It has been two years since I completed my degree in Information Technology. In addition to my IT skills, I have developed expertise in graphic design, video editing, and I even create my own voiceovers for horror sounds. Despite these skills, I have yet to secure a job. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.
What am I doing wrong? I'm a professional with over eight years of experience, and I've never been unemployed for more than 15 days in all that time; there's always been a project or company interested in my services. But now, simply finding a job is becoming incredibly difficult. I'm a software engineer, but for the past few years, I've worked as a Tech Lead or Engineering Manager, and I've even founded my own startup. What's the secret sauce to landing a good tech job these days?
For people currently job hunting in tech, are you still writing cover letters for every application? I can’t tell if recruiters even read them anymore. Part of me feels like I’m wasting hours customizing documents when most applications probably get filtered by ATS systems before a human even sees them.
Is it common to have “Cultural Fit” interviews in tech companies? My friend has her 2nd round of interview with this startup tech company and apparently it focuses only on the fact that if she is a good fit for the company’s culture. She doesn’t even know the kind of questions they could ask. Do you have an idea on what she can expect from this?
Do you have any work experience? Even just a week or two? You should be going for that if not
Yes, I have. I had the opportunity to work at the Ghana Cocoa Board as part of the IT team. My responsibilities included assisting with network issues and providing support to other departments and external firms in case of computer problems, whether related to the network or general computer troubleshooting.
Go to a non-profit and see if they can use ur skills. Would give some work experience and maybe help start your network
I have applied and am yet to receive a response from them.
Not a lot to go on. Where are you? Are you getting interviews? Is the degree a BSc? Other credentials? If you are not getting calls, check your resume. If not closing on interviews? Why? Is it your presentation? What roles are you trying for? This is a difficult market with tons of people out of work. What seperates you from others (hint: your other skills will only help you in very narrow situations). Whatever you are trying to do, you need to do something different. Spend 4+ hours everyday networking and learning new skills/credentials. There are companies like Revature who can get you extra credentials and work, BUT you become hooked to them (at lower pay) for a couple of years OR pay back a promissary note for the training. I do not recommend that road, but it is an option which others have used to get started. Good luck!
I recently posted a new job im hiring for, and within 3 days I received 50 applications. Out of those 50 only 3 submitted a cover letter as instructed in the advertisement. Of those 3, 0 did it because the advertisement said to. They've all been rejected.
There’s a lot of issues with this work sample Sarah. It’s especially concerning if this is supposed to be your resume, which should theoretically be designed to near perfection. Elements aren’t aligned to the left or center as they should. Padding is weirdly off. And on mobile, the skill bars get cut off.
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