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Feeling frustrated and discouraged after months of job hunting with no success? You’re not alone. Many job seekers with 4 years of experience are facing similar challenges in today’s competitive job market. But don’t lose hope – there are strategies you can use to improve your chances of landing that dream job. In this article, we will explore some tips and tricks to help you stand out to potential employers and finally secure that offer you’ve been hoping for.
##Why Are You Struggling to Get Job Offers?
It’s important to understand the reasons behind your lack of job offers before you can effectively address them. Here are some common issues that may be hindering your job search:
1. Lack of networking: Building connections in the industry can significantly increase your chances of getting noticed by hiring managers.
2. Ineffective resume: Your resume is often the first impression you make on a potential employer. Make sure it highlights your skills and experience effectively.
3. Not tailoring your applications: Sending out generic resumes and cover letters may not grab the attention of recruiters. Customize your application for each job you apply for.
4. Lack of interview preparation: Fumbling through interviews or failing to showcase your skills and experience can cost you job offers.
##Tips for Improving Your Job Search
Now that you’ve identified some potential reasons for your job search struggles, let’s dive into some actionable tips to help you overcome these obstacles:
###Network, Network, Network!
Networking is crucial in today’s job market. Here are some ways you can expand your professional network:
– Attend industry events and conferences
– Join professional organizations related to your field
– Connect with alumni from your university or college
– Utilize social media platforms like LinkedIn to engage with industry professionals
###Revamp Your Resume
Your resume should effectively showcase your skills and experience. Here are some key tips for revitalizing your resume:
– Use action verbs to describe your accomplishments
– Quantify your achievements whenever possible
– Tailor your resume for each job application
– Seek feedback from industry professionals or career experts
###Prepare for Interviews
To ace your interviews, consider the following tips:
– Research the company and the role you are applying for
– Practice common interview questions with a friend or mentor
– Prepare examples of your accomplishments and how they relate to the job requirements
– Follow up with a thank-you email after the interview
###Consider Upskilling
If you’re struggling to land job offers, it may be worth investing in additional training or certifications to enhance your skills. This could make you a more attractive candidate to potential employers.
##Final Thoughts
Job hunting can be a challenging and exhausting process, especially in today’s competitive job market. However, with the right strategies and persistence, you can increase your chances of securing that elusive job offer. Remember to network effectively, tailor your resume for each application, prepare thoroughly for interviews, and consider upskilling to improve your prospects. Don’t lose hope – the right opportunity is out there waiting for you. Good luck!
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Yo drop an anonymized resume, let’s see if we can’t help unfuck your situation
What are your technical skills as a 4YOE? What skills do you put on your resume? Just curious
International students can’t work in fast food places…
I am also in Canada and in the same boat. Dm me. We can try to help each other
Me….twenty years of experience. Just fucked
> I can’t even get callbacks from fast food places coz there’s so many international students willing to work for less.
Do you live in Canada? That sounds like what has been happening there because of the insane immigration. edit nevermind saw the other post.
You’re done, son. A year gap is a death sentence.
Party’s over.
Find another career.
Maybe something working with your hands.
EDIT: Don’t shoot the messenger!
Are you applying as a US Citizen? I’m a new grad but would have expected 4 yoe to have an easier time in this market
New grad who sent 1000+ applications. Tech is dead tbh
same issue in the states but there is no mass migration. somehow the blame is always on migrants and never on corporate layoffs and calculated staff shortages
Canadia shenanigans. Elections have consequences. Elect better leaders. Elect people that actually care about Canadia people.
Good chance that you request more than people are willing to pay.
Go thru a temp agency. Apply for. govt jobs, V.A jobs, city or county govt jobs
Canada?
E: Nvm, just saw the other comment ☠️
Me too kinda had one get to a 5th round recently where he told me my time working on the building QA automation framework wasn’t dev experience even though I gave clear examples of how this was treated as a normal project building an internal tool. Said if he was placed on that project he would have quit right away and basically called me dumb for not doing the same. So after that experience I have decided to take a break on looking. I am still employed as a dev even if it isn’t the best employment around.
Post your resume.
The market is changing as it gets flooded with layoffs from big tech. More engineering jobs are becoming these “generalist problem solver” type roles that require less emphasis on individual technologies, and deeper or more impactful work experience. Your resume should reflect that.
Definitely put your resume up for review, and say what your stats are so far. The most obvious thing to do is figure out where in the pipeline you are getting dropped, and improve that. Nearly everything about the job applicant process is able to be improved with prep work.
Yeah don’t listen to any of those cunts that tell you to quit
I feel you about mass migration, what might help us setting up your own company and doing multiple freelance projects at a time with a lower ask
Any reason why you’re not building your own SaaS? Don’t get mad get even. 🙂
I’m in the U.S., but I can commiserate a bit. 4 years at major corporations, then laid off just after getting back from vacation last February. Had a good callback rate for awhile, but nothing was working out (as an example, I had never not gotten a next round after a phone interview before, even as a new grad, but it seemed like I was only getting through that 1/3 of the time). I had to move back in with my parents on the other side of the U.S. and my original plan to go back to school got screwed over by my health history. I felt like dogshit for awhile and had no hope at all, since I lost all my motivation to practice coding and started looking at non dev jobs but my applications for non dev jobs weren’t getting callbacks anywhere. The local economy is so bad in my current area that the amazon warehouse wasn’t even hiring every time I checked. I couldn’t even find a help desk job despite having a few years experience doing that in college.
I’ve only started getting interviews again these last few weeks. Some software jobs, some not. Hopefully something one of them works out and I can give it a try, if I don’t like it I’ll go back to school and try something else.
I hate to interrupt this sub’s daily anti-immigrant circljerk but OP, your CV is not good, both in terms of the content for a 4 YOE engineer and in the presentation. I would toss it straight in the bin if I were a recruiter or HM.
About 20% of valuable space is wasted on a worthless “skill list”. This tells me zilch.
The first job in the list is mostly a mix of vague, prescriptive fluff that is not selling me on the profile of an engineer with 4YOE. The only somewhat interesting signal (the test automation) again is too weak due to a presentation problem, but you’ve probably run out of room to sell it by wasting it on the fluff.
The second job suffers from exactly the same problems. Only one half decent signal under sold due to the rest of the space being wasted on vague prescriptive fluff I would expect from a new grad, not an engineer with 4YOE.
The market is very competitive right now and there is a reason why you’re not getting past the CV filter, and it’s not because the immigrants coming over here and taking your jobs.
You live in Canada that’s the problem
BS MechE here with software experience just like you. You’re a perfect candidate for the various online masters programs in CS out there. If the gap in experience starts becoming an issue, definitely apply to fill in your experience timeline.
For specific advice, I’m not sure if it’s how you copied and pasted it but if that’s your actual resume, the formatting sucks. You’ve got the right idea with the actionable bullet points to demonstrate what you accomplished, but I still think more work can be done there.
At the very least, try to keep a consistent formatting that looks easy on the eyes. Next when it comes to actually applying, look at the job description and for any words that appear multiple times or seem very important to the specific job (e.g. “C++” or “C” or “low level” for embedded positions), splatter those EVERYWHERE on your resume. It’s easier once you do it a few times and you can eventually have like a template for every embedded position you apply to since you’ll start noticing the same keywords in every job description. Blend in the keywords into your results oriented quantifiable bullet points and you’re good.
Here’s some examples:
“Mentored 2 junior engineers on low level memory management in our C application”
“Reduced latency by 50% in our C++ simulation by applying the binary search algorithm”
“Spearheaded modern development software practices for our team by learning and implementing AngularJS”
etc etc etc
They sound kinda weird but guess what? HR doesn’t understand it but their software does love an embedded software engineer’s resume which has the words low level, C, C++, algorithm, software, etc in there. And HR loves the specific numbers that show you made an impact.
Good luck!
OP with all due respect, yes layoffs suck and yes immigration is out of control, but looking at your resume, I wouldn’t interview you either. Before anyone gets up my ass about how not everyone is FAANG, it’s not about his pedigree. It’s because his resume is a page full of vague statements amounting to “used an API” and after four years, I’d expect you to have at least one bullet point that was more compelling than that. It also doesn’t help that you’ve been working for four years, and at two different companies, and have never been promoted. Your resume also says you’re still working at your last role, but you’re saying you’re running out of money which makes me think you aren’t working there anymore.
Finally, I don’t understand how you’ve been out of work for a year with 4YOE but you had 2.5 YOE 8 months ago.
hate to hear this
Aight who the hell is approving these visas for immigrant engineers to take jobs in Canada and the U.S.??
But seriously, might be because the stuff you listed on your resume is mostly MEAN/MERN stack related and there is an abundance of those applicants everywhere, damn bootcamps!
Holy hell. So glad I chose cyber.
The “impact” stuff all over the resume is silly and people need to stop doing that. There is no way you can justify 30% reduction in that, 82% increase in this all down the line. There’s no baselines so it’s meaningless. I doubt any developer could possibly justify how he came up with any of these numbers in an interview.
I know people keep insisting this is a good idea but it isn’t. We can all tell you’re bullshitting, so stop it. If you really could prove these numbers you’d be getting paid commissions like sales.
Other points aside in 133 comments o_O, you can have a 2 page resume after entry level. Maybe not at 4 yoe but you have all the room in the world to be more descriptive, add more software you’ve used and fill out education more with clubs and technical electives and volunteer opportunity. While that is mostly fluff, it doesn’t look bad to get a resume to 2 pages. More info, more likely to trigger resume search results.
I recommend “WORK EXPERIENCE” for anything you were paid to do. Just “EXPERIENCE” leaves room for negative interpretation.
Tools and languages aren’t skills. They’re tools and languages. I would suggest adding employability skills (Google a list of these), and sum up your language skills as “able to use a variety of programming languages”.
First thing I want to say, is hang in there, your time will come. Don’t give up on the search. Below is constructive feedback, and take things with a grain of salt 😎
Is it possible to make your resume more focused on embedded programming (or web development)? Like make it loud and clear.
When I reviewed your resume, it seemed like you were a web dev who is also handy with a nifty language like Python. I read your resume as “I can build a web application, but I can also create software which can control lighting.”
I work in the fintech space, and I specialize in Java and AWS. I have AWS certs listed and other key points related to cloud services. My resume focuses on my niche, which is—Fintechs, “enterprise” languages, and cloud based server-less environments.
Frequently, I use C#, Node, and Typescript (frontend) for some projects, but I briefly cover this in my resume.
I would narrow down your resume to one domain, if possible.
Use AI to build your resume
Saw the resume, it told me nothing on why I should hire you. It just proved to me why I should toss it in the trash bin.
You need to have you resume sell you and to prove that you can do the job and stand out over others. And if you don’t have experiences or projects to stand out, you need to get them.
Companies probably wont hire out of country anymore for full time SWE because of a really stupid tax rule change last year that made it so you cant write off developer salary and have to spread it over 5 or 15 years(Out of US).