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- Sorry but this reads so much like whining and assuming everyone is out to get the writer.
I agree with the sentiment that the resume is a very weak resume but it's not clear if he's getting rejected outright or after an interview.
Listen I've been laid off several times. The thing that was different from the last time is the number of auto rejections I would get. How do I know they were auto rejections? Submit application ... One minute later: thank you for applying... Two minutes later: unfortunately you don't have the right requirements.
I could say it's because of the use of "AI" in the hiring process (don't even get me started on some of that BS, but it's laziness. Maybe just filtering off key words like has been done forever.
And referrals? In what universe is that "cheating"? Yes I've had cases where I've made it to the decision point - just me and another candidate. Guess what? The other candidate was a referral and got the gig instead of me. This used to be called "networking" but somehow it's "cheating"?
My advice to the writer is to update that resume to what people are looking for now: the impact of things you designed/created is important! It saved X hours per week etc are better understood than "I worked on a thing that did something".
And the question of "calling out companies" etc ... Yes, that can be a problem. If I'm looking at hiring two people and one has a public record of this moreso than, say, a public record of projects (I don't know if this is the case here, but I'll assume) and the other has a public record of projects, well guess which one I'm going to hire. The worst hires are the ones who are going to "cause problems". Not criticizing calling out companies but if I make it a point to criticize companies I work for, what is a company supposed to expect out of me?
The writer is the cause of and solution to his own problem but instead he's victimized and being "kicked out" of the industry.
- > It is solely a game of referral: it does not matter what you apply with because other people are cheating in the application process. I do not cheat off principle because it catches up to you.
I’m sorry you’re having a hard time. In an industry that was created and is fueled by lots of unconventional personalities, I would hope people would be more willing to prioritize the work first and fixate less on personality and relationships.
by rayiner - I don’t know about that resume: https://www.jacky.wtf/work/
Based on what I read there I wouldn’t even consider them for a role.
by andsoitis - My advice is: delete the blog, all of it. It's nothing but a list of red flags.
I want to go to work, cooperate with mature adults, make a paycheck and go back home. I don't want to have to help my colleagues through their mental health crises, I don't want them to cause a ruckus and I don't want to be recruited by them into a marxist revolution.
Every post exudes histrionism, grandeur, chuuni.
"I'm not capable of being a respectable Negro" I don't even know what that means, how about being a respectable person? I see your website and think "probably not".
by EdiX - The scenario the author describes here is a result of mental illness.by jordanekay
- Genuine question for those saying the CV items don't show the impact of this guy's work:
How are you supposed to know what the impact of your work is, especially in a large company?
Because my experience is that most employers don't tell you how your work affected the company's KPIs or what not. You don't have access to the analytics saying how your changes affected conversion rates or visitor counts or whatever else.
Do most people just make this stuff up? Guess somewhat plausible numbers?
Or are there companies that tell their employees exactly what effect their work is having on the company and how much impact their actions are having as a whole?
by CM30 - I've been a hiring manager in various companies in the last decade (and on interview panels another 10+ years before being a manager).
To OP, hiring is an extremely risky process. We do interviews for a position because once that one person is chosen, it's a time/money investment of 3-6 months before the company learns if candidate is any good. And tbh, there are many, many, many not-so-good candidates. So yeah, when interviewing, people look for flags (both green and red) but red flags have a much higher signal than green ones.
You said you don't know if its them, or if its you. I read several read flags in that post and given that there's 100+ candidates to choose from (in current market), if I came across you, I'll be honest, I'd rather just skip right over to one of those other 99+.
My advice (and others said it), delete the blog post, take a step back. Get a coach or a friend to help you really, really see yourself from a third-party perspective. Maybe you do need a break, maybe you do need a career change. But yeah, tech right now is stacked against most of us and that's just reality of free markets. Sometimes it's a sellers market and other times it'll be a buyers one.
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