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"I got turned down by 38 companies, nobody wants to pay me 100k mimimimi" Murican Coders of the 21st Century at the biggest whiners ever...And honestly if you fail to get a job within 3-4 interviews then you are a) doing it wrong or b) applying for the wrong jobs.

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I somewhat agree with your statement. Mainly because I personally put a LOT of effort into each job application and I would not be able to apply to more than 2-3 jobs a week. Takes time to find the right company, do research, make a perfect personalized application etc.

As a result to that pretty much all applications I have ever made have at the very least gotten back to me. I would never be able to apply to 38 jobs in 2 months. I feel like a lot of copy paste went on and that sets you to a negative start.

Most applications are quizzes + resume. There is only one way of applying for it.

I got turned down by over 100 companies before I even had an interview. The process is really random.

Right, I personally literally change my resume based on each application focusing on the experience which I think would be most relevant for each position. I also change the introduction sentence and when I respond to open ended questions (in the quizzes) I always refer back to the company and relevant examples. Cover letter, when requested, also takes me a lot of time to write up.

I did that too. Perhaps it's a skill of some sort.

The only thing that worked was making a site that went viral. Then I got like 20 unsolicited messages/requests for an interview.

I know what I said was a bit mean but its the truth, if you go the standard way like "writing application mail, send CV, witing for Interview 1 etc." then you are doing it wrong IMO. That is the way 1000 others go and then it's not surprise you are just one out of many who has to get lucky not to accidentially get sorted out by a shitty recruitment process. There are better/smarter ways to get a job, if you want to stand out you have to act differently.

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