What am I doing wrong in this market ?
Vent/frustrated post. I been unemployed 3 1/2 months after being employed for 11 years. My first 1/2 months I was doing it all wrong with my resume since I have been off the market for a decade. I did waste time there but after coming on here and learning more I been using different apps to help me.
I have been on 2 interviews one was bc I had a referral and the resume I used was not the greatest. That job you needed 0-2 years experience I have many in the field plus I was a former Citi employee. I never got a call back.
After using different apps I been using chat gpt to make sure my resume aligns with the JD and I been paying for cvnomist. I even had a recruiter message me with a resume template we should use. I rewrote my resume again.
I am only applying to jobs that have opened within days and few candidates that have applied.
Update I applied to DTCC 3 weeks ago with 0 candidates and hours of posting
My application went straight to under consideration. BUT no one has contacted me smh
I applied 2 weeks ago to JPM also small number of Applicants and within hours of job posting. BUT no one has contacted me yet
It’s been 3 weeks since I applied to MUFG also early applicant and went straight to under consideration but no one has contacted me .
I know people in the market and honestly I feel like people when they aren’t in their shoes it’s like you are on your own. These are people I have known for decades and even though we didn’t KIT we still had each others contacts and never had any issues with them. But it’s sad bc no one is obligated to get you the job but does it hurt to email the hiring manager and put a good word in ?
My severance will be running out soon and I’m not sure
What else to do different or any suggestions that I can learn from or put to use.