u/Icy_Measurement143

hi, No matter how I tweak my resume, the rejection always comes the next day. So... what exactly gets "reviewed" in 24 hours?

Every application I send out, doesn't matter how much I customize the resume, tailor keywords, rewrite the summary the rejection email lands within a day.

what is the ATS actually doing in that window? Rakuten get hundreds of applications per posting.

If you've actually gotten hired what did your process look like? Did you get instant rejections from Rakuten, Did tailoring the resume actually change anything, or was it more about referrals/networking getting you past the bot?

Trying to figure out if I'm wasting hours optimizing something an algorithm skims in half a second.

My plan was to write my impressions of every part separately, but when I finished the last part I was shocked. Was it all Honda's illusion?

Honda was always my favorite character. I felt he resembled me in the sense that he watched other people's experiences without truly living his own. However, I didn't like how Mishima turned him into a voyeur — watching women through a hole in his villa and lurking in the park. I also hated the pedophilic undertones: him watching Ying Chan, and Kiko, an older woman, sleeping with her. I liked Toru at the beginning, but I found his motives and inner evil unjustified and unconvincing.

I enjoyed two scenes in Spring Snow the most: Honda's conversation with the Thai princess at the beach, and his final scene with the temple lady — though I felt he was too young to speak so philosophically.

But the last volume made me wonder: was Honda even real? Was Kiyoaki's dream actually Honda's dream all along? Was the garden in the last scene Honda's grave?

Now I'm torn between two options for my next read: The Idiot or Buddenbrooks

Since Mishima was influenced by Thomas Mann, I'm a bit hesitant to jump straight into ... worried I might get a sense of déjà vu with themes or style after just finishing the tetralogy.