Applied/ Emailed 50+ Data/Cloud Jobs (in data releted companies), Almost No Replies
Hi everyone,
I’m a Computer Engineering graduate from Nepal (final result pending) currently working in a trainee role related to data. The problem is from past 2 weeks there’s basically no actual work. I spend most of the day sitting idle and feel like I’m learning nothing useful.
Because of that, I started applying aggressively to data analytics, BI, cloud, and junior data engineering roles. I’ve emailed/applied to 50+ companies over the last few weeks and only got 1 response. Most companies don’t even reject me — just complete silence.
now i am starting to pitch directly to HR of those companies through linkedin still they connect but ignore my msg only the maitri services one replied me
My current skills/background:
- Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib)
- SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
- Power BI
- AWS EC2/S3/IAM
- Linux & SSH
- Some deployment, analytics experience
- Built projects around sports analytics, population data analysis, and a deep learning pneumonia detection model
At my current internship/trainee role, I’ve also worked with:
- AWS EC2 deployments and S3
- data cleaning and management
- dashboard/reporting workflows
- public demographic/election datasets
I know I’m still entry-level, but I honestly expected more than a ~2% response rate.
So I wanted to ask:
- Is the entry-level data/cloud market this difficult right now?
- Are recruiters expecting stronger portfolios/GitHub projects?
- what am i doing wrong ?
Any advice from people already working in data/cloud/devops would really help. I genuinely want to improve and grow, but the combination of no work + no responses is getting frustrating.
Thanks.