Because there are now 100k+ people with a similar resume and 20k+ people with a better resume than yours looking for work. Recruiters are no longer in hunting

Because there are now 100k+ people with a similar resume and 20k+ people with a better resume than yours looking for work. Recruiters are no longer in hunting mode, they are gathering. You need to take an active role and not wait for a recruiter to reach out to you if you want a dev position in this economic climate. You need to do the work now. > I was being very selective with who’d I’d talk to. If a recruiter wanted me to jump through hoops, or refused to give me any information about the role/company/etc. they were hiring for id just ignore them. So you burnt some bridges and are wondering why you can’t cross a river?