely to send the automated thanks, but no-thanks, reply versus inviting you to a screening call.
If a recruiter canāt tell within 5 seconds, why you are a potential fit, and if you have the matching experience, you will have a hard time getting noticed in the pile of resumes.
This is a common fear among career changers, but donāt worry, check out this article on transferable skills to learn how to communicate your past non-tech experiences on your resume for a tech job.
Remember: The resume is NOT a reflection of your self worth and often does not even get seen.š Hiring Queue is full - Sometimes the application volume is high and recruiters cannot get to your resume within 1-2 weeks. Thatās often the case when so many people apply within the first week that the resume queue gets full, so you end up not hearing back at all or after a month+.
Your resume is not even getting seen at all sometimes, so donāt go redoing your resume, again. Thatās why itās best to apply to jobs within 1-2 weeks of when they are posted.
Remember: Use the Date Posted filter on Linkedin.
ā Role is no longer available - Itās possible that the role is either closed or filled but that information is NOT updated on the job listing.
So the job listing lingers in the āmaybeā pile in your emails until you receive a response. In fact, the job may not have been open anymore when you applied, or gotten closed soon after. Itās entirely possible because job listings may continue to be listed even after they are filled.
Bonus
š« Job level mis-match (the wierdest one) - It does happen that get invited to interview and itās clear that the role is for someone with a higher level of experience.
At this point, ask questions about the level of the role, how much direct work experience the role requires and if itās not a match, then politely explain your level of experience and ask if thatās what they are looking for.
Sometimes one role title can be hiring for positions of multiple levels, sometimes not.
Any feedback from interviews where there is a level mis-match is NOT helpful since itās a simple gap in expectations of experience level. If the interview didnāt go well, itās NOT a reflection on your interview skills.
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