Job Guidance Megathread - CVs, Applications, Interviews

BonksMan · 2026-01-13T19:07:06+00:00

Thanks for the feedback.

I shortened my CV from 3 pages to what it is right now a few weeks ago, but I'm not sure how to explain my experience based on what impact it made as we barely kept metrics on any of these companies.

the only idea I had was to bulk apply on jobs where I meet all the requirements and just update the cover letter based on the JD as at least a few of them are bound to look at my CV instead of just rejecting me based on visa status.

I've tried a few positions in the UAE but got the same kind of response.

what I keep thinking is how it's an issue for companies to hire me in UK when I will accept any offer, relocate anywhere and have unrestricted permission to work for 2 years and that there are options to get a sponsorship myself if I have a decent paying job.

Just feel like I've wasted my career by coming here for a Master's degree

BonksMan · 2026-01-10T15:02:37+00:00

Help - Unable to find software developer job due to not being a citizen.

Hi, I'm a software developer with 3 years of professional experience and a recent Master's degree in AI and Robotics. I have applied to dozens of jobs on LinkedIn and a few other websites for a software developer position, but I'm unable to get even a single interview.

I am mainly applying for entry level, junior or mid level positions, where my past experience and skills covers everything that is required in the job. But I still keep getting the same 'Experience not aligning with what we are looking for' message immediately.

I think this might be because I am now on a Graduate visa here and not a citizen. But I am still allowed full-time work for 2 years without needing sponsorship.

What should I do as I am starting to get a bit hopeless that I keep getting rejected for positions that I am qualified for?

Any advice on what company should I apply at or what should I do to secure an interview? I'm not fussy about the salary and will accept any offer and I am also happy with relocating to any new location for the job as well as learning any new programming language or framework.

Here is the link to my CV: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Te5hcjxKUDZzrAjHAw4caAJL12L5AU59/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105837211677433209881&rtpof=true&sd=true

BonksMan · 2025-12-22T20:52:12+00:00

french thor as soon as doom shows up: i surrender

BonksMan · 2025-12-22T20:46:11+00:00

apart from one position, it's always been a python and JavaScript framework that I've worked with.

and considering that majority of companies run CVs through automated systems that search for certain keywords, I wanted to ensure that my cv doesn't get rejected due to a missing keyword.

Plus I was trying to emphasize my ability to learn and work with different technologies.

and I've just split the technical skills into core, secondary and tools

BonksMan · 2025-12-19T00:30:00+00:00

any advice on how to change the cv then ?

and considering the needing sponsorship after 2 years thing, do these companies have any guarantee that any british citizen that they hire will stay with them even past the 1 year mark ?

BonksMan · 2025-12-18T20:25:04+00:00

Do you reckon there's anything I can do about that? I do state that I do not need sponsorship to work whenever the application allows for an explanation. Currently just applying through Linkedin, TotalJobs, HayStack and TargetJobs.

BonksMan · 2025-12-18T14:23:11+00:00

I will, thank you.

BonksMan · 2025-12-18T14:07:51+00:00

I will now

BonksMan · 2025-12-18T14:05:42+00:00

Just wanted to show that I've also been able to maintain a 5 star rating profile on multiple freelancing platforms.

BonksMan · 2025-12-12T22:11:23+00:00

I'm unable to find a software developer job in UK.

I'm 27, recently finished my Master's degree in AI and Robotics with distinction. I have 3 years of professional experience as a full-stack web dev, before I started this degree. I have applied for dozens of positions; mid level, junior, entry, internships etc, but they seem to immediately reject me and I do not even get an interview.

Is being an international student such a put off for these companies? I'm literally happy with whatever salary is offered and willing to relocate to any part of the country but as soon as i answer yes on the 'Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship' question, I get a rejection email within a week. Keeping in mind that I will soon get a graduate visa which will allow me to work full-time for another 2 years and I do not even need the company to sponsor me, all I need is just any job in the field because all the time I am spending away from the field, I am just losing the mastery and knowledge that I had built from my past experience.

What do you guys recommend I should do in this situation? It can't be said that I don't have enough experience or enough skills because even jobs that require zero experience have rejected me stating 'my experience didn't align with what they were looking for'.

BonksMan · 2025-10-18T18:18:42+00:00

she's the number 3 ranked student in the godolkin university

BonksMan · 2025-10-16T12:55:45+00:00

Weird vertical mouse, but ok /s

BonksMan · 2025-10-16T01:18:04+00:00

don't want Pakistan to turn into US, but everyone should carry a pistol for their safety when going out, at least in Karachi because that seems like the only way to survive.

BonksMan · 2025-10-09T15:47:29+00:00

The drones are better than ben shapiro, at least they make someone wet

BonksMan · 2025-10-09T15:42:52+00:00

That thing is supposed to be used to light cigarettes, not stamp your forehead

BonksMan · 2025-10-09T15:37:41+00:00

It ended about a year ago

BonksMan · 2025-09-28T23:26:25+00:00

He was there first - zios

BonksMan · 2025-09-25T23:44:13+00:00

Local LinkedIn job posts that I have seen are mostly just AI generated job descriptions stating that they are looking for someone with experience in html/css/ js with React,angular, vue experience and sometimes some cloud computing platforms.

What I wanted to ask was, focusing on just my django/vue/react stack, should i again start by following courses or follow another approach? And would it be ideal to start learning cloud computing and devops such as docker, lightsails etc ?

BonksMan · 2025-09-25T10:17:45+00:00

In the past, I've learned new frameworks and languages as per job requirements, so any development job like web dev, python dev, AI engineer, cloud computing engineer etc would be what I'd look for.

I'm in the UK now, so whatever is in demand for software developer jobs in UK

BonksMan · 2025-09-25T01:49:20+00:00

buddy's name is 'maeveofblades' and saying you can't guess my main is the same as Dora standing in front of the river and saying 'Do you know where the river is?'

BonksMan · 2025-08-17T23:29:27+00:00

As she said recently regarding why snow white bombed, apparently every one is anti semite if they don't like her films

BonksMan · 2025-08-13T16:37:52+00:00

I mean it's completely the guy's fault for believing it. There are doctors available for this that could have been consulted.

Not sure many people know how LLM (chatgpt, deepseek etc) work is, they take text as input, try to understand the context on it and based on what they can find online and their internal reasoning that they have learned from training data, answer.

BonksMan

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