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> If you can't find a job with a "proven track record" in this market, you're doing something horribly wrong.

Can you define both what "horribly wrong" looks like and what "not horribly wrong" looks like? Because I can't.

The problem with a "proven track record" is that nobody believes what you write on your resume and nobody wants to bother looking at your code. That leaves hiring on "feel" and I have no idea what somebody needs to put in their cover letter and/or resume to "feel" right to a recruiter, an HR rep and a hiring manager all at the same time.

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> nobody believes what you write on your resume

That's nonsense.

It's quite straightforward actually: go through the CVs of engineers working at top companies and look how their resume looks different from yours.

Chances are that they're actually selling themselves properly, using lots of jargon, using strong action verbs, and following the advice that has shown to work for the last decade.

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Can I see your resume? :) I'm not trying to put you on the spot and I'll understand if you don't want to share. I'm just curious.

If you're feeling generous, you can email it to me at [e-mail]. If not, no hard feelings.