| > People seem to like me at my current shitty job, and management likes that I am a good little slave. Trust no one, they will say that they like you and all that, when it serves their purpose. They don't hate you either. Expect to give atleast 50 interviews before you get hired for a position. Keep track of interviews on paper/document ( a spread sheet is best, IMO). Add new buzz words, lie if needed, ( provided you back it even with something trivial). The whole resume thing screening mainly works on keywords. The market is indeed shitty for some people, generally the kind who cannot brag about themself and the everyday unglamorous work they do every day. When you do get hired remember one sobering thing: they most likely hired you because they were desperate, not because you were the ideal candidate.( there is no such thing as an ideal candidate for a job, as much as employers would like to believe). It's a game of numbers really. And if you have long hair cut it. ( the advice form one of the commenters here about taking advise from your female friends is worth it. Ask your mom/sis if you don't have any. Many nerds are clueless on this front, it's an innate skill, so cannot be developed beyond a point). Finally my sympathies with you, most likely you are not flawed in a major way, it's the employers, it is indeed a shitty virtue-signalling collective delusional world out there. Also please remove your linkedin profile link form your post, it's not a wise idea. |