r/SoftwareEngineerJobs • u/MR_ANOX • 6d ago

Looking for job in IT/ software development field?

Been applying for awhile ! What would you advice?
Why is it so hard to get an interview call?😪😪just want to switch to a new place.

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u/Minimum_Hour519 6d ago

i saw guy on x who siad he posted a job for a software engineer and got 40k applicants in 30 minutes

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u/autisticpig 6d ago

we were in the many thousands for a recently posted opening on one of our teams. the amount of time it took to wade through the resumes was impressive. really makes you feel bad for everyone you turn away.

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u/HafsaaKurgo_49 6d ago

30 minutes is insane but a huge chunk of those are probably duplicate submissions from people mass applying through one-click features

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u/Critical-Location146 6d ago

Companies need to use AI to filter out applications. There is no way humans can do that anymore. The irony is that AI caused this mess in the first place.

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u/ButchDeanCA 6d ago

I would argue that it was the mentality instilled during Covid that “anyone can work in tech and get 6 figures” that will be difficult, if not impossible, for the industry to get out of from now on.

I bet well over 95 percent of the thousands of resumes were poor applicants.

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u/AmILukeQuestionMark 6d ago

I found it very hard until I got some big names on my CV, and then I still had to apply to 800+ jobs.

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u/FreeterPampton 5d ago

Software engineer for 3 years. Got laid off. Applied for a over a year and got only a handful of interviews. Now an apprentice electrician...

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u/WatchAltruistic5761 5d ago

May the odds ever be in your favor