u/HungryShake2902

I was applying to a lot of jobs and gettting almost no replies.

My CV wasn’t bad, clean, 1 page, decent experience. Still nothing.

What changed things for me was something simple:

I stopped sending the same CV everywhere.

Instead, before applying, I spent 5–10 minutes adjusting it to the job description:

1_ I rewrote the summary to match the role
2_ I reordered bullet points so the most relevant experience was first
3_ I used similar wording to what the job post was asking for

Same experience, just framed differently.

It felt small, but it made a noticeable difference. I started getting more replies within a couple of weeks.

I know it sounds obvious, but I was definitely underestimating how important “relevance” is vs just having a “good CV”.

If you're applying to a lot of jobs and not hearing back, this might be worth trying

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