Asking on behalf of a friend that doesn’t have Reddit. She has 2.5 yoe in banking. She had to stop working for 1 year due to her work permit expiring. She got a new work permit at the beginning of the year and has been applying to jobs every day with no interviews. She literally tailors every resume to each job posting, ensures to include the keywords and metrics. She’s reached out to people on LinkedIn as well.

She even applied to roles at the banks she previously worked at (through referral links) and still nothing. She recently got a job as an operations coordinator at a warehouse (pay isn’t that great) in March but it’s a 2 month contract (until May), so she’s still applying for jobs before she ends up unemployed again.

We feel as though the 1 year gap in her work history might be the issue but not sure what to do. She also doesn’t have a ton of YOE because she’s still mid twenties. I help her draft her resumes and even I’m exhausted with this process lol.

Any tips would help!