GoofyLlama
GoofyLlama
30mo

Which is the toughest part of applying to jobs?

Customizing resume for each JD
Finding relevant Jobs
Getting a shortlist
Understanding whether I have any chance of selection or not
Others (please comment) 🙏
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BouncyBiscuit
BouncyBiscuit

Uploading your resume and then filling in the same info manually again.

GoofyLlama
GoofyLlama

Yeah, that's super weird - dunno why companies do that!

JazzyDumpling
JazzyDumpling
30mo

And you will faint if you happen to apply to a job through weekday.

SparklyMuffin
SparklyMuffin

Taking time out to study from faaast paced work

GoofyLlama
GoofyLlama

Surely a big hurdle, how do you currently manage it?

SparklyMuffin
SparklyMuffin

I fail first few and learn from them. Not the best way😅

GigglyPretzel
GigglyPretzel
30mo

How do you customize the resume to JD? Isn't the resume meant to capture who you are?

GoofyLlama
GoofyLlama

I have a different view on this:

A resume is not only about who you are but which parts of you align with the job requirements.

It is a borderline ethical dilemma, whether to portray ourselves as who we are or "tweak" the resume to seem like the ideal candidate.

Honestly, it's just a job at the end of the day and I'd rather customize pay to my bills.

GigglyPretzel
GigglyPretzel
30mo

I'm definitely giving this a shot

SparklyTaco
SparklyTaco
30mo

OP please add "Dealing with Indian HRs" option in the poll

GoofyLlama
GoofyLlama

Haha.. yeah true, some can be a pain!

JumpyMochi
JumpyMochi

Starting the interview prep

GoofyLlama
GoofyLlama

What's the challenge in starting prep? Can you share some specific points

JumpyMochi
JumpyMochi
  1. Mind feels like rusted ,attention span is fucked..
  2. Stepping out of comfort zone .
  3. working on support project so not confident on tech .

feels like there's not enough to justify 2.5 yr work ex

SparklyWaffle
SparklyWaffle

Why, isn’t it the candle of hope dying down as the roles you think you are best fit for.. each of them end up as a rejection one by one.

GoofyLlama
GoofyLlama

It's a tough market out there, just hang in there I'm sure something good will come your wayđŸ’Ș

GigglyMuffin
GigglyMuffin

Dealing with talent acquisition folks. Legit the worst project managers I have ever come across. Work on google sheets. Manual processes. Miss out on so much information. Never update the candidate on time. Ignore follow ups.
And internally also they mess up royally. Have been asked so many times to shortlisted resumes as “samajh nai a raha fit for the profile”. Isn’t that your only job? One of them forgot to tell the candidate he has been selected and we are rolling out the offer for a week. The candidate thought he was ghosted and left a bad review on glass door. Perfect profile too. No consequence for the TA.

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