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by dwebs9 782 days ago
Sorry to hear about that. It's painful continuing to get rejected after investing time and effort into a companies recruitment process.

I've typically had pretty good success landing jobs and a lot of the time, it doesn't come down to the technical skills, but what I like to call 'the vibe check'.

Obviously, having the right experience is important, but I typically focus on a few things that might be missed:

- Analysing the business and understanding their brand and culture so you can speak their language during the interview - Showing interest in their broader business goals - When explaining technical challenges you've faced, describing how you took those learnings away and applied them to a problem you faced in the future

Not hard tips, but after doing this I definitely got more job offers.

(p.s. If the resume is lacking, just pay a professional to make one for you).