u/Agile-Wind-4427

I keep seeing this everywhere and it makes no sense.

You go looking for entry level roles because you’re trying to get your foot in the door… and almost every posting says 2–3 years experience required.

How is that even entry level?

Where exactly are people supposed to get that experience if no one is willing to hire without it?

And the worst part is, companies still expect you to go through multiple interview rounds, assignments, and unpaid tasks… for roles that are supposed to be beginner-friendly.

It just feels like companies want mid-level employees but at entry-level pay.

At this point, “entry level” feels like a label more than an actual opportunity.

Am I missing something here or is everyone else seeing the same thing?

I’ve been trying to do this properly for a while now.

Before applying, I open the job description, tweak my resume, adjust a few lines, add/remove some skills so it matches better. Takes like 20–30 mins each time.

At first it felt like the right thing to do. But now I’m not even sure if it’s helping or if I’m just wasting time.

Because the result still feels the same. Either no response or just a rejection without any feedback.

Now I’m stuck thinking… should I keep doing this and apply to fewer jobs, or just stop overthinking and apply to more places?

If you’ve actually seen results from this, I’d really like to know. Right now it just feels like I’m putting in extra effort without knowing if it even matters.

I’ve been trying to do this “properly” for a while now.

Before applying, I open the job description, tweak my resume, adjust a few lines, add/remove some skills so it matches better. Takes like 20–30 mins each time.

At first it felt like the right thing to do. But now I’m not even sure if it’s helping or if I’m just wasting time.

Because the result still feels the same. Either no response or just a rejection without any feedback.

Now I’m stuck thinking… should I keep doing this and apply to fewer jobs, or just stop overthinking and apply to more places?

If you’ve actually seen results from this, I’d really like to know. Right now it just feels like I’m putting in extra effort without knowing if it even matters.

I’ve been trying to do this properly for a while now.

Before applying, I open the job description, tweak my resume, adjust a few lines, add/remove some skills so it matches better. Takes like 20–30 mins each time.

At first it felt like the right thing to do. But now I’m not even sure if it’s helping or if I’m just wasting time.

Because the result still feels the same. Either no response or just a rejection without any feedback.

Now I’m stuck thinking… should I keep doing this and apply to fewer jobs, or just stop overthinking and apply to more places?

If you’ve actually seen results from this, I’d really like to know. Right now it just feels like I’m putting in extra effort without knowing if it even matters.

I’ve been trying to do this properly for a while now.

Before applying, I open the job description, tweak my resume, adjust a few lines, add/remove some skills so it matches better. Takes like 20–30 mins each time.

At first it felt like the right thing to do. But now I’m not even sure if it’s helping or if I’m just wasting time.

Because the result still feels the same. Either no response or just a rejection without any feedback.

Now I’m stuck thinking… should I keep doing this and apply to fewer jobs, or just stop overthinking and apply to more places?

If you’ve actually seen results from this, I’d really like to know. Right now it just feels like I’m putting in extra effort without knowing if it even matters.