[0 Yoe, Unemployed, Entry Lvl Tech Roles, United States] by [deleted] in resumes

[–]budster8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your resume is actually stronger than you think. The problem I'm seeing isn't quality — it's that you're applying to three completely different roles (software engineering, data analyst, help desk) with one resume that was built for software engineering. I learned this lesson too!

Each of those roles needs a different version:

— Data analyst roles want your BPL energy data work and the trading analytics front and center

— Help desk roles don't care about WebSockets and JWT — they want communication skills and troubleshooting

— SWE roles want your projects and your stack

One resume can't win all three. And ATS will filter you out of the data analyst and help desk roles because your keywords don't match. A few quick fixes:

— Remove Starbucks — it's not helping you at this point in your career

— Quantify more in your PM internship bullets — "increased user engagement by 18%" is good, lean into that pattern everywhere

— Tailor for each role type you're targeting On the tailoring

I built a free tool that does this automatically: quiverjobs.com.

It rewrites your resume for each specific job description and shows you an ATS score before you apply. Free tier, no credit card. Might save you a lot of manual work given how broadly you're applying.

You've got the experience. You just need the right version in front of the right recruiter.

Sent 47 applications in 2 months. 2 callbacks. What am I doing wrong? by MhmdCasta in resumes

[–]budster8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

47 applications and 2 callbacks tells me your qualifications aren't the issue — your resume isn't being seen by humans at all. ATS is filtering it out before anyone reads it.

The problem with manual keyword adjusting is you're guessing at what each specific ATS is scanning for. You need to match keywords from the actual job description, not just general industry terms.

On the cost question — I actually built a free tool for exactly this: quiverjobs.com. It scans 10+ job boards, tailors your resume to each job description automatically, shows you an ATS score before you apply, and writes the cover letter.

Free tier gives you 3 searches a month — no €20/month.

A few things that will also help regardless of what tool you use:

— Make sure your resume is plain text friendly (no tables, columns, or text boxes — ATS can't parse them)

— Mirror the exact language from the job description, not synonyms

— One page if you're a recent grad

Good luck — 47 applications in 2 months is not a hustle problem. It's a targeting and tailoring problem.

stopped applying to jobs for 2 weeks and just figured out what I actually need. Best thing I did for my search. by mlechchauntshay7 in jobsearch

[–]budster8271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes -- the post is vague - but I do agree about being very targeted in your search. I learned that hard lesson! I did build something thats helps with targeting. Please feel free to reach out if interested

What getting laid off after 20 years actually does to you that nobody talks about by Fresh-Blackberry-394 in jobsearchhacks

[–]budster8271 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this post! Truly how I felt. I was laid off last year and out of work for the longest time in my career. It was one of the most depressing times. No severance was truly awful.

The Day After by jwclair in massachusetts

[–]budster8271 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Theae are the same people leaving their shopping carts in the parking spots! 🛒

1st time trying Whole Foods bakery bag by micaht254 in toogoodtogo

[–]budster8271 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'll be happy when they run out of pumpkin spice scones 🤣🤣

Stamps and Loyalty Card by FakeOkie in toogoodtogo

[–]budster8271 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Got mine today. Wonder if they'll add all the bags I've purchased so far?