To all who previously replied thank you - your encouragement and letting me know I’m not alone meant a lot.

I would also like to mention one individual offered to send a few dollars my way, and that’s more than I could’ve ever hoped for. It helped me get some groceries and gas, so THANK YOU.

In reference to applying at 2000+ jobs and not being employed, I didn’t mean to indicate I had NO response. I had many false starts, jobs where I went through multiple interview rounds, or jobs that just weren’t feasible (i.e 100+ miles away on-site). Particularly, I keep finding situations where I’m contacted by a company, asked to do a phone interview, then when I reply (usually within a few hours if not immediately) to schedule a time they just ghost me.

I did take up the offers to look over my resume via DM, but no one replied funny enough.

On to mental health - I’m better than I was. I still feel utterly hopeless, but maybe a bit less so ya know? My thoughts are… Difficult at times, but I keep moving forward as best I can.

All this to say thank you. I got more response than I ever expected, and I appreciated every one and I read them all. I hope you all have a good day, and keep pushing forward.

  • testfactor@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Didn’t see your last post. I know you said no one else responded, but I’m pretty big into fixing up resumes if you want to DM it to me?

    It’s something I really enjoy doing, so I’d be more than happy to take a look. :)

    • andyburke@fedia.io
      10·
      4 months ago

      Same, but I’ll just give my quick tips:

      Your resume should be about what you ACCOMPLISHED, not what you were responsible for.

      Your resume should be a table of contents into stuff you can talk about that will show you in a positive light, it’s not a book with lots of backstory and context.

      Remembering those two key things will help with any resume.

      • thisjustin@lemm.eeOPEnglish
        3·
        4 months ago

        Good tips, I think that I tend towards a mix of what I was responsible for and the accomplishments I made. But I might be too much one way than the other.

        Something I struggle with is keeping it brief enough to not end up with a 4 page resume, while also getting in those keywords and tools and such that ATS systems are looking for.

    • thisjustin@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      Haha maybe… I wish. I know it has issues, particularly when I get lazy and use the full one. Instead of tailorimg it for a specific role. But hey, sometimes after the 467th application ya just don’t feel like it.

      I did have 3-4 versions at one point, for various job roles but about 2 days ago I reworded my resume for the thousandth time and haven’t gotten around to making separate versions yet.

      Thanks for the laugh though 😂