I generally do not have any issue with tailoring my resume to the applied jobs, what I get into issues with is I have a lot more experience and once I interview even with me selling my skills as an older developer I am still told they were looking for someone younger. I have been working with an agism coach and they say that 1-5 companies are discriminating because of age now.
Age discrimination, at least in the US, is illegal. If they told you they were looking for someone younger, then unless they are a small business, that's something you can turn them in for doing. Now some companies won't tell you that but will implicitly do that by finding other reasons why you aren't qualified. That's still something you can fight. However, you really don't want to be at those organizations anyway, since they are telling you they aren't great places to work. It stinks, but you still have the 4 out of 5 companies that aren't discriminating against you to go work at.
Thank you so much for your advice, this is incredibly helpful! These job hunting videos help me a lot in my job search for changing up my strategy. I have a request. I know it wouldn't be a typical video since we're usually watching work with code, but, what is the possibility of you making a video showing you improving a resume--basically, taking a generic, fake (but could be very real) person's resume that is not so good and improving it to match some (generic but could be very real) job ads? In other words, like when you make demo apps to show something, but instead of a demo code it's a demo resume. Hopefully it's not a strange request, but I think that would be of incredible value. Thanks.
This video is basically what you are asking for: th-cam.com/video/MjG1ooA2wvY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QJ5ltTMv0TQui9nD I reviewed the resumes and portfolios to talk through what I would recommend improving. I am working on more content that would cover customizing a resume to the job, though.
Keep working on improving your portfolio. Make sure it looks professional and not like a series of tutorial projects. Also, make friends in the industry. Go to meet ups to meet fellow developers. Build your network of people you know and that know you.
The Mastercourses are at their lowest price already. You get more content in software development than you would get in a 4 year college degree for the cost of one class (with lifetime access and updates).
The minority of jobs are "ghost jobs". It isn't half. Just because you don't hear back from a job when you apply doesn't make it a ghost job. But even if half were ghost jobs, what does that change? You still need a job. You still need to improve your chances of getting a job. Just complaining about the situation won't help. What's the alternative to what I said? Doing things the same way you have been doing them, but expecting different results?
I generally do not have any issue with tailoring my resume to the applied jobs, what I get into issues with is I have a lot more experience and once I interview even with me selling my skills as an older developer I am still told they were looking for someone younger. I have been working with an agism coach and they say that 1-5 companies are discriminating because of age now.
Age discrimination, at least in the US, is illegal. If they told you they were looking for someone younger, then unless they are a small business, that's something you can turn them in for doing. Now some companies won't tell you that but will implicitly do that by finding other reasons why you aren't qualified. That's still something you can fight. However, you really don't want to be at those organizations anyway, since they are telling you they aren't great places to work. It stinks, but you still have the 4 out of 5 companies that aren't discriminating against you to go work at.
Thank you so much for your advice, this is incredibly helpful! These job hunting videos help me a lot in my job search for changing up my strategy.
I have a request. I know it wouldn't be a typical video since we're usually watching work with code, but, what is the possibility of you making a video showing you improving a resume--basically, taking a generic, fake (but could be very real) person's resume that is not so good and improving it to match some (generic but could be very real) job ads? In other words, like when you make demo apps to show something, but instead of a demo code it's a demo resume. Hopefully it's not a strange request, but I think that would be of incredible value. Thanks.
This video is basically what you are asking for: th-cam.com/video/MjG1ooA2wvY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QJ5ltTMv0TQui9nD
I reviewed the resumes and portfolios to talk through what I would recommend improving. I am working on more content that would cover customizing a resume to the job, though.
I'm having problem trying to land a entry level C# job, where i have no job exp, But I do have a portfolio with previous works. Any advices ?
Keep working on improving your portfolio. Make sure it looks professional and not like a series of tutorial projects. Also, make friends in the industry. Go to meet ups to meet fellow developers. Build your network of people you know and that know you.
If someone is asking for 5 years of .NET but you have only 3 years experience, is it worth still pursuing the opportunity?
Absolutely.
Thanks for the priceless videos Tim. I asked if you'll be giving a discount on your MasterCourse purchases from $497 by December?
The Mastercourses are at their lowest price already. You get more content in software development than you would get in a 4 year college degree for the cost of one class (with lifetime access and updates).
this doesn't work when half the jobs are ghost jobs
The minority of jobs are "ghost jobs". It isn't half. Just because you don't hear back from a job when you apply doesn't make it a ghost job. But even if half were ghost jobs, what does that change? You still need a job. You still need to improve your chances of getting a job. Just complaining about the situation won't help. What's the alternative to what I said? Doing things the same way you have been doing them, but expecting different results?