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Ask HN: What job search strategies work for you?

44 points Jabbs | 2 comments | 15 Nov 24 17:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.436s | source

I’ve been laid off since June and have not been getting responses from most of my applications other than denials. I have 10+ years mostly Ruby/React/JS. New just working on a side project (job listing scraper) but curious what is working well for you? Specific apps or strategies that lead to your hiring?
1. tetris11 ◴[16 Nov 24 09:39 UTC] No.42155514[source]▶
Two CVs stuck together.

One with all the robot text at the top with all the keywords for easy parsing by their automated services.

The next page should be a colourful tour through your life, that showcase your skills.

First one gets you through the door, and the second one makes you stand out.

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2. readyplayernull ◴[16 Nov 24 13:56 UTC] No.42156456[source]▶
This. It have also helped me to place keywords of niche stuff I play around with. This year I landed a completely random offer for a client of a company to which I sent my CV 3 years ago. And in general recruiters value tech curiosity.