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    My unexpected job hunt in 2025! [OC]
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    My unexpected job hunt in 2025! [OC]


    I started my current job in 2023 after a 1.5 year job hunt (Sep 21 to Apr 23). My family and I were trying to move away from our current city, but I wanted a firm job offer before making the move. That offer came, but it wasn't enough to support our needs in the new city, so I accepted an offer from my current job in the same city.

    After 2.5 years, I wanted to try to move again because my kid graduates high school in 2026. My partner suggested I start my job search early due to the previous extended job search.

    I started my current search in Sep 25. The attached graphic, made using SankeyMatic.com, shows the number of applications submitted, the number of first interviews, the number of second interviews, and the number of offers.

    The accepted offer is in a city about 2 hours away, so it's far enough away to require relocation, but not far enough that we can't visit family often. It's with a company that I've been tracking since college (about 12 years now), and it's a great offer with lots of mobility! Needless to say, I'm freaking stoked!

    I think I got more interviews over the last 2 months than I did over the entire 1.5 year period of my last job hunt (I didn't track applications back then).

    It's been a fast pace this go around, but I think stripping my resume down to only spaces and bolding (bare bones, no italics, no difference in text height, NO BULLETS OR DASHES) is what really allowed it to break through the parsing software. I rarely had to tweak the applications prefilled from my resume.

    Also, I've learned that big corporations screen resumes for different types of employment (e.g. I got no traction having only federal government experience, but unexpected attention with non-profit university research center experience). That's the only thing I can see that differentiated this search from the last.

    Tracking my applications and doing more research on prospective employers really helped me to see that perspective. Anyway, that's my story. I hope it helps someone! Thanks for reading.

    Posted by Critical_Lie1841

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    2. EChem_drummer on

      I’m just glad to see a version of this where the number of applications is less than three digits

    4. Ryeballs on

      I’m fucking dying in the hunt, what do you mean by this:

      > It’s been a fast pace this go around, but I think stripping my resume down to only spaces and bolding (bare bones, no italics, no difference in text height, NO BULLETS OR DASHES) is what really allowed it to break through the parsing software. I rarely had to tweak the applications prefilled from my resume.

      I’m at the point where I’ll give any tweak a try.

    5. dinidusam on

      Can I see ur resume?? Also might dm u for some tips lmao. I’ve applied to 100 places for internship and had ZERO INTERVIEWS. CS major with 6 months of experience from pervious internship, 3.75 GPA, and projects/research down my belt. Tbf I’ve been la,y with my internship search but still…

    6. Malorn44 on

      If you’re able to share your resume (identifying info redacted) I would greatly appreciate it. I have people in my life who have been struggling and want to help them better. Need to try anything.

    10. Heal_Me_Today on

      Looks like you accepted a job. However if that doesn’t work out, you should clip this behind your resumes on your next job interviews. It shows your data analysis skills and humility.

    12. fromwhichofthisoak on

      Does not responses mean rejected because I dont believe 26 people actually got back to you with how the job market is now