Just got denied for a junior level role with 8 years of exp

[jessehorne]

Hi all. I’ve just been denied a junior level role with over 8 years of exp as a swe. Used the last of my savings to pay rent. Next month will likely be on the streets.

If anyone has any connections, please give your boy a chance.

I will however try to continue to code once I lose my house. Will start a “blog from the streets” for your all education and entertainment.

o7

[stefanos82]

All I could find is the following links, if it helps:

https://larajobs.com/

https://djangogigs.com/

https://djangojobs.net/

https://www.golangprojects.com/

https://remoteok.com/

[jessehorne]

Thanks! Very familiar with these.

[mrkeen]

Just one role?

When I'm in unemployed mode I try to knock out a job application every day. Granted I'm pretty lazy, so it's more like 2-3 job applications a week, on a good week.

Have a template for your CV and cover letter. Then just tailor it to each job application.

Be less selective about what technologies they ask for. If the job wants {Java, Spring boot, postgres, microservices, Jenkins, git} and you only know {Java, MySql} go for it anyway! Sometimes I look back on old job ads that I ended up working for, and they look nothing like what my job was: (blockchain? internet-of-things? What were they thinking!)

Don't bother thinking about why you got knocked back. It could have been any number of reasons:

  * Maybe they saw your exp and figured you wouldn't settle for junior's salary.

  * If you did settle for a low salary, maybe they figured they wouldn't be able to keep you long, because you'd quickly move elsewhere for a better salary.

  * Maybe you were one of about 10 candidates.

  * Maybe you're resume was screened by HR or someone who didn't understand your technical worth based on your writing.

It's a numbers game.

[jessehorne]

Oh yeah I’ve been unemployed for months and only have been denied from one role. sarcasm I get two interviews a week. “Its a numbers game” is pretty wild. In all seriousness Ive probably put in 200 apps.

[mrkeen]

> Oh yeah I’ve been unemployed for months and only have been denied from one role. sarcasm

Never mind. Now I understand.

[jessehorne]

Yeah it's been rough. People keep saying "it's a numbers game" who I don't think are directly connected to the issue atm due to their current employment. I appreciate your commenting and offering advice. Perhaps it is just a numbers game. Going to try to pump up the numbers and get to like 100 apps a day instead of 20.

[jessehorne]

Didn’t mean to come off rude. I do sincerely appreciate the advice. Just trying to cope with intense anxiety and stress with humor. Sry about that

[sleepingreset]

ouch. market sucks right now I'm sorry man. what kind of work do you do? what languages?

[jessehorne]

Been primarily on the backend. Last couple of years have been working with Go. Before that, a lot of Python, PHP, Node etc. Laravel, flask, gin, express. The whole nine yards.