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A lot of questions are being asked already, many of them similar, so I'll try my best to answer most of them, starting with the basics. - 4 year Bachelor's deg

A lot of questions are being asked already, many of them similar, so I'll try my best to answer most of them, starting with the basics. - 4 year Bachelor's degree in Fine arts (digital media concentration)* - Male, age 39 - from 2008-14 my jobs came from Craigslist. Call it a habit from applying to PT jobs in college. I moved onto LinkedIn and other more "real" career boards in 2015 and the job search got much tougher - I would count at least 2000 applications from 2015 onward. No offers came from applying on LinkedIn etc. Instead they were all from word of mouth from a local tech group that I am a part of. All of them part time, and temp contract jobs - At least 1000 applications from 2020-present, interviewed at around 20 companies. Most with LinkedIn Easy Apply. A few interviews from direct emails from some manager/sourcer that came across my resume. - I took an application break to cut back on burnout. The last 6 months are almost application-free - Nearly all jobs applied are for software engineering. 95% are mid-level or lower rest are senior-level (just to feel things out). I might get as far as 3 rounds with a few interviews. * Actual time it took to finish the degree was 6 years because I changed majors prior. At year 5 I was in my final year in Art, and I also had a growing interest in comp. sci, but I had to make a tough choice. Graduate at >5 years with the BA degree, or double major BS in CS with Art graduating in >8 years. I thought it would look awful to stay in college that long (plus my debt really started growing at that time) so I cut my losses short and graduated with just the BA.

Hermitian909 4y ago
> Nearly all jobs applied are for software engineering. 95% are mid-level or lower rest are senior-level (just to feel things out). I might get as far as 3 rounds with a few interviews. This stands out as the most likely reason you are not finding any interest. 10 years of experience and not being senior is a massive red flag. While it may not be true, the signal that sends is that you're uninterested in or incapable of growth. You need to do something to combat that perception. I would recommend either: 1. Applying to senior positions only 2. Hiding your years of experience during the interview process > I would count at least 2000 applications from 2015 onward This should tell you that your resume is not interest, consider finding and paying someone specializing in tech resumes to polish yours. If you're sufficiently dedicated, a much more extreme option is to move to the bay area and start socializing. Show up to a few regular meetups and charm the right people and it you can get referrals to a dozen tech companies.

Hermitian909 4y ago

> Nearly all jobs applied are for software engineering. 95% are mid-level or lower rest are senior-level (just to feel things out). I might get as far as 3 rounds with a few interviews. This stands out as the most likely reason you are not finding any interest. 10 years of experience and not being senior is a massive red flag. While it may not be true, the signal that sends is that you're uninterested in or incapable of growth. You need to do something to combat that perception. I would recommend either: 1. Applying to senior positions only 2. Hiding your years of experience during the interview process > I would count at least 2000 applications from 2015 onward This should tell you that your resume is not interest, consider finding and paying someone specializing in tech resumes to polish yours. If you're sufficiently dedicated, a much more extreme option is to move to the bay area and start socializing. Show up to a few regular meetups and charm the right people and it you can get referrals to a dozen tech companies.