Why the 1,000 Resumes You Sent Never Turned Into a Job Interview
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/li-lin
About this time four years ago, I sat on the floor of my Berkeley apartment wondering why the hell I didn’t have a single job interview, a month after graduation.
Since then, I’ve become a career coach for immigrant professionals looking for their next six-figure job.
I’ve helped my clients negotiate $115k a year jobs, and they’ve landed positions as software engineers, financial analysts, UX designers, animators, GIS analysts, mechanical engineers, and more.
One of the most common questions I get asked is:
“Why aren’t my resumes turning into interviews?”
Here’s my response to the question, in three parts:
Reason 1. You Are Competing With Everyone in the World With an Internet Connection
One of the reasons why you’re able to apply to so many…
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