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Just about 4.5 months and I still haven't been able to land another interview with the resumes I have put out that I customize for each role that I apply for. Recruiters that reach out to me for roles I may be qualified for end up ghosting me after I tell them that I am interested or the ones that I tee them up for to submit me, I am unsure if I even get submitted for the role because I hear nothing further. What is the deal with all of this? I am trying really hard to get noticed and get recruiters to submit me to positions. I have a recruiter that I got transitioned to through TekSystems and I haven't heard peep for a few weeks now. I am looking for roles here on LinkedIn, InDeed, Dice, CareerBuilder, etc. I have had to take a hospitality job to have some steady income and reduce the wear and tear on my vehicle from doing Uber/Lyft/DoorDash and it really hurts going back to a minimum wage job after working my butt off to make what I was making as a Senior Web Developer and being laid off so many times within the past year either due to Covid or contracts being shortened early. I need as much reach as I can get on this post to have anyone and everyone out there willing to take a look at my skills as a web developer. What the drawback from my resume is that it can't provide insight as my knowledge in frontend frameworks such as Angular, React, Vue, or NextJs because all of that knowledge is from me training myself to stay current with the latest technologies. None of my roles have used any sort of frontend framework and it has been a kick in the pants getting any sort of roles that require knowledge in these frameworks. I've mainly been hired for backend roles where it has been primarily PHP or NodeJS which is fine. I just know that PHP is dying (or at least it seems to be) and I know I'll not be able to get any roles in .NET because I don't have the skills, but am willing to learn as I pick things up quickly. When it comes to learning a programming language, it all comes down to learning the syntax and terminology. I am really at my wits-end and trying my hardest to get back to what I love doing. #People #PHP #NodeJS #Angular #React #VueJS #NextJS #API #APIDevelopment #OpenToWork #Recruiter #WebDeveloper #WebDevelopment #FrontEndDeveloper #BackEndDeveloper #FullStackDeveloper #WebDesign #HTML #CSS #JavaScript #Programming #Coding #SoftwareDevelopment #TechJobs #JobSearch #CareerDevelopment
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2moDustin Lennon I'm just thinking out loud, but with all your experience, why don't you consider freelancing? You could even think about relocating to a part of the world where you can live decently with much less money. I quickly checked Upwork and found over 200 contracts requiring skills like yours, offering opportunities for hire. I understand I may not be fully aware of your situation, but freelancing could be a viable solution.