u/GlitchNomad_18

Maybe TIFU or maybe I'm just tired...I used to work in talent acquisition for about 18 years, last job was tech recruitment before everything went sideways and I got laid off during the wave. Now finding it harder to land roles than I ever found hiring people. Sending out applications like one person would check boxes in the

Feel strange typing it but the interviews don't come when you get that many applications out. And maybe I'm feeding my own unsatisfied ego. I'm not asking for resume advice or templates though...I'm just trying to talk to it.

One thing from hiring side that keeps sticking with me that kind of drives the frustration in hiring people...sometimes the way your own resume is set up actually works against you. My old applicants had the same problem, long line of bullet points on top, achievement focused but phrased wrong. Someone ended up hiring me through a resume service my friend mentioned I didn't think it would be that good but it looked much better than all the other spreadsheets I had been pushing around. One time the candidate's tag line, or whatever they used, made it clear to the hiring manager at a glance I'm looking for something specific. Didn't even think about it but that's why some resumes get noticed and most others vanish.

But I'm guessing I'm overthinking it now and maybe my own post says I'm already in the same boat. Anyway, tried recalling something that stood out across the hiring seasons - resumes that have actual impact more often than not have one or two concrete pieces mentioned.

If I'm wrong this sounds stupid or I'm just tired, who can blame me? And if this sounds too bad...then everything works out well.

Anyway, I'd just like to know whether resume templates have actually become so cookie cutter that people all look the same now. When was the last time you saw something that actually stood out?

Thanks for reading this instead of ghosting it like everyone else

Honestly frikken tired of applying. Sent out like 30+ resumes over the last 6 months. Heard nothing back. Most jobs just got ghosted.

Went on a subreddit someone mentioned to me and they had some feedback. Plus my former colleague who used tool for resume before the layoffs told me to check it out. Didn't care to pay but tried the free template pack instead.

My formatting improved (ok why did I use Comic Sans ). But the real difference? The structure. Loading bar style progress header with targeted keywords so ATS doesn't flag it.

Sent out my stuff last week. Got 4 emails back in. First time that's happened to me. First time that's happened to me.

I get it, I used to think better writing = better chances, but now I see the way resumes get filtered is actually pretty cold.

Does anyone actually get follow ups? Or is this just the outlier luck? Still new to this resume game and confused by all the jargon.