[apohn]

Sending in resumes via online applications is a somewhat pointless exercise. Any number of IT systems or HR personal will filter out good candidates. You need to find a way to contact recruiters directly.

I've got a story that illustrates this well. I'm older than you and a few years ago I submitted an online application for a job (at a large company) that was a great fit. I didn't hear anything for a month so I found a recruiter on LinkedIn. They referred me to the recruiter responsible for that position. They said they had never seen my resume in their system but she'd forward it to the hiring manager (my future manager). I got the job and became the hiring manager for other positions. Very few good resumes were sent to me from our HR system so I started checking. Turns out the HR IT system was filtering out good candidates and the HR person was filtering out a bunch of good candidates that made it past the HR applicant tracking system. There are so many applications for every position that good people just get caught in the programmatic and human filters to screen out people who aren't a fit for the job.

Use LinkedIn to find the recruiter or find your connections who work that that company. Get your resume into the hiring manager's hands.