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I was diagnosed with a serious illness last year and had be taking it easy since then.
I've started looking for a new job and cannot get any interview calls?!
Heres my resume incase you folks want to roast it - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B0wDaysaq6Qs4unaOpZTPj5zqqm7gLVK/view?usp=sharing
The faster you realize that, the faster you can move on and start your new career.
You spend decades refining your craft, then one fine day, its market value drops to zero. It is a damn shame, but the market is the market. Best of luck.
:-( Sorry bro. Your previous career is over. Go do something else. For example, I'm trying to become a teacher. The faster you realize that, the faster you can move on and start your new career. You spend decades refining your craft, then one fine day, its market value drops to zero. It is a damn shame, but the market is the market. Best of luck.
I will probably want to put in all the effort I can to evolve before I give up on tech! But the though has crossed my mind!
:-( Sorry bro. Your previous career is over. Go do something else. For example, I'm trying to become a teacher. The faster you realize that, the faster you can move on and start your new career. You spend decades refining your craft, then one fine day, its market value drops to zero. It is a damn shame, but the market is the market. Best of luck.
Its a tough market for sure and has been for sometime now! I will probably want to put in all the effort I can to evolve before I give up on tech! But the though has crossed my mind!
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Its a tough market for sure and has been for sometime now! I will probably want to put in all the effort I can to evolve before I give up on tech! But the though has crossed my mind!
That parent response smacks of ageism. Don't give up. Although depending where you are located that sort of ageism may be prevalent in the companies you are looking at. Have you considered government work? Doesn't pay as well but work is work and ageism is probably less of an issue
I don't think ageism is a big concern for where I am right now. I am basically 34 and have about 12 years of experience so might have 2-3 years of good work left in the industry before ageism starts to kick in I suppose!
I am in India(had to move back from the west - Canada because of my health issues) so goverment work is non existent!
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That parent response smacks of ageism. Don't give up. Although depending where you are located that sort of ageism may be prevalent in the companies you are looking at. Have you considered government work? Doesn't pay as well but work is work and ageism is probably less of an issue
I agree but I can imagine the anxiety and the hopelessness people are going through right now! I don't think ageism is a big concern for where I am right now. I am basically 34 and have about 12 years of experience so might have 2-3 years of good work left in the industry before ageism starts to kick in I suppose! I am in India(had to move back from the west - Canada because of my health issues) so goverment work is…
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I agree but I can imagine the anxiety and the hopelessness people are going through right now! I don't think ageism is a big concern for where I am right now. I am basically 34 and have about 12 years of experience so might have 2-3 years of good work left in the industry before ageism starts to kick in I suppose! I am in India(had to move back from the west - Canada because of my health issues) so goverment work is…
Ah ok, definitely not an ageism issue if you are only 34. Definitely don't give up. Tech skills don't go out of date that quickly. And with LLMs it's easy for a knowledgeable dev to pick up new languages and frameworks. Sorry I can't be much more help but disregard that other comment entirely. Your career isn't over you just need to find the right company. Perhaps loook for meetups and conferences in your preferred t…
This is so spot on!!
I can basically do Python, Java and Golang(and Haskell as well but no ones hiring for it)pretty well!!
Personally I have found the market to be quite good recently, at least based on my LinkedIn inbound.
Something that might help is to condense your resume to 1-2 pages. There's a lot of detail in your resume and it's quite difficult to understand it at a glance.
Other than that it can help to reach out directly to people at a company your interested in working through LinkedIn rather than applying through forms. Having a coffee or online chat can open doors.
Based on your experience I'm also assuming that you've got a considerable network. Can you reach out to people you've enjoyed working with in the past?
The only thing that saved me was asking everybody in my network until I got a job from a friend of a friend, which I'm holding on to for dear life. Do that and prepare a plan B (self-employment/career switch/move to a lower cost-of-living area)
Should bullet 3 say, “based of chart museum” or “based off chart museum”? “Of” seems like the wrong word there.
Halfway through the summary I was ready to stop reading.
I would tighten that section up a lot, and distill it down more. Make it easier to read with less jargon. Make sure there are no typos. It should be easy to skim because it’s well-written, not because words are in bold.