I’m sure this must sound stupid for many, but I never get any responses, until like 3 days later when I check my spam folder and realize my scheduled interview appointment came from some random server that got deleted as spam mail.

How the hell do people get jobs online? I’ve only ever landed a job in person.

  • Fleppensteyn@feddit.nl
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    16 days ago

    In-person interviews are not a thing anymore since the pandemic, from what I’ve seen. LinkedIn is the place to go. Recruiters will schedule a call and they’ll usually remind you an email is on the way.

    I don’t want to work. I want to take a year off. Yet, I got a job interview and I’m not even looking.

      • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
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        15 days ago

        Make sure your skills section is filled out. That’s mostly what recruiters use to filter their searches. I’ve added a new skill before and had a message from a recruiter about that specific skill within a week.

        • dis_honestfamiliar@lemmy.sdf.org
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          15 days ago

          Interesting. I haven’t updated skills in a while. I’ll try that next. Thanks. Wait, are you sure it’s skills section and not skills used in job experience section?

          • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
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            14 days ago

            Last time I messed with it, when I added a new skill, it let me choose which job experience it was relevant to, so I think they’re linked.

  • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
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    16 days ago

    You just keep applying. I got my current job by applying on the website.

    Also yea, check your fucking spam folder or try to make the filter less aggressive. It’s not good if you’re missing interviews.

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
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      16 days ago

      How do you even change the spam filter options?

      When I started my Google account, GMail was still in beta. Where the fuck are their options?

      • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world
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        15 days ago

        I use the Spam Digest addon. It sends me a daily email and i quickly glance to see if something went to spam that wasn’t suppose to. I’m sure you could do this with a daily reminder. But I wouldn’t.

  • lady_maria@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Have you had anyone take a look at your resume? When was the last time you reviewed it? Is it at least somewhat visually appealing? How long is it?

    Unfortunately, it may be a good idea to “customize” each submission by incorporating keywords from the actual listing into your resume.

    I’m not the one to give advice on this, really, but I’ve heard of people having a lot of success with networking and reaching out directly to recruiters/managers/ect.

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
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      16 days ago

      Honestly, my resumé does need a bit of a refresher, but I also think it would start looking more like a scattered mess after 2017.

      I used to work in computer, tablet and cell phone repair, for a lousy fucking $10 an hour though. So I got sick of that and basically quit when I started getting side opportunities to occasionally fix hotel door locks for $20 an hour, but that was randomly sporadic.

      These days, I get by with whatever odd jobs come up, which range from occasional vehicle repairs to helping elderly disabled people get on and off the toilet.

      But I’ll be damned if I’m about to go back into fixing $500 devices for a lousy $10 an hour, when one single accidental slip of a soldering iron might cost me an entire week’s pay.

      I’d rather sharpen lawnmower blades or some shit than gamble with fixing expensive ass devices that I’d never even use myself.

      • GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        16 days ago

        Just start fixing devices yourself. Make a professional looking ad and do it at home. Advertise on your local facebook groups. Just be upfront about not having a shop yet. Buy broken devices and fix/resell them. Offer electronics recycling and get stuff for free that you can resell/scrap for money. If you need help with ebay I can write up a guide. I’ve been selling for 20 years.

        • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
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          16 days ago

          Been there, tried that.

          I tend to get about three different categories of devices that I refuse to work on.

          1. Please help me unlock this stolen device…

          2. Please fix my 72 inch TV, my kids broke it. Never worth it to even attempt to replace large screens like that, it costs more than the device is even worth.

          3. Please fix my (insert product name here). Oh fuck, parts cost money, well nevermind…