#No prospects. No Hope. What am I supposed to do?

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midnight pier
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I got laid off about a year ago and since then I've been working really hard to try and secure a new job to no avail. Fortunately I had some money from the last position saved up + living with family so I could afford not to start looking for any work right away and put my all into this job search but I've gone through a lot of it and I'm not going to be able to do this for another whole year.

It sucks but I'm having to start considering the very real possibility that I just won't get another swe position. At least not any time soon.

I have a physical condition that would make it really hard on my body to work a job that is in any way physical.

Unemployment benefits are virtually nonexistent in the state that I live in.

My expenses aren't that high so I don't need to make a ton of money...just enough that I can keep trying to find something new without going broke.

What are some good options?

potent trench
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I believe scale AI and similar companies need part time remote devs to review ai generated code

runic light
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It's hard to give a good answer without some more in depth details.

What seems to be the hardest part about the job application process for you? Interviewing? Getting a call back?

What is your target discipline? Do you have a degree? Are you applying to everywhere under the sun, or just target companies?

midnight pier
# runic light It's hard to give a good answer without some more in depth details. What seems ...

The hardest part is definitely the initial call back. I've iterated on my resume multiple times in #973598253620789308 . My most recent resume advice threads haven't gotten much feedback, which I can only assume means that my resume, at the very least, lacks the most egregious faults. Over time I've also added new projects I've been doing to fill it out, but there's only so much I can polish it further at this point.

When I do get a call back I can usually perform decently. I've made it to a couple final rounds. I practice leetcode regularly. I'm fairly comfortable with interviewing.

I'm looking for software engineer positions in web dev. I have a BS in CS + 4 months of full time exp. Applying everywhere under the sun.

midnight pier
runic light
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Is this your most recent resume?

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Since you’re essentially a recent grad, I would add some good bullet points to your degree area. Talk about anything really cool you did or made in uni. Your resume should fill the full page.

The callback being the hardest part makes a lot of sense in this market, so it isn’t necessarily all on you. But, typically that would indicate a resume issue.

4 months is a rough first job time span, I could see that being a negative. Are you applying to junior and new grad positions? Honestly, I would try anything to fill that gap with work experience. There’s a lot of ways to accomplish that, some kind of startup with you and a friend might be a good way to add something to your resume that shows continuous employment.

midnight pier
# runic light Since you’re essentially a recent grad, I would add some good bullet points to y...

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This is actually my most recent resume.

Also I'm not a recent grad. I graduated a while ago but I had to take time off after graduating due to health issues. When I started my first role I was more than 2 years out. There's really nothing interesting to talk about coursework wise, I usually just talk (and get asked) about my professional experience in interviews.

Yeah I'm applying to all junior/associate/early career positions I find. Honestly the startup idea doesn't really sound realistic for my circumstances and I don't know anyone who'd be interested in that sort of thing anyway. What else do you suggest?

runic light
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Oh I see, didn’t notice the 2020 grad date. The projects look good on your most recent resume.

I can’t comment on the details too much as I’m not a webdev, but honestly the only negative thing that stands out is the time gaps and 4 months of employment. Are any of those side projects big enough that you could consider them real products and put them as experience instead?

Other than that, I’m sorry I can’t offer much help. It sounds like you got very close to securing the job when you did get interviews, honestly in this market sometimes it really is a numbers and a waiting game.