Ask HN: Why am I struggling to find a job?
I'm in the market for an engineering job over the past two months but I'm really struggling at finding one. Basically, my story is: - Full Stack with 12+ years of experience, good generalist/architect with a some strong points. - Working remotely in EU timezone. - Got a nice CV with big names and projects I significantly contributed on. - Last full time job was 1.5 years ago but I have done plenty of one-off client and personal projects in the meantime I can show off. I only apply to positions that are fully remote in my timezone and where the profile is at least an 80% match or more. I often tick multiple of the "nice to have" boxes. I put quite some effort in my applications, writing cover letters or filling all boxes in the form with relevant and personalized information, Despite that, most companies reject me right away. When I make it further, I usually pass
Why it failed
I'm in the market for an engineering job over the past two months but I'm really struggling at finding one. Basically, my story is: - Full Stack with 12+ years of experience, good generalist/architect with a some strong points. - Working remotely in EU timezone. -
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- throwaway7676
- Ended
- 2024
- Source
- hackernews