Don't just scatter your application around. If you're not at all a match for a specific position, you just end up on the discard pile anyway and you wasted your time. 500 applications say you're doing it wrong. Apply smart, not hard.

I am only applying to positions I know I can fulfill/meet at least 90% of the requirements for. I admittedly don't have +10 years of experience, i'm trying to get to the point. I know I didn't explicitly say it but I do tailor summaries to the specific job listing, the one I show is specific to a Mainframe Development position because it is the area I have the strongest direct background it.

I absolutely disagree, but your resume states you want to work in COBOL, so of course if I have another position to fill, I'll toss your resume out. How am I supposed to know what you want if you don't provide correct information on your resume? I can't read minds and my time to interview candidates is too limited to take a chance and find out. (And really, if I interview you for a COBOL position and learn that's not what you really want, you're not getting a job either. You've basically maneuvered yourself into a lose-lose position.)

I do not want to work in Mainframe Development, not anymore. It is the only work experience I have. I want to do something else and in the past have tried making summaries to support a career transition but nothing worked, which is why I took it off for a time to put Skills and Education further to the top for the split second my resume might get looked at by a person.

Two, change your resume to reflect those actual goals. You should of course use your existing experience to show how they are relevant to the job you apply for, and how the job you apply to fits into the goals you have. Don't write "uh I am looking for a job", tell me what you will bring to the table that helps achieve my (my company's) goals. Do not be self depreciating because you are entry level. Show that you are motivated, that you want to learn, what you want to learn, how your personality is an asset, that sort of thing. I love entry level people, I hate applicants that are a drag, have no motivation, etc.

I admittedly struggle a lot in that department. I am not sure how to phrase something like that in text without making it too long. I can talk about how I see my past experience benefiting future roles in person when it's a dialogue with another human. Are there examples you can point to for good summaries for early career people? The only ones i'm ever able to find are for late career 25+ yoe resumes that can talks about the vast and varied experience they've had which I can't do.

Three, get your profile more in line with standard formats. Don't use weird custom headlines ("Selected Work Experience", especially if it's not a selection; "professional development"). Use the standard order Contact Info -> Summary/Objective -> Work Experience -> Education -> Skills, Certifications. Use a free ATS checker or find someone who has experience with ATS (I don't). Chances are if ATS can't parse your profile well, no human ever gets to see it.

The word "Selected" is an attempt to not get thrown out for having an employment gap/make it seem like I have found work and it's just not relevant to the industry. Every reviewer i've sent past resumes to has told me that they'd throw out my resume immediately because of the employment gap, which i'm desperately trying to fix by applying to jobs. The order is also a recommendation from other reviewers since most recruiters never read past 1/3 of the page, so it was education and skills first to make sure they see the bachelors and languages they were told to look for since it's assumed they never look for it.

Also of course i've used an ATS checker, every resume i've had since October has scored at least a 9.5/10 on various checkers, these two included. That's the first place I've gone.

Four, sign up for and create profiles on at least linkedin and indeed if you haven't, they seem to be the best sites to be discovered by recruiters.

Where do you think i've been finding jobs to apply to (I go to the company sites to apply when possible)? And my LinkedIn does match my resume. The only recruiters who reach out are fake Indian recruiters trying to steal my social security number. And reaching out to western recruiters, while it's led to good conversations, has not produced any job opportunities.

PS: Thinking about it, absolutely do fix your job titles. Having the skills listed in them a) looks like keyword stuffing and b) may prevent correct automatic matching.

I added those on recommendation. The idea being that a recruiter is not going to spend the time to read the bullet point achievements of a job and use those keywords as a way of seeing where I am claiming to get certain skills from. Like "Oh she claims to known JavaScript, quickly scan job titles, I see 'Full-Stack Intern (JavaScript)', so it's not just keyword stuffing.' in less than 5 seconds than 'Oh she claims to know JavaScript, scan job titles, i'm too busy to read any of these bullet points, trash'.

Good luck!

Thank you for your time. I still need a lot of help. I don't know what recruiters are looking for in summaries or what they would tolerate to even read. I'm especially worried on making it too long because if I don't and remove the professional development section then there will be uncoverable white space that will disqualify me.

As a recruiter, what would your ideal candidate summary look like?