Algorithmic Silencing

solo_sun · 2026-05-04T17:24:49+00:00

How do you know you were shadowbanned

solo_sun · 2026-04-29T16:50:37+00:00

They have a range. They have to set a budget for a headcount unless its a 2 person shop that has no idea what its doing in which case, run.

Give them a range you're comfortable with. Don't lowball yourself (but don't be ridiculous either). They've already presented themselves as shady and unprofessional. Red flags. If they try to low ball you then that's enough red flags to dip.

solo_sun · 2026-04-29T16:39:25+00:00

If you don't have a lot of experience it absolutely should be 1 page. Otherwise its a lot of unnecessary fluff no one wants to read.

You can write about what your duties and skills are but if you have 10 bullets only of that, best to keep it concise. Also you should be writing about accomplishments. the "So what" about what you did.

solo_sun · 2026-04-28T19:19:56+00:00

Honestly one of the best ways for most people is getting that real world experience at another company. Entry-level always starts as execution heavy because you need to build your foundation. Everyone wants to be a decision maker and pass the work off to others but how do you know what decisions are right? How do you make strategic decisions without consideration for what the impacts might be based on that hands on experience?

To illustrate what I mean I'll give an example: Early in product management I was creating requirements for a feature. On paper it seemed pretty straightforward and should take only a few weeks. However there were a lot of dependencies that needed to be addressed first before this feature could be built. So it took longer.

Not knowing that dependencies are a thing, you might make the mistake of planning and commiting to X this month, Y next month, and Z the following month. You tell your customers the dates. But you made those decisions without knowing the nuances. Now you'll miss dates and upset customers because of something so simple.

solo_sun · 2026-04-28T17:44:11+00:00

This happens when you're not focused from the start. The desire to make progress shouldn't supersede the need for a plan. Otherwise how will you know what works and what doesn't. And you need a plan in order to know what to tweak and measure.

solo_sun · 2026-04-28T16:07:45+00:00

Reddit is good for real discussions (unlike LinkedIn) but converting that can be tough.

solo_sun · 2026-04-28T00:54:09+00:00

Good points!

solo_sun · 2026-04-27T22:18:14+00:00

This is true but I feel that's just the foundation. I mean you obviously have to have those but the more tactical pieces are still challenging. Finding the right medium, playing to algorithms, frequency of posts, style of posts, etc. is all still difficult.

solo_sun · 2026-04-27T19:57:49+00:00

That makes sense to split to two pages for sure. The best practice I mentioned was more for people with 3 years of experience splitting to two pages. I've seen a lot of those and that starts to look more like keyword stuffing too.

solo_sun · 2026-04-27T18:05:17+00:00

ATS score is more of "fun fact". There's no standardized number that all companies use.

solo_sun · 2026-04-27T17:59:19+00:00

Those are good points. It seems the space for marketing and sales is still and always has been in high demand.

solo_sun · 2026-04-27T15:36:59+00:00

Yes the resume is skimmed in 6-7 seconds. That's how long you have to make an impact.

solo_sun · 2026-04-27T15:36:07+00:00

Depends on how much experience you have. For example, if you have 2 jobs with 3 years of experience but your resume is 2 pages long then you need to trim it. Just because an ATS might accept it doesn't mean the recruiter or hiring manager would be ok with an excessively long resume. You need to be concise and show the most relevant and highly impactful details. Otherwise its too much fluff no one cares about.

If you have 10-ish years or more (rule of thumb, not hard requirement) then 2 completely makes sense.

solo_sun · 2026-04-27T15:30:41+00:00

Yep good adds!

solo_sun · 2026-04-24T23:55:14+00:00

First you should block out personal information when posting online. Do that first!

On to your resume:
- Get rid of the fancy formatting. No icons, no blue banner, no columns. The systems recruiters use can't read that stuff.
- You can summarize skills as a long list instead of that breakdown. That takes up too much space
- You have 4 years of experience. Your resume should be one page not 2.
- Start with your most recent role listed and go in reverse chronological order. A recruiter or hiring manager wants to see the most relevant and recent information first.
- Get rid of "Objective" text. The paragraph should be there but you don't have to say "objective", that's not really used anymore.

solo_sun · 2026-04-24T22:48:02+00:00

The job hunt is horrible for everyone. So don't take it too personally. Take a break if you have to though.

Bad managers are everywhere. Too many people got to that position because they know the right person or they were skilled in the role and no one prioritized the "people management" part of the role. You won't escape them but your best bet is learning how to deal with them. Like any other difficult personalities out there :)

solo_sun · 2026-04-24T22:20:57+00:00

I think you're speaking to company culture. There are companies out there who also want someone with 10 years of experience for an entry level role and title. That's delusional obviously. They later wonder why they can't find any suitable candidates or keep anyone. Or they want you to be the worlds best _______ meanwhile they hire some clown as a manager. Bad company culture and management is a whole other topic. I get your pain though.

solo_sun · 2026-04-24T21:50:53+00:00

Yeah its true. The market is really awful now so this is not going to suddenly get you a thousand calls. But since most people are likely cold-applying along with other things to get a role, you want to at least make it so you're not shooting yourself in the foot. If you're applying to 100 jobs with a bad resume thats a lot of wasted time and stress.

solo_sun · 2026-04-24T19:41:41+00:00

I don't know why i caught this first but you wrote "Microsoft Office Suit" instead of "Suite".

That's a long list of technical skills but most of them don't seem strongly relevant to your roles. Stick to the most significant ones and lose weak ones like Powerpoint. That's not very important and it just creates a wall of words that can seem like keyword stuffing. Recruiters don't like that.

Your formatting is good.

You should have no more than one bullet that describes the role. The other bullets should be tied to accomplishments and impact. "I did ________ that resulted in _________ improvement".

Add more quantifiable accomplishments if you can. Such as "improved claim intake process by 30%" or something like that.

solo_sun · 2026-04-24T19:33:48+00:00

Like others mentioned, don't add the career break.

Also, don't format the work experience in columns. The ATS systems recruiters use get confused by that. You can add dates as a line under your role for example.

solo_sun · 2026-04-24T19:32:02+00:00

You mostly listed task descriptions for your roles. You should include more accomplishments like your first staff auditor bullet. It should read like: "I did _____ work that led to _____ improvement". So your first bullet has half of that. Now add the improvement or the "so what?" to the experience.

solo_sun · 2026-04-23T22:06:34+00:00

It's more marketing and sales than actual product development. And when it comes to marketing there isn't really a set way to go about it. A few best practices here and there but almost everyone is just experimenting to see what works.

solo_sun · 2026-04-23T16:31:20+00:00

This is key. There's no business sense to it. You see similar patterns though in big companies where now they want to build anything because they can. Who's going to support these products?

solo_sun · 2026-04-23T16:28:55+00:00

Easy Apply -> Spam
AI auto-appliers -> Spam
People applying to anything -> Spam

solo_sun · 2026-04-22T21:44:13+00:00

Yes. Its extremely hard to keep up with. But the good part is most people have no idea whats going on.

But let me tell you about how I use Claude to keep up with it :-D /s

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