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How do people manage to actually get jobs through online applications (US citizen here)? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm sure this must sound stupid for many, but I never get any responses, until like 3 days later when I check my spam folder and realize my scheduled interview appointment came from some random server that got deleted as spam mail.

How the hell do people get jobs online? I've only ever landed a job in person.

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[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 7 points 3 days ago

I agree with this advice of having someone take a look at your resume. Way back, I had an older friend of mine with experience managing CV's help me work on mine and even the base template of my cover letters. I've done a number of interviews, mostly unsuccessful though I'm happy with where I'm at now, and one consistent thing I've heard is that I have an impressive resume, and I'm forever thankful to my friend for helping me put it together.

I don't quite agree on customizing your CV for every submission, but I do do this for my cover letter/correspondence.

Also, yes, reaching out directly to places you want to work with has worked for me a couple of times. If there are hiring/networking events for your field, even online ones, I'd recommend that too. Best success I've had landing interviews is through these kind of events and I've only done online ones.