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As someone who has lucked into what I'd call a few good jobs, I would say that finding a job has NEVER been easy for me. It is always a grueling process, full o
by alexpetralia 6y ago
As someone who has lucked into what I'd call a few good jobs, I would say that finding a job has NEVER been easy for me. It is always a grueling process, full of uncertainty, embarrassment, unrewarded effort and stagnation. From what I've seen, heuristics are heavily relied upon: Ivy League school, brand name companies as prior experience, an online presence. If you don't have this pedigree, life gets much harder. That being said, the only way is through.
- akeck 6y agoA possible fourth heuristic: Have a hard-to-attain, but in-demand, combination of technical certifications.
- the_only_law 6y agoI wish I knew how to properly include "non-experience" on my resume. I work on a ton of interesting projects in my spare time, but none of it is really a commericalizable business opportunity, or lare community OSS project useful to many others. In the future, I'd like to apply to jobs more interesting to me, but my current professional career and it's trajectory are just so far from that.
- alexpetralia 6y agoJust so you know, you can absolutely put this on your resume. Blogs, side projects, even hobbies. I feel like anything that demonstrates, "Look: I am smart, I am different, I am not like all the other candidates" is good. Way too many candidates have "stock resumes" - chock full of buzzwords without real substance. I skip right over those ones. But I always read about the side projects because they demonstrate genuine interest, not bandwagonning.