#~5 YOE, job searching for Data Science/UX Roles. 0 Replies.

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dense cove
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Hey everyone, it is what it says on the tin. My department at my big N is being closed, which means I need to find a new job. I got this job because I was looking for something that used my MS, which focuses on proof of evidence and proper surveyal techniques.

I got the job I wanted, but the director of my group is incompetent and doesn't know how to prove out the department's value, so the whole department is closing six months after my start date. I'm looking for a new role now. I get 0 replies for applications but a few recruiters reach out to me every day with work that is poor, either because it's full RTO 5 days a week or the product isn't interesting or the compensation is low. I'm applying to UX, Data science and Quantitative Research roles.

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warm aspen
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Is it just how you cropped/sent that image, or do you have basically no margin space around the borders?

dense cove
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Sorry, yeah, it cropped weird because when I converted it from PDF to JPG.

warm aspen
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Also, do you maybe want to include graduation dates/timelines for you education points? I'm not sure at all but maybe resume ATS parsers look for graduation dates to determine whether you're junior/freshman/senior/graduated etc.

dense cove
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I got rid of them because of that, I've had senior responsibilities my last two jobs but was getting junior positions repeatedly

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I graduated in 2018 from grad school

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Do you think that's a bad idea?

warm aspen
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I'm only a 3rd year uni student so take whatever I say with a boat load of salt, but I think it's a good idea to keep date ranges for each of your education points. I think** it's pretty standard practice to do that from looking at other peoples' resumes. And if ATS parsers are looking for education dates (which they probably are) and can't find it - Your resume may be getting dismissed.

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From an employers POV, they don't know if you graduated in 2017 and couldn't get a job for years or if you graduated in 2018 and immediately started working etc. So I think they value that information

warm aspen
dense cove
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The recruiters that were reaching out were giving low tenured work.

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I'm hoping for a senior gig, like my last two, but I thought my graduation date was affecting that since some of these senior jobs are asking for 10+ years of experience, instead of experience as a senior.

warm aspen
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Ah okay I see what you mean now. Regardless, they can see your YOE from looking at your earliest job start date. Time since graduation =/= YOE since many people take breaks after school or do unrelated work so I doubt hiring managers would make that assumption anyways from just seeing your grad date. But again, pls get other peoples' advice on whether you should keep the dates or not, cause I could be wrong here
Also, If I were you I would still apply to jobs even if they say 'x years of experience required'. I think it's common for job postings within tech to overstate required YOE or be lenient with applicants who have less than the required YOE

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Also I wouldn't take the fact that recruiters are offering you low tenured work as an assessment of your actual market value. You're probably much more suited for senior positions, but recruiters reach out to tons of people, even overqualified individuals

dense cove
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I still apply but over the past few months, with the market down it's been a lot more difficult. Either way, thank you for your advice.