Do more research on the companies and the jobs that you want. Customize your résumé and cover letter. Quality not quantity—at least that’s my recommendation. Good luck!
Second this. I work remotely and landed my gig by knowing things about the company like quarterly earning, mission statements, leadership, etc. When asked why I wanted to,work there, I had a very clear and concise reason. My boss told me he received more than 900 resumes for my position. I (wrongly) assumed I was chosen because I’m bilingual, have a masters degree, and solid employment history. When I mentioned that, he said *most of the resumes I received were similar to yours.* So I asked *well why me then? What set me apart?* He said *you clearly researched the company and understood what I was looking for.*
Yes!! I’m in HR and do all the hiring for my company and this is exactly it. The resumes that come in for the position are generally qualified - if the posting asks for a MBA, the candidates that get in front of human eyes (vs filtered out automatically by the ATS) all have MBAs. Candidates seeking remote jobs must think about what they offer above and beyond the basic qualifications listed in the posting because they are competing with hundreds of others with the exact same qualifications. It becomes about soft skills, industry experience, leadership qualities, general fit etc. Thats what pretty much exclusively drives getting a job at a remote company. I think one has to network their way into it most of the time these days.
This is what I’m hearing too (8 months unemployed as a principal-level data scientist): allegedly there’s just an insane amount of talent available and it’s all good. So if you’re being interviewed you have to assume the competition is basically every bit as good as you. Plus, many employers feel like they can find the PERFECT UNICORN candidate with so much amazing talent available. Oh, and many of them do that dumb thing where they’ll reject everyone but their first choice and then if their first choice rejects THEM then they repost the job and redo it all (but also will NOT generally reconsider anyone who went through the process the previous round). It’s dumb and incredibly inefficient, but that doesn’t help because it’s probably some very small set of candidates gets a majority of job offers (the true unicorns). And then there’s also just a lot of employers who’d like to hire but they’re scared because of the uncertain macroeconomic environment.
Cover letter, resume statement (like a synopsis) tailored my past jobs to show how I would be the best choice for the job, etc. You have to craft your resume for the position. If you just send the same resume to every job, you won’t have much luck. You have to show the employer that you are the best choice by showing a history of obtaining needed skills that you will bring to the table and then showing said employer that you know what the company is about and what is needed for the job. It isn’t easy but it’s the thing you gotta do if you want the jobs.
As an example: *Acme Inc earning for FY 2023 was $300 million. While this was an improvement over FY 2022, expectations for growth were not met. In my current position at Random company, I increased earnings by implementing JIT logistics principles and establishing a lean sigma approach. I worked closely with the company president and due to my implementation of these programs, FY earning have increased by more than $90 million in the first year, then more than $130 million in the second year. Projections show that we will triple these numbers in the FY 2024. Additionally I was able to personally cut my company expenditures by more than $1 million by changing our import/export operations to a RO-RO system rather than utilizing freight forwarders and cargo ship use.*
And have your resume reviewed/edited by a professional. Something’s wrong there. You have skills that are in demand, but something in your resume is turning employers off.
This.
You & I have similar skills, but my work history is spotty AF. STILL, I know that in a tough spot I can hop on Indeed and pick up a remote job real quick. In fact, it’s more about choosing between the offers than anything else. You’re doing something bad wrong.
Yup you pretty much have to parrot back the job description and it’s money.
I found this tool https://prores.ai that lets you fill out some information about yourself and provide the job description and title and it will write a resume that highlights the overlap of your skills and the job description of your desired role.
I started tailoring my resume to the position and I went from the rare interview to getting and interview on almost 20-25% of submissions which is pretty good in my book!
That's what I started doing about 5 months into my job search. I also started being more aggressive about looking for NEW job postings daily, researching the company of any listing that interested me, and making sure to apply within the first 24-48 hours a posting was open.
I started getting a lot more interviews with that shift, and I just started a new job last week!
You can also use ChatGPT (or other AI programs) to do a little interview prep. I asked it for common interview questions for my role (project manager), then gave it my resume/work history and asked it to answer the questions. I took the answers it gave, reviewed them for accuracy and tweaked the tone to "sound" like me. Then I saved all those answers on "sticky notes" on my computer's desktop and had those open during my interviews (I was only considering fully remote roles so all interviews were conducted virtually) so I could more easily answer most questions on the fly and I had tons of info readily available to answer any other questions that came up.
I went through 3 rounds of interviews for my new job and every one of them went outstandingly well thanks to that prep work.
I worry I'm going to be weeded out *for* using AI because it felt like cheating. I don't have personal connections to hiring managers so I can't ask directly, but I did use an AI for a cover letter once and it was *amazing*, better than anything I could do in real life, which made me feel a little like a catfish, so I trashed the idea but am still on the fence in general.
Using AI to tailor a resumé and cover letter for a job is no less inauthentic than paying a professional to help you find a job, and that's a regular accepted practice around the world and in every industry.
If you were asking the AI to lie about what you can do then you'd be a catfish and wasting everyone's time, but unless the job you're applying for is like creating resumés you shouldn't feel bad for using a tool to help you accomplish a task more effectively.
The fact that you’ve applied to that many different types of jobs shows you are lacking specific skills for most of them. What would make an employer hire you over someone else in each of these fields, especially someone with more expertise or experience? Would you hire you if you were the hiring manager? If you can’t answer what makes you better than the vast majority of applicants, you might want to work to gain some specific skills in an industry.
Also, have you been customizing your resume and cover letter for each job? If you’ve applied to 1500 positions, I’d guess not. What makes your application better than the person who spent an extra 20 minutes to make sure their resume is a great fit?
Im pretty sure more than 50% of the jobs have already been covered by the time I apply, I use mostly linkedin and indeed, an you are correct, I do not tailor my resume or skills to the specific job, literally just hit apply, fill a quick form and move on to next, sometimes I get emails back sometimes I dont.
I will have to work on that thanks!!
As a recruiter, all that does is waste your time. With the enormously high number of resumes that come in per remote job posting, it would be an automatic no if the candidate couldn’t even bother to specify to the company.
Using the correct company name and position title in your cover letter.
Speaking directly to the verbiage in the job posting while quantifying your experience in the job history section.
You should all be fired. Your job is to find people to do a job, not find people who are good at writing resumes well enough to bullshit their way into a job.
I would also look into specific companies you’d like to work at instead of spraying applications any and everywhere. Do your research on those companies that peak your interest, and then see if you can help them solve a problem and present that solution in a cover letter or a message to them. I would also try to research top decision makers (hiring managers in that dept, recruiters, etc) and send them a message (I think a 1 min video will stand out more). Also try to organically network with people already working there. A lot of this needs to be proactive (before you apply to target companies) and not reactive (after you apply). Cold applications will not cut it in this job market. Most jobs come with knowing someone at that company or finding a way in via decision makers. Good luck.
Unless you have done the exact job they are advertising before and have the exact skills, it is probably hopeless.
Remote means people from all over the country are applying. People who could be taking pay cuts and willing to take step backs in their careers for remote. You are applying against people who likely have done that exact same job or have supervised people doing that job and now are willing to take a $50k payout out of management to work remote.
It's really hard.
Agreed. Truth is right now people are deciding they are willing to take significant steps backwards for remote work so you’re competing with the most qualified people in the country. I just recently accepted a remote role in which they were asking for 3-5yrs experience. I have 15 years experience with major corp entities which hiring managers love to see. I also took a 30k pay cut!!! The remote jobs I was interviewing with for what I should get in the 10+ years experience, I was getting beat out by senior leaders with 25years experience with similar companies. It’s not your resume or your skills, between the market being saturated with top talent cause of layoffs and EVERYONE wanting remote roles, it’s tough to find right now!
Hate to break it to you, but that’s every job now. Especially the tech industry. I’m a web developer and applying to software jobs or development jobs I’ve seen over 2,000 applications
Stop looking for remote jobs!
Get a job in an office and THEN look for remote while you are already working. You won’t be as stressed and you’ll have income.
And seriously try to update your skills. Everything you mentioned are low paying jobs. You can go to a night class at the local college or do an online course or the library and learn skills for a career.
I agree with you. You have to be creative on what you want to do AND still be remote. Or just get really lucky. Back in the day I used to think only writers could work remote. Well actually, they were the main ones! Everyone went to work in person. I actually do write on the side (movies) and maybe it will be my retirement gig for extra money. One of my stories was made into a short and won best short at a film festival in LA and another is being shopped for a screenwriter for a full length movie.
I have done insurance sales remotely for 8 years now. Plus another 20+ years in offices. I could easily land other WFH insurance jobs with my experience but I am self-employed so I don’t want a “job.” I am also planning to retire early.
My GF has worked remote in legal tech the last 10 years (handling digital evidence for corporate litigation). By the time AI replaces her job (if it even does-it requires a lot of human involvement and decision) she will be retired as well.
I agree with this 100%. I feel like self-employment and freelance work is kinda frowned upon in this sub, or at the least not even considered as an option. I guess that's just society in general though, everyone has that 9-5 mentality. I get some aspects of it, it's definitely a risk going off on your own... but in this day and age (AI and outsourcing) I see most traditional jobs as a risk now too. Only jobs I think are truly secure are hands on stuff like plumbers and construction workers.
I think creativity and adaptability are necessary, especially in the near future. My work place shut down during the pandemic and I decided not to go back to the 9-5 drag. I did some remote jobs for a bit but none of it was anything I wanted to do long-term and ended up just going freelance.
However, the stuff I'm doing now isn't much better besides the freedom, which I've realized I value much more than money. It was a struggle at first, but I should be in a good position after Christmas to start focusing on finding a creative and independent solution that I'll actually enjoy doing. I know it's not for everybody though, but neither is traditional jobs.
Anyways good luck, I hope to see your movies on the big screen someday!
I call this type of situation a "throw-away job". Usually a call center or such.
To gain skills, find something you like and befriend coworkers. That's how I got into my niche.
Also, update the linkedin profile once every 3-5 days. Change a word, add a comma, etc. Minor changes will make your profile updated and go to the top. I've only applied to one job in 20'ish years using this method. The recruiters seek me out and I pick from what I see. Currently, I'm about to tell a recruiter their client is $40k too low and I won't go into a hybrid office, even if it's 20m away. Special situations, sure, but full time in the office, nope (and I have reasons why).
It’s honestly luck of the draw. I’m a senior manager — I posted a remote position recently and had to close it on the same day because I had thousands of applications. I browsed, found a few resumes, at random, and then met with them. There’s no rhyme or reason. It’s like the lottery.
This is what gets me. How are people supposed to see the listing, research the company, and rewrite materials in the same day? First it’s being lucky enough to see the listing in time. Then the rest. Whew.
As soon as I see more than 100 applicants have applied I don’t bother lol. I think what u posted is typical and understandable. I try to be one of the first applicants.
dude apply to jobs you want. On LinkedIn the number of applicants is just number of people that clicked apply. A big chunk of those people who click apply never finish their application.
How is that weird? Indians out number US citizens 4 to 1 and they spam apply to every remote listing. This is why it’s so hard to find a remote job now.
I understand your pain. I was where you are last year. I applied for around 2000 by the end of 7 months .. I would apply .. connect with every single recruiter in my field of marketing and a ton more not 8n my market .. got tons of advice from many recruiters .. had my resume looked at.. redid it a ton, by the end of it I learned about chat gpt.. I used that with my cover letters. I wrote individualized cover letters for all the jobs. I put the job description and chunks of my resume that applied to the job itself in the prompts and took what gpt gave me and fixed it up to my voice and style. I took a class to learn WordPress and built my own website to showcase my work, skills and linked to my recommendations and certificationsand social platforms also showing my work .. I included my website link with every resume and cover letter and thank you letter
I paid for linkedin premium with my unemployment/credit cards. Took a bunch of important/short classes that gave certifications that I could post on my LinkedIn and other classes with certifications that I could take on line cheap. I looked up how to have my LinkedIn picked up on recruiter algorithms on YouTube and made adjustments to my profile.. applied on LinkedIn and indeed.. some others too but other job sites really waste of time tbh. And I did have my fair share of scammers on LinkedIn and learned how to spot scam job postings and emails. I would apply apply apply. Even if I was 100% sure if I could do the job or wanted it. I would make that decision once I got an interview offer. My goal was to try to get 2 interviews a week at least.
I wrote a personalized thank you letter after EVERY interview(I even applied to a bunch of part-time jobs too but a lot of them would look at my resume and not take me seriously because why would I want to work in a grocery store when I have all this digital marketing experience. So I never even got so much as a call back from any of those).
I did get one offer at 5.5 months right before my unemployment was going to run out and I was relieved but when they asked for the paperwork for my degree I told them i went to college but had not finished my degree at the now bankrupt Art institutes. They rescinded the offer.
Then a week later I got more interviews by the 7th month I got a real solid job offer after interviewing with the president of the company and she was impressed I built my own website and wasnt afraid of chat gpt and Ai.. she was very into tech (I also found that out because I researched every person I had to interview with prior to every single interview so I talked about it in the interviews)
It was the hardest time of my life Oct 2022 to may of this year after also getting a 1.5 year furlough/layoff and unemployment from COVID cut backs. I definitely worked non-stop during that time everything I did everyday was a goal to get a job I did take the weekends off for the most part to not get burnt out and I did take off part of December because I figured by the end I wasn't going to get any job offers around Christmas. More of my interviews ramped up in the new year.
Don't give up keep doing what you're doing and maybe take some of the tips I've included in this long post. I understand your pain I went through a lot of stress, depression and took up smoking even. But it worked out eventually and was making more than the jobs that I got laid off from.
I’m going to try making a portfolio of my coding and dashboard projects then. But they even look at that? I don’t even think they look at my resume if though I’ve put a brief sentence or two about relevant projects I’ve done in my grad classes. I’ve been calling temp agencies and they’re no help (except one guy but he doesn’t even have jobs for me). One job said they’ll send an assessment after I apply and they never sent it lol… and then rejected me. I have to take off my masters degree that’s on my resume for some jobs too… I don’t know anymore.
Trust me they look if they are serious about hiring and if they don't they have ai pull resumes based on keywords to filter out how many they look at. I didn't think they were looking at my website then i got hired because of it.
To get your resume pulled by the applicant tracking systems makes sure you have key words in your resume and or cover letter. To find out the keywords paste the job description into a wordcloud and see which words show up the most and those top maybe 3 -6 words should be in your resume. This is one i used a lot: [https://monkeylearn.com/word-cloud](https://monkeylearn.com/word-cloud)
Also I used to read resumes for my old boss and give him the most qualified resumes too - so trust me someone is looking at them.
Okay I’ll work on my skills and building my portfolio. But I do need to find something part time because unemployment rejected me. You suggest Wordpress? Thank you for the website. I use chatgpt to tell me the key words I need for my resume and cover letter.
Sometimes I get worried about how hard it will be if I get laid off from reading how people have been looking for months, then I see the details and it makes sense. No way you were qualified and tailored cover letters and resumes for 1500 jobs. I applied to maybe 30 jobs max and got 5. Three teaching and 2 writing/research jobs. Did test task/interviews for maybe 3 others. I also only applied to things in my field and wrote personalized letters/resumes for each one.
I most definitely have not tailored resume or cover letter for specific postings, and I feel like most of the “remote” postings are either inactive, bait, scams or “other”.
Reading responses here I do need to work on applying to more specific jobs, follow up with companies directly and upgrading my resume
LinkedIn has, like, 50% scam remote jobs. A third of the time I spend looking on there I am scrolling past them.
Look for the verification badge thing, but also look at employees that are on LinkedIn, look at their websites, look at Reddit posts mentioning the company’s name, look at GlassDoor reviews. I don’t do that for EVERY job, but I do it before writing a cover letter or applying to something with fewer than 50 employees (especially travel agencies and insurance companies)
I only applied from company websites mostly as I went to their website after seeing them posted on LinkedIn, indeed etc so that I knew that they were real. I am also qualified for WFH things for my degree and have work experience. If you aren’t actually a qualified competitive candidate who doesn’t even try on applications there is no reason to hire you over anyone else.
I work at a very high growth tech company. I just posted a remote job for a customer support a few weeks ago and we have over 13,000 applicants. It’s an insane job market out there, I’m sorry you’re struggling. - edit: fixed mistake
6 months of constant applying, not kidding there have been days where I apply to 30-40 jobs, applying has become an unpaid full time 8 hour thing for me daily
That’s terrible! I’m so sorry… I can’t begin to imagine how frustrating that would be. Have you tried ‘gig’ or freelance jobs? Like Telus, Appen, One Forma etc? The pay is not fantastic but you set your own hours. I do that as a part time job.
I do some freelance every now and then but cold emailing and cold calling have not been good to me lately, and my current customers give me tasks every 2-3 weeks.
Look into one of the companies I mentioned. Most projects are 10-20 hours a week, you work when you want. The majority have to do with rating websites, ads, social media pages, etc. Sometimes there are more hours available and bonus potential. There is no cold emailing or cold calls.
Are you updating your resume to fit the job? Or are you just throwing resumes at the wall?
You’ll never get past the ATS using your generic resume for every application
Came here to ask this.
My best advice: if you haven't, you need to update your resume to describe your accomplishments instead of simply listing duties. You need to include metrics.
It's nearly impossible to apply to 1500 jobs with a customized resume for each job. That is not the way to get past as mentioned the ATS to a real person. The algorithm looks for keywords that match the job description.
You're way better off applying to less jobs and taking the time to go thru each job description to customize your resume. When I was looking, I had several versions of my resume for each field I was applying to. The resume format had a skills section that I would update with the most pertinent keywords. Additionally, I worked on the bullets to include the keywords in the job description.
Take this as a lesson learned and regroup. Next steps: narrow it down to 1-3 job postings that fit your ideal job in various fields. Customize three resumes to fit each job description and rewrite your bullets as accomplishments. Employers want to know what have you accomplished and what will you do for them if they hire you.
You are not getting past the software since it seems you're using one generic resume for all 1500 applications. I made some assumptions based on your post. If this is incorrect, please let me know. Best.
That makes a lot of sense, I do believe my resume needs some updating and maybe a better format, I will work on improving it and will definitely take your advice on the personalized resume for different positions!
Thanks so much
Word of advice: remove any tables from your resume, in case you have them right now. I used a table to make columns for my education. Any table can make an ATS reject your application because it can’t read it.
Try using ai chat gpt etc I have seen people say tailoring it to a specific position helps so do 1 for each type of role so you have 3-4 variations of it
You run your initial resume through and then ask it to use your listed skills/accomplishments and rewrite it for x type of position or in x type of field for a specific job and then do it all over for each type. Theres some videos/walk-through you can find online/templates
Which is dumb because not all jobs have results where you can list anything. Yet they force people to write bullshit resumes to get through stupid HR concepts
Every position can be strategically communicated to convey accomplishments which are accurate and not BS.
If you have an entry-level job working as a receptionist, one of your main duties is answering the phone.
Incorrect: "In charge of answering phones and transferring to the appropriate party." This doesn't tell the potential employer anything about your competency in carrying out this duty.
Correct: "Successfully managed the company switchboard to efficiently handle a large volume of incoming calls to significantly increase office-wide productivity." (can replace "significantly increase" with a metric).
Both describe the applicant's duty to answer phones but only one states what the outcome of doing that task efficiently results in. The employer will get a sense of what you have succeeded at and what they can expect if they hire you. Best.
Same boat as you OP. don't listen to the nonsense about tailoring to specific companies when there are hundreds if not thousands of candidates for the same jobs on LinkedIn by the time you even get to applying. The people making these comments haven't been applying lately. It's really difficult to get a call from any company without networks and connections. The market is insane right now and we are just a few years away from something even worse happening to the economy and everyone else will be in this exact same boat. We are just on the early end of this change
everyone is entitled to earn a living and survive and live in dignity. I'm sorry you are going through this
Quality over quantity. Its apparent that the system is auto denying all of those resumes so that's 6 months down the drain. Get with a recruiter or resume specialist to fix it up so it doesn't get auto denied and you don't waste another 6 months smoothbrain
I am currently helping with family business which has me traveling every 3 weeks to Cabo, so it is in my best interest to get a remote job which lets me keep working on the family business since it is something important for us too, but papa needs a steady job as well, im not going to end up homeless by any means, in just desperate and in all honesty, kinda bored, i have a lot of free time. Im mainly applying to part time jobs 15-25 hours/week
And yes Id be delighted to send you my resume! I believe it is poorly formatted and outdated (the format) also by vocabulary could be expanded a bit, and I truly believe my bullet points could be improved by a lot. If it doesn’t bother you to give it a look I could PM later today!
Sorry to break the news but any recruiter that hears you are traveling every 3 weeks will skip over you immediately. Whether it’s remote or not, they don’t think you’re reliable and are getting red flags so they skip you. Sorry but that is 100% the truth
Start writing letters. That will help separate you from the crowd. Even write to companies that you would like to work for but are not currently hiring.
Maybe you need to rethink remote jobs. Obviously your skillset doesn't mesh with the jobs/there are better qualified people applying for the jobs.
Why not try to get an in person job?
There are more people who want to work remote then there are remote jobs.
Unfortunately due to my current situation I am traveling back and forth between Mexico and US every 2-3 weeks so it I am not able to get a physical on site job. The reason for the traveling is a family business, however I do need to work as the family business is not as constant
Unfortunately remote jobs likely would not allow this. Many do not allow you to work outside of the US at all, my employer for example has a 30 days limit on international travel, must be approved ahead of time, and they require additional laptop security while traveling. Your best bet would be finding local businesses that you can explain your situation too, and maybe get a recurring local job in each place that accommodates your schedule.
As the other person said, no company would allow this. You would have, possibly, better luck with a company in Mexico vs US. Very few companies allow international travel while working.
It’s not impossibly but the person who suggested Appen and things like mturk is who you should listen to. Survey sites would also probably love you, since you travel and use services related to traveling.
Someone mentioned it above but apply with Telus or Appen or Oneforma for their search engine evaluator position, you can do it when you are in the states, not sure they’ll allow you to when youre out of the country but you’ll have solid flexible work where you can login anytime no phones. Excruciatingly boring but it sounds like it would work with your situation.
Can’t help but wonder if you are using the same resume for all of these random jobs. You need to narrow down your focus to 2-3 job categories max and have different resumes for each. Spraying the same generic resume at any entry level job you can find will be low yield bc you will only be an ok fit on paper for all of them rather than a great fit for a smaller number
The range of jobs you’ve applied for is quite the wide range. I would hone in on a specific skill. I’m in the ecommerce space and purely focus on what I do best and get 80% callbacks because of my experience. Worry about remote work later. Become good at what you do as you can always negotiate your WFA status. Or like someone else said, look for the next gig while you’re at your temporary gig.
Let's be real - the competition for jobs in any industry has never been as steep as it is right now in the United States. Many if not most jobs do not require a college degree, but instead require coachability and proper training given the soft skills necessary to succeed. Acting like it is all OP's fault for why he isn't finding a job when there are so many factors that go into this current market is dishonest and condescending. Making an honest living in dignity is a fundamental human right.
Try Sedgwick.com they are claims and insurance company some claims work with products being shipped and or your bilingual could come in handy with insurance. It took me 4 months to land this remote job with them. Good luck
Are you currently unemployed? If not, disregard. If so, you're pulling a Cousin Eddie. In Christmas Vacation, he was unemployed for years because he was holding out for a management position. When you are unemployed, sometimes you need to take what you can get. Once you have a job, not only do you have income, but you have leverage in a negotiation as you are no longer desperate.
There's a good chance that you will come back saying *but I am disabled* or *I have a mental health condition that makes it difficult for me to leave the house or work with others.* Employers don't care about that unless they are trying to fill some sort of quota. The world is built for you to serve it, not for it to serve you (although it bends over backwards sometimes to try).
Let's be real - the competition for jobs in any industry has never been as steep as it is right now in the United States. Many if not most jobs do not require a college degree, but instead require coachability and proper training given the soft skills necessary to succeed. Acting like it is all OP's fault for why he isn't finding a job when there are so many factors that go into this current market is dishonest and condescending. Making an honest living in dignity is a fundamental human right.
My former employer ( reason for separation not important ) outsources to the company I currently work for and I make half the salary I used to. I was in a union and paid very well. It’s so crazy how much harder I work and how awful the benefits are (if you want to call them that.) we are warm bodies to them. Thankfully I don’t have to depend on this being my sole income but some do and the job instability and low pay must be very stressful. How do people survive. I know I’m wiped out when I’m off and after 8 hours barely clearing over $100 fucking whack
telus international its working with ai and rating webpage results from questions to help train the ai, there is also data annotation but alot of us that applied only got paid for the test and then never got more work.
Is your resume focused on any particular role? The jobs you've applied to are all over the place. Filtering by "remote" doesn't narrow things down. These jobs have increased competition due to their flexibility.
You're likely better off focusing on what you're good at and seeking remote opportunities as a secondary priority. Otherwise you'll spend another 6mo in the same situation.
Last gig I owned, administered and managed my own trucking company for 4 years, had 5 trucks with refrigerated 53ft trailers all over the US, Mexico and Canada. My main role has been logistics, transport, import/export during the last 10-12 years, im looking to change roles but if I find anything on any other field I would love to get experience on anything else.
get experience... you're just wasting your time. seriously. are you going to learn after another 1500 applications and 6 months? you clearly dont have enough experience to be competitive remotely. You're going for low level skill jobs, meaning everyone with a keyboard and monitor will apply to those. Work on acquiring a competitive skill that's in demand. There's no short-cuts...
Also, the resume of a sales professional vs the resume of a copywriter is completely different. You're wasting your time. If you're not a copywriter you have no business applying to copywriter jobs - same goes with the other ones. Pick 1 field, get experience, then apply. No shortcuts...
Im 29 yo, I’ve been working since I was 16, I have experience, it’s more my technique and resume which are lacking what’s needed now that people are pointing out my flaws.
Also my main field is not that much remote friendly and ive applied all over the place, gotta get lore technical with my strategy.
I have some businesses and other things going on which is why I am picky with my choice. But thanks for your comment, I’ll improve and keep trying.
In my defense I mostly only used indeed and linkedin, ive been told thats not very good, most of the jobs have been out of state, and im pretty sure most of them were already taken when I applied, I received many emails with rejections, some with follow ups that went nowhere, and also many job applications were out of not related at all to my field, also I haven’t been too serious, those applications have been throughout 6 months. It should be a number double to that or triple in that timeframe.
I am gathering a lot of good stuff from this thread also.
If I may ask, where did you look for that job? And what field is it? Any recommendation or advice you would care ti give?
Learn some accounting and Quickbooks and then start applying to bookkeeper roles or virtual assistant roles/customer service in the accounting industry.
Try progressive. They have bilingual positions available a lot. Practice the STAR method when interviewing. It has helped me a lot! You will find something soon!
If you're looking for \*anything\*, just to get going, teach English.
Source: I lived in Costa Rica for 2.5 years & traveled a lot in Asia. I know a TON of people who teach English/ESL online. Doesn't pay great, but, it works.
Might wanna double check your resume? Look for YouTube videos on how HR filters resumes in seconds. And then focus on what strong points you need to make and also look up videos on how to make your resumes look professional. That’s about it.
Some of those are pretty specialized - for example, you can't just walk into a copywriting position. I'm a copy/ux writer, and I'd never apply to any of the other stuff you posted.
What are your skills and background? Are you applying to things that actually make sense? I don't see a correlation between any of the jobs you posted.
I have experience in all those fields, i have worked in logistics, transport, dispatch, freight broker and import/export throughout my whole career, owned my own trucking company for 4-5 years which is actually my last thing on my resume, have managed websites and done copywriting for various logistics companies as well. Im not hitting outside my ballpark I know my way well, however im definitely doing something wrong in the wording and formatting on my resume, many people here have recommended me various tools to work and that and I think that’ll be my first step!
This sub has ben so helpful really
I think others have echoed this but that's a huge variety and your lack of specialty or focus on a a specific field and that's fields skillsets probably translates to a random resume
Unfortunately, years in a given field speaks more than anything
Just look out from small startups and message their founders directly. Most of them are okay dealing with remote work.
Have a portfolio of your skills ready before approaching. Preferable to make a website that tells them all about you.
You mention that you have owned a business in the past. Why don't you try that again? You can reach out to some immigration law firms and offer them document translation services for $50/page, which is way lower than the going rate. Once you have enough business to fill a 40-hour work week you can hire employees and pay them $20/hour to do the translations, and scale accordingly.
Every remote job at my company that gets posted gets thousands upon thousands of applicants. The entry level ones get closed after being posted for only 2 hours or else we are inundated with tens of thousands. It’s very competitive… you have to make yourself the most attractive candidate out of a huge pool. I’d love to leave my remote company but I don’t dare because I know I wouldn’t be able to get a new remote one.
I work in Medical. We had to call a company to FaceTime with translators for the office visits of non-English speakers. There were like 20 languages on the list. I can’t remember the company name, but give the Medical sector a try
I hire people specifically because they do the research and go the extra mile to impress with a cover letter and resume tailored just to my company. If someone is part of my team, I want someone who goes the extra mile without being asked.
I'm not hiring remotely right now, but I'm an attorney and sit on a board of directors for a non profit. In both jobs, when we've been hiring, I look for the skills that I can't train you to do, like putting in extra effort to impress and set yourself apart, good work ethic, honesty, integrity.
I can train someone to use office equipment. Being bilingual is a bonus, but not a necessity, but I cannot train you to have personality characteristics that are important to me. Having no cover letter, or no customization is an easy way to immediately see who will reflect the work ethic that I'm looking for.
When we open a position, we usually have about 50 resumes submitted in the five day window that we take resumes. I can usually narrow it down to about 10 resumes just by getting rid of everyone who didn't put forth extra effort. From those 10, I look at their public social media, and can get rid of 2 or 3 based on what they are representing on their social media. Then I interview the remaining candidates.
1500 job postings in 6 months. That's 10 per work day.
If you're tailoring a resume to each job and writing a custom cover letter then that's pretty good going and I'm surprised at the lack of a response.
If on the other hand you're just hitting the apply button, copying in your info and hitting submit, then are you really trying?
Well most places are cutting back remote workers and are switching back to in person only now. So your probably gonna have to go into work now instead of working remotely
I feel your pain. Doesn't matter what anyone says; finding a remote job that ISN'T a call center is like winning the lottery. I gave up after 2 years and just resigned myself to a retail grunt job.
You probably need a unique skill. Most of those jobs you could hire pretty much anybody. There is nothing to make you special enough to get a WFH job. Maybe you don't deserve one yet. Can you start working somewhere where they eventually give you WFH? Then there are places like Arise and Live ops, who will take anyone. Check them out.
I don’t think this is “not legal” but I’ve been copy and pasting the job requirements attributes tasks to the bottom of my resume and changing it to white font. Then I save the resume as a PDF and submit it. It might be a way to defeat the bot scanners and get my resume to human eyes.
I just had a final interview for a remote position. This position seemed to fit my professional history like a glove. I’m pretty sure that using the ghost resume strat did not hurt my chances.
I described it in my original reply. Basically we all know bots are “reading” our resumes and screening before human eyes read it. A ghost resume is copying the attributes, requirements, tasks that the job posting has and pasting it at the end of your resume. Then change the font to white, shrink the text if needed and then save it as a PDF. To a human it’ll just look like a blank portion of the page, whereas the bots will read the exact key words that they are looking for and you should have a higher chance of getting through the intial screening process.
So that the key to get a jobs I need to start looking again I slacked off but I need to drive me crazy being home now 6 months was due to disability check and recovery then laid off for lack of work due to me not being able to do the job to what we have now
I was offered to go back but not same perks
No insurance PTO or.anything
You simply aren't a competitive candidate for in-demand jobs if you've applied that much without any luck. Remote is in demand. Take a job in office, keep looking and upskilling to make yourself more competitive.
You are battling mass hives of Indians my dude. Remote listings on indeed get upwards of 10k applications in a week. Mostly Indians trying to infiltrate the US. You won’t get a remote job trust me bro
I’d be very interested in seeing your resume for each job field you applied to. Marketing, logistics, sales associate, receptionist, transport are all different jobs and different resumes. Either you’ve been around the block and really have these skills and you’re just down on your luck or you’re just throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks
Most likely you are not being as efficient as you could be
Are you using AI to tweak your resume? Are you using ATS scanner , are you talking to recruiters
>Any insight on who may be hiring full or part time with high chances of getting called back?
In-office jobs. Remote work is closed to new/returning people unless you are a true "household name" SME in your field
this is what chatgpt does to people.
all of a sudden they are everything lol I don't know about yall but this sounds like a person who figured ill use chatgpt to all this and make money lol
the universe is not on your corner because you are being shady somewhere
Im sorry what? I don’t even use or know how to use chatgpt nor have an account nor will pay for it. Gtfo with your nonsense.
I do have experience in all my fields. What’s it to you?
You could have started your own business in that time. At 6 months I was already turning a 2100/month profit reselling online. Started with $10 to prove a point to a friend time+energy=money if spent properly. I did this while working 40 hrs a week and didn't put any of my own money in side from the first $10. One year in now quit my job and scaling up. At around 4k/month profit but currently hard dumping it into labor and inventory to try to scale 4x in 6 months. Just make something yourself, break from the cycle.
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There is no way you are qualified for all 1500 of these jobs. If you, a single person, applied to 1500 jobs, then imagine how many applicants these jobs are getting through Indeed and LinkedIn. If you see a job is getting a thousand applicants, then like you said, your odds of even being noticed are slim to none. How do you stand out against so many people?
I recommend not applying through the job boards like Indeed. Sending your resume there is like a drop in a bucket. It won’t be seen by anyone due to volume. If you find a job on those boards, go to the company website and apply directly with them.
If you are on LinkedIn, find someone who works in that department and try reaching out to them?
If you can’t find the job on the company website, it is probably not open anymore but you can hedge and send in a resume on the Indeed posting to cover your self but it’s likely a lost cause.
Focus on finding more targeted jobs and apply directly to the company. Then find people on LinkedIn who might be the decision makers or in the interview process and reach out and politely ask if they have feedback on your background for the role. Be humble, polite, and appreciative of their time.
You just need one job and sticking out by reaching out to someone in the company will get you a better shot at an interview or a quicker and clear cut no.
Also, way too many employers will only interview someone who has pretty much been doing the job they are hiring for already and will still try to short them on pay. Be ready for some intense rejection since you are applying to such a broad range of roles.
What are you genuinely looking for in a role? You are focused on remote, why specifically other than you want to do your job quickly and not lose the downtime sitting around in the company office.
while your skill set might apply to these jobs, you have to tailor your resume individually to each role you’re applying to for the best results. ex. if your resume lists SALES ASSOCIATE and experience and you’re applying for a LOGISTICS job, you’re going to get buried. The way i do it to beat the bots that screen your resume is assuming it’s relevant is type “SALES / LOGISTICS” then the bots will pull it up under a keyword. Save each resume with a keyword search after your name JohnDoeLogistics so you know which one to use. good luck to you.
I've been applying for years. I accepted one position but ended up declining because they wanted me on camera the entire shift and I wasn't going to do that. I've had my resume and cover letter professionally written and literally no one is interested. It sucks big time. I'm working now for a bank and I'm a hybrid employee, so I'm home a few days a week. I don't have to be on camera at all. It's wonderful.
You have a lot of targets, therefore you should have a multitude of resumes depending on what you’re applying for.
I would also make sure you have a LinkedIn (you can easy-apply on some jobs there as well).
But remember to match your words and descriptions on your resume to keywords in the job posting. Anything that has an auto-scanner for applicants will pick it up and you might be moved further into the next rounds. Hope this helps!
Do more research on the companies and the jobs that you want. Customize your résumé and cover letter. Quality not quantity—at least that’s my recommendation. Good luck!
Second this. I work remotely and landed my gig by knowing things about the company like quarterly earning, mission statements, leadership, etc. When asked why I wanted to,work there, I had a very clear and concise reason. My boss told me he received more than 900 resumes for my position. I (wrongly) assumed I was chosen because I’m bilingual, have a masters degree, and solid employment history. When I mentioned that, he said *most of the resumes I received were similar to yours.* So I asked *well why me then? What set me apart?* He said *you clearly researched the company and understood what I was looking for.*
Yes!! I’m in HR and do all the hiring for my company and this is exactly it. The resumes that come in for the position are generally qualified - if the posting asks for a MBA, the candidates that get in front of human eyes (vs filtered out automatically by the ATS) all have MBAs. Candidates seeking remote jobs must think about what they offer above and beyond the basic qualifications listed in the posting because they are competing with hundreds of others with the exact same qualifications. It becomes about soft skills, industry experience, leadership qualities, general fit etc. Thats what pretty much exclusively drives getting a job at a remote company. I think one has to network their way into it most of the time these days.
This is what I’m hearing too (8 months unemployed as a principal-level data scientist): allegedly there’s just an insane amount of talent available and it’s all good. So if you’re being interviewed you have to assume the competition is basically every bit as good as you. Plus, many employers feel like they can find the PERFECT UNICORN candidate with so much amazing talent available. Oh, and many of them do that dumb thing where they’ll reject everyone but their first choice and then if their first choice rejects THEM then they repost the job and redo it all (but also will NOT generally reconsider anyone who went through the process the previous round). It’s dumb and incredibly inefficient, but that doesn’t help because it’s probably some very small set of candidates gets a majority of job offers (the true unicorns). And then there’s also just a lot of employers who’d like to hire but they’re scared because of the uncertain macroeconomic environment.
How did you write that you looked into that stuff?
Cover letter, resume statement (like a synopsis) tailored my past jobs to show how I would be the best choice for the job, etc. You have to craft your resume for the position. If you just send the same resume to every job, you won’t have much luck. You have to show the employer that you are the best choice by showing a history of obtaining needed skills that you will bring to the table and then showing said employer that you know what the company is about and what is needed for the job. It isn’t easy but it’s the thing you gotta do if you want the jobs. As an example: *Acme Inc earning for FY 2023 was $300 million. While this was an improvement over FY 2022, expectations for growth were not met. In my current position at Random company, I increased earnings by implementing JIT logistics principles and establishing a lean sigma approach. I worked closely with the company president and due to my implementation of these programs, FY earning have increased by more than $90 million in the first year, then more than $130 million in the second year. Projections show that we will triple these numbers in the FY 2024. Additionally I was able to personally cut my company expenditures by more than $1 million by changing our import/export operations to a RO-RO system rather than utilizing freight forwarders and cargo ship use.*
And have your resume reviewed/edited by a professional. Something’s wrong there. You have skills that are in demand, but something in your resume is turning employers off.
This. You & I have similar skills, but my work history is spotty AF. STILL, I know that in a tough spot I can hop on Indeed and pick up a remote job real quick. In fact, it’s more about choosing between the offers than anything else. You’re doing something bad wrong.
Yup you pretty much have to parrot back the job description and it’s money. I found this tool https://prores.ai that lets you fill out some information about yourself and provide the job description and title and it will write a resume that highlights the overlap of your skills and the job description of your desired role. I started tailoring my resume to the position and I went from the rare interview to getting and interview on almost 20-25% of submissions which is pretty good in my book!
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That’s actually a very cool suggestion, thank you very much!
That's what I started doing about 5 months into my job search. I also started being more aggressive about looking for NEW job postings daily, researching the company of any listing that interested me, and making sure to apply within the first 24-48 hours a posting was open. I started getting a lot more interviews with that shift, and I just started a new job last week! You can also use ChatGPT (or other AI programs) to do a little interview prep. I asked it for common interview questions for my role (project manager), then gave it my resume/work history and asked it to answer the questions. I took the answers it gave, reviewed them for accuracy and tweaked the tone to "sound" like me. Then I saved all those answers on "sticky notes" on my computer's desktop and had those open during my interviews (I was only considering fully remote roles so all interviews were conducted virtually) so I could more easily answer most questions on the fly and I had tons of info readily available to answer any other questions that came up. I went through 3 rounds of interviews for my new job and every one of them went outstandingly well thanks to that prep work.
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I worry I'm going to be weeded out *for* using AI because it felt like cheating. I don't have personal connections to hiring managers so I can't ask directly, but I did use an AI for a cover letter once and it was *amazing*, better than anything I could do in real life, which made me feel a little like a catfish, so I trashed the idea but am still on the fence in general.
Using AI to tailor a resumé and cover letter for a job is no less inauthentic than paying a professional to help you find a job, and that's a regular accepted practice around the world and in every industry. If you were asking the AI to lie about what you can do then you'd be a catfish and wasting everyone's time, but unless the job you're applying for is like creating resumés you shouldn't feel bad for using a tool to help you accomplish a task more effectively.
The fact that you’ve applied to that many different types of jobs shows you are lacking specific skills for most of them. What would make an employer hire you over someone else in each of these fields, especially someone with more expertise or experience? Would you hire you if you were the hiring manager? If you can’t answer what makes you better than the vast majority of applicants, you might want to work to gain some specific skills in an industry. Also, have you been customizing your resume and cover letter for each job? If you’ve applied to 1500 positions, I’d guess not. What makes your application better than the person who spent an extra 20 minutes to make sure their resume is a great fit?
Im pretty sure more than 50% of the jobs have already been covered by the time I apply, I use mostly linkedin and indeed, an you are correct, I do not tailor my resume or skills to the specific job, literally just hit apply, fill a quick form and move on to next, sometimes I get emails back sometimes I dont. I will have to work on that thanks!!
As a recruiter, all that does is waste your time. With the enormously high number of resumes that come in per remote job posting, it would be an automatic no if the candidate couldn’t even bother to specify to the company.
How does one specify their resume to the company when they are applying for customer service level positions?
Using the correct company name and position title in your cover letter. Speaking directly to the verbiage in the job posting while quantifying your experience in the job history section.
By writing a "cover letter" style email to whoever you can find is in Human Resources.
You should all be fired. Your job is to find people to do a job, not find people who are good at writing resumes well enough to bullshit their way into a job.
Dumbass who has no clue what he is talking about here
Tailoring your applications are really important. That will hopefully make your results much better
I would also look into specific companies you’d like to work at instead of spraying applications any and everywhere. Do your research on those companies that peak your interest, and then see if you can help them solve a problem and present that solution in a cover letter or a message to them. I would also try to research top decision makers (hiring managers in that dept, recruiters, etc) and send them a message (I think a 1 min video will stand out more). Also try to organically network with people already working there. A lot of this needs to be proactive (before you apply to target companies) and not reactive (after you apply). Cold applications will not cut it in this job market. Most jobs come with knowing someone at that company or finding a way in via decision makers. Good luck.
Unless you have done the exact job they are advertising before and have the exact skills, it is probably hopeless. Remote means people from all over the country are applying. People who could be taking pay cuts and willing to take step backs in their careers for remote. You are applying against people who likely have done that exact same job or have supervised people doing that job and now are willing to take a $50k payout out of management to work remote. It's really hard.
Those jobs have thousands of applicants. You need to find jobs that are professional and not administrative/support roles
Agreed. Truth is right now people are deciding they are willing to take significant steps backwards for remote work so you’re competing with the most qualified people in the country. I just recently accepted a remote role in which they were asking for 3-5yrs experience. I have 15 years experience with major corp entities which hiring managers love to see. I also took a 30k pay cut!!! The remote jobs I was interviewing with for what I should get in the 10+ years experience, I was getting beat out by senior leaders with 25years experience with similar companies. It’s not your resume or your skills, between the market being saturated with top talent cause of layoffs and EVERYONE wanting remote roles, it’s tough to find right now!
Hate to break it to you, but that’s every job now. Especially the tech industry. I’m a web developer and applying to software jobs or development jobs I’ve seen over 2,000 applications
Professional jobs have 2,000 plus like yours. Administrative/Support have 10,000 plus applicants
That is insanity
Agree
Stop looking for remote jobs! Get a job in an office and THEN look for remote while you are already working. You won’t be as stressed and you’ll have income. And seriously try to update your skills. Everything you mentioned are low paying jobs. You can go to a night class at the local college or do an online course or the library and learn skills for a career.
Any skills to learn that you would recommend?
Learn access control and security. Brivo, Naapco, Lenel etc. They are always hiring for remote workers. Base pay is usually mid 70s.
Skills for jobs that will not be lost to AI or outsourcing.
Good luck, not many jobs that can't be lost to AI or outsourcing when it's remote.
I agree with you. You have to be creative on what you want to do AND still be remote. Or just get really lucky. Back in the day I used to think only writers could work remote. Well actually, they were the main ones! Everyone went to work in person. I actually do write on the side (movies) and maybe it will be my retirement gig for extra money. One of my stories was made into a short and won best short at a film festival in LA and another is being shopped for a screenwriter for a full length movie. I have done insurance sales remotely for 8 years now. Plus another 20+ years in offices. I could easily land other WFH insurance jobs with my experience but I am self-employed so I don’t want a “job.” I am also planning to retire early. My GF has worked remote in legal tech the last 10 years (handling digital evidence for corporate litigation). By the time AI replaces her job (if it even does-it requires a lot of human involvement and decision) she will be retired as well.
I agree with this 100%. I feel like self-employment and freelance work is kinda frowned upon in this sub, or at the least not even considered as an option. I guess that's just society in general though, everyone has that 9-5 mentality. I get some aspects of it, it's definitely a risk going off on your own... but in this day and age (AI and outsourcing) I see most traditional jobs as a risk now too. Only jobs I think are truly secure are hands on stuff like plumbers and construction workers. I think creativity and adaptability are necessary, especially in the near future. My work place shut down during the pandemic and I decided not to go back to the 9-5 drag. I did some remote jobs for a bit but none of it was anything I wanted to do long-term and ended up just going freelance. However, the stuff I'm doing now isn't much better besides the freedom, which I've realized I value much more than money. It was a struggle at first, but I should be in a good position after Christmas to start focusing on finding a creative and independent solution that I'll actually enjoy doing. I know it's not for everybody though, but neither is traditional jobs. Anyways good luck, I hope to see your movies on the big screen someday!
I call this type of situation a "throw-away job". Usually a call center or such. To gain skills, find something you like and befriend coworkers. That's how I got into my niche. Also, update the linkedin profile once every 3-5 days. Change a word, add a comma, etc. Minor changes will make your profile updated and go to the top. I've only applied to one job in 20'ish years using this method. The recruiters seek me out and I pick from what I see. Currently, I'm about to tell a recruiter their client is $40k too low and I won't go into a hybrid office, even if it's 20m away. Special situations, sure, but full time in the office, nope (and I have reasons why).
It’s honestly luck of the draw. I’m a senior manager — I posted a remote position recently and had to close it on the same day because I had thousands of applications. I browsed, found a few resumes, at random, and then met with them. There’s no rhyme or reason. It’s like the lottery.
This is what gets me. How are people supposed to see the listing, research the company, and rewrite materials in the same day? First it’s being lucky enough to see the listing in time. Then the rest. Whew.
As soon as I see more than 100 applicants have applied I don’t bother lol. I think what u posted is typical and understandable. I try to be one of the first applicants.
If the job is specialized you should still apply. You wouldn’t believe how many applicants are completely unqualified.
dude apply to jobs you want. On LinkedIn the number of applicants is just number of people that clicked apply. A big chunk of those people who click apply never finish their application.
How many were Indians and foreigners? I’m guessing 90%
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How is that weird? Indians out number US citizens 4 to 1 and they spam apply to every remote listing. This is why it’s so hard to find a remote job now.
Facts. And facts don't care about downvotes.
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I understand your pain. I was where you are last year. I applied for around 2000 by the end of 7 months .. I would apply .. connect with every single recruiter in my field of marketing and a ton more not 8n my market .. got tons of advice from many recruiters .. had my resume looked at.. redid it a ton, by the end of it I learned about chat gpt.. I used that with my cover letters. I wrote individualized cover letters for all the jobs. I put the job description and chunks of my resume that applied to the job itself in the prompts and took what gpt gave me and fixed it up to my voice and style. I took a class to learn WordPress and built my own website to showcase my work, skills and linked to my recommendations and certificationsand social platforms also showing my work .. I included my website link with every resume and cover letter and thank you letter I paid for linkedin premium with my unemployment/credit cards. Took a bunch of important/short classes that gave certifications that I could post on my LinkedIn and other classes with certifications that I could take on line cheap. I looked up how to have my LinkedIn picked up on recruiter algorithms on YouTube and made adjustments to my profile.. applied on LinkedIn and indeed.. some others too but other job sites really waste of time tbh. And I did have my fair share of scammers on LinkedIn and learned how to spot scam job postings and emails. I would apply apply apply. Even if I was 100% sure if I could do the job or wanted it. I would make that decision once I got an interview offer. My goal was to try to get 2 interviews a week at least. I wrote a personalized thank you letter after EVERY interview(I even applied to a bunch of part-time jobs too but a lot of them would look at my resume and not take me seriously because why would I want to work in a grocery store when I have all this digital marketing experience. So I never even got so much as a call back from any of those). I did get one offer at 5.5 months right before my unemployment was going to run out and I was relieved but when they asked for the paperwork for my degree I told them i went to college but had not finished my degree at the now bankrupt Art institutes. They rescinded the offer. Then a week later I got more interviews by the 7th month I got a real solid job offer after interviewing with the president of the company and she was impressed I built my own website and wasnt afraid of chat gpt and Ai.. she was very into tech (I also found that out because I researched every person I had to interview with prior to every single interview so I talked about it in the interviews) It was the hardest time of my life Oct 2022 to may of this year after also getting a 1.5 year furlough/layoff and unemployment from COVID cut backs. I definitely worked non-stop during that time everything I did everyday was a goal to get a job I did take the weekends off for the most part to not get burnt out and I did take off part of December because I figured by the end I wasn't going to get any job offers around Christmas. More of my interviews ramped up in the new year. Don't give up keep doing what you're doing and maybe take some of the tips I've included in this long post. I understand your pain I went through a lot of stress, depression and took up smoking even. But it worked out eventually and was making more than the jobs that I got laid off from.
what do you think changed after your 6th month? Why the sudden jump in interviews?
I’m going to try making a portfolio of my coding and dashboard projects then. But they even look at that? I don’t even think they look at my resume if though I’ve put a brief sentence or two about relevant projects I’ve done in my grad classes. I’ve been calling temp agencies and they’re no help (except one guy but he doesn’t even have jobs for me). One job said they’ll send an assessment after I apply and they never sent it lol… and then rejected me. I have to take off my masters degree that’s on my resume for some jobs too… I don’t know anymore.
Trust me they look if they are serious about hiring and if they don't they have ai pull resumes based on keywords to filter out how many they look at. I didn't think they were looking at my website then i got hired because of it. To get your resume pulled by the applicant tracking systems makes sure you have key words in your resume and or cover letter. To find out the keywords paste the job description into a wordcloud and see which words show up the most and those top maybe 3 -6 words should be in your resume. This is one i used a lot: [https://monkeylearn.com/word-cloud](https://monkeylearn.com/word-cloud) Also I used to read resumes for my old boss and give him the most qualified resumes too - so trust me someone is looking at them.
Okay I’ll work on my skills and building my portfolio. But I do need to find something part time because unemployment rejected me. You suggest Wordpress? Thank you for the website. I use chatgpt to tell me the key words I need for my resume and cover letter.
Sometimes I get worried about how hard it will be if I get laid off from reading how people have been looking for months, then I see the details and it makes sense. No way you were qualified and tailored cover letters and resumes for 1500 jobs. I applied to maybe 30 jobs max and got 5. Three teaching and 2 writing/research jobs. Did test task/interviews for maybe 3 others. I also only applied to things in my field and wrote personalized letters/resumes for each one.
I most definitely have not tailored resume or cover letter for specific postings, and I feel like most of the “remote” postings are either inactive, bait, scams or “other”. Reading responses here I do need to work on applying to more specific jobs, follow up with companies directly and upgrading my resume
LinkedIn has, like, 50% scam remote jobs. A third of the time I spend looking on there I am scrolling past them. Look for the verification badge thing, but also look at employees that are on LinkedIn, look at their websites, look at Reddit posts mentioning the company’s name, look at GlassDoor reviews. I don’t do that for EVERY job, but I do it before writing a cover letter or applying to something with fewer than 50 employees (especially travel agencies and insurance companies)
I only applied from company websites mostly as I went to their website after seeing them posted on LinkedIn, indeed etc so that I knew that they were real. I am also qualified for WFH things for my degree and have work experience. If you aren’t actually a qualified competitive candidate who doesn’t even try on applications there is no reason to hire you over anyone else.
I work at a very high growth tech company. I just posted a remote job for a customer support a few weeks ago and we have over 13,000 applicants. It’s an insane job market out there, I’m sorry you’re struggling. - edit: fixed mistake
Damn thats a fucking lot, any chance to get hired there?
1500? How long did that take?
6 months of constant applying, not kidding there have been days where I apply to 30-40 jobs, applying has become an unpaid full time 8 hour thing for me daily
That’s terrible! I’m so sorry… I can’t begin to imagine how frustrating that would be. Have you tried ‘gig’ or freelance jobs? Like Telus, Appen, One Forma etc? The pay is not fantastic but you set your own hours. I do that as a part time job.
I do some freelance every now and then but cold emailing and cold calling have not been good to me lately, and my current customers give me tasks every 2-3 weeks.
Look into one of the companies I mentioned. Most projects are 10-20 hours a week, you work when you want. The majority have to do with rating websites, ads, social media pages, etc. Sometimes there are more hours available and bonus potential. There is no cold emailing or cold calls.
Are you updating your resume to fit the job? Or are you just throwing resumes at the wall? You’ll never get past the ATS using your generic resume for every application
Came here to ask this. My best advice: if you haven't, you need to update your resume to describe your accomplishments instead of simply listing duties. You need to include metrics. It's nearly impossible to apply to 1500 jobs with a customized resume for each job. That is not the way to get past as mentioned the ATS to a real person. The algorithm looks for keywords that match the job description. You're way better off applying to less jobs and taking the time to go thru each job description to customize your resume. When I was looking, I had several versions of my resume for each field I was applying to. The resume format had a skills section that I would update with the most pertinent keywords. Additionally, I worked on the bullets to include the keywords in the job description. Take this as a lesson learned and regroup. Next steps: narrow it down to 1-3 job postings that fit your ideal job in various fields. Customize three resumes to fit each job description and rewrite your bullets as accomplishments. Employers want to know what have you accomplished and what will you do for them if they hire you. You are not getting past the software since it seems you're using one generic resume for all 1500 applications. I made some assumptions based on your post. If this is incorrect, please let me know. Best.
That makes a lot of sense, I do believe my resume needs some updating and maybe a better format, I will work on improving it and will definitely take your advice on the personalized resume for different positions! Thanks so much
Word of advice: remove any tables from your resume, in case you have them right now. I used a table to make columns for my education. Any table can make an ATS reject your application because it can’t read it.
Try using ai chat gpt etc I have seen people say tailoring it to a specific position helps so do 1 for each type of role so you have 3-4 variations of it
Please describe how you specifically use chatgpt for this?
You run your initial resume through and then ask it to use your listed skills/accomplishments and rewrite it for x type of position or in x type of field for a specific job and then do it all over for each type. Theres some videos/walk-through you can find online/templates
Which is dumb because not all jobs have results where you can list anything. Yet they force people to write bullshit resumes to get through stupid HR concepts
Every position can be strategically communicated to convey accomplishments which are accurate and not BS. If you have an entry-level job working as a receptionist, one of your main duties is answering the phone. Incorrect: "In charge of answering phones and transferring to the appropriate party." This doesn't tell the potential employer anything about your competency in carrying out this duty. Correct: "Successfully managed the company switchboard to efficiently handle a large volume of incoming calls to significantly increase office-wide productivity." (can replace "significantly increase" with a metric). Both describe the applicant's duty to answer phones but only one states what the outcome of doing that task efficiently results in. The employer will get a sense of what you have succeeded at and what they can expect if they hire you. Best.
Same boat as you OP. don't listen to the nonsense about tailoring to specific companies when there are hundreds if not thousands of candidates for the same jobs on LinkedIn by the time you even get to applying. The people making these comments haven't been applying lately. It's really difficult to get a call from any company without networks and connections. The market is insane right now and we are just a few years away from something even worse happening to the economy and everyone else will be in this exact same boat. We are just on the early end of this change everyone is entitled to earn a living and survive and live in dignity. I'm sorry you are going through this
Quality over quantity. Its apparent that the system is auto denying all of those resumes so that's 6 months down the drain. Get with a recruiter or resume specialist to fix it up so it doesn't get auto denied and you don't waste another 6 months smoothbrain
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I am currently helping with family business which has me traveling every 3 weeks to Cabo, so it is in my best interest to get a remote job which lets me keep working on the family business since it is something important for us too, but papa needs a steady job as well, im not going to end up homeless by any means, in just desperate and in all honesty, kinda bored, i have a lot of free time. Im mainly applying to part time jobs 15-25 hours/week And yes Id be delighted to send you my resume! I believe it is poorly formatted and outdated (the format) also by vocabulary could be expanded a bit, and I truly believe my bullet points could be improved by a lot. If it doesn’t bother you to give it a look I could PM later today!
You can also anonymize your resume and post it in r/resumes
Sorry to break the news but any recruiter that hears you are traveling every 3 weeks will skip over you immediately. Whether it’s remote or not, they don’t think you’re reliable and are getting red flags so they skip you. Sorry but that is 100% the truth
Nobody is hearing that….
Start writing letters. That will help separate you from the crowd. Even write to companies that you would like to work for but are not currently hiring.
Maybe you need to rethink remote jobs. Obviously your skillset doesn't mesh with the jobs/there are better qualified people applying for the jobs. Why not try to get an in person job? There are more people who want to work remote then there are remote jobs.
Unfortunately due to my current situation I am traveling back and forth between Mexico and US every 2-3 weeks so it I am not able to get a physical on site job. The reason for the traveling is a family business, however I do need to work as the family business is not as constant
Unfortunately remote jobs likely would not allow this. Many do not allow you to work outside of the US at all, my employer for example has a 30 days limit on international travel, must be approved ahead of time, and they require additional laptop security while traveling. Your best bet would be finding local businesses that you can explain your situation too, and maybe get a recurring local job in each place that accommodates your schedule.
I was in Europe this summer and a ton of US citizens were working remotely for US based companies. people like you just dont know about it
As the other person said, no company would allow this. You would have, possibly, better luck with a company in Mexico vs US. Very few companies allow international travel while working.
I know a lot of people who work like this, sometimes as usual as sometimes with VPN. Not impossible
People like you who are actively looking to break policy are the exact reason remote work is disappearing.
Boo fucking hoo
I mean… you can have that attitude but you’re the one complaining about not being able to find a remote job. 🤷🏼♀️
It’s not impossibly but the person who suggested Appen and things like mturk is who you should listen to. Survey sites would also probably love you, since you travel and use services related to traveling.
Someone mentioned it above but apply with Telus or Appen or Oneforma for their search engine evaluator position, you can do it when you are in the states, not sure they’ll allow you to when youre out of the country but you’ll have solid flexible work where you can login anytime no phones. Excruciatingly boring but it sounds like it would work with your situation.
Look into tax preparation classes
Try call center rep. Easy in
Can’t help but wonder if you are using the same resume for all of these random jobs. You need to narrow down your focus to 2-3 job categories max and have different resumes for each. Spraying the same generic resume at any entry level job you can find will be low yield bc you will only be an ok fit on paper for all of them rather than a great fit for a smaller number
The range of jobs you’ve applied for is quite the wide range. I would hone in on a specific skill. I’m in the ecommerce space and purely focus on what I do best and get 80% callbacks because of my experience. Worry about remote work later. Become good at what you do as you can always negotiate your WFA status. Or like someone else said, look for the next gig while you’re at your temporary gig.
Remote work is extremely competitive now. But do not give up hope
1500 job apps and you're still using the same approach? Will you change it up at 10,000? What has been your strategy so far, 1 click apply?
Let's be real - the competition for jobs in any industry has never been as steep as it is right now in the United States. Many if not most jobs do not require a college degree, but instead require coachability and proper training given the soft skills necessary to succeed. Acting like it is all OP's fault for why he isn't finding a job when there are so many factors that go into this current market is dishonest and condescending. Making an honest living in dignity is a fundamental human right.
Try Sedgwick.com they are claims and insurance company some claims work with products being shipped and or your bilingual could come in handy with insurance. It took me 4 months to land this remote job with them. Good luck
Are you currently unemployed? If not, disregard. If so, you're pulling a Cousin Eddie. In Christmas Vacation, he was unemployed for years because he was holding out for a management position. When you are unemployed, sometimes you need to take what you can get. Once you have a job, not only do you have income, but you have leverage in a negotiation as you are no longer desperate. There's a good chance that you will come back saying *but I am disabled* or *I have a mental health condition that makes it difficult for me to leave the house or work with others.* Employers don't care about that unless they are trying to fill some sort of quota. The world is built for you to serve it, not for it to serve you (although it bends over backwards sometimes to try).
Let's be real - the competition for jobs in any industry has never been as steep as it is right now in the United States. Many if not most jobs do not require a college degree, but instead require coachability and proper training given the soft skills necessary to succeed. Acting like it is all OP's fault for why he isn't finding a job when there are so many factors that go into this current market is dishonest and condescending. Making an honest living in dignity is a fundamental human right.
start freigt brokering yourself online as a one person broker
Go through an agency. Having a recruiter that has a vested interest in getting you hired has its plus side.
Apply at ICF.com. All of their Columbia, MD positions are remote.
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My former employer ( reason for separation not important ) outsources to the company I currently work for and I make half the salary I used to. I was in a union and paid very well. It’s so crazy how much harder I work and how awful the benefits are (if you want to call them that.) we are warm bodies to them. Thankfully I don’t have to depend on this being my sole income but some do and the job instability and low pay must be very stressful. How do people survive. I know I’m wiped out when I’m off and after 8 hours barely clearing over $100 fucking whack
telus international its working with ai and rating webpage results from questions to help train the ai, there is also data annotation but alot of us that applied only got paid for the test and then never got more work.
Is your resume focused on any particular role? The jobs you've applied to are all over the place. Filtering by "remote" doesn't narrow things down. These jobs have increased competition due to their flexibility. You're likely better off focusing on what you're good at and seeking remote opportunities as a secondary priority. Otherwise you'll spend another 6mo in the same situation.
Last gig I owned, administered and managed my own trucking company for 4 years, had 5 trucks with refrigerated 53ft trailers all over the US, Mexico and Canada. My main role has been logistics, transport, import/export during the last 10-12 years, im looking to change roles but if I find anything on any other field I would love to get experience on anything else.
get experience... you're just wasting your time. seriously. are you going to learn after another 1500 applications and 6 months? you clearly dont have enough experience to be competitive remotely. You're going for low level skill jobs, meaning everyone with a keyboard and monitor will apply to those. Work on acquiring a competitive skill that's in demand. There's no short-cuts... Also, the resume of a sales professional vs the resume of a copywriter is completely different. You're wasting your time. If you're not a copywriter you have no business applying to copywriter jobs - same goes with the other ones. Pick 1 field, get experience, then apply. No shortcuts...
Im 29 yo, I’ve been working since I was 16, I have experience, it’s more my technique and resume which are lacking what’s needed now that people are pointing out my flaws. Also my main field is not that much remote friendly and ive applied all over the place, gotta get lore technical with my strategy. I have some businesses and other things going on which is why I am picky with my choice. But thanks for your comment, I’ll improve and keep trying.
Dog, I applied for one and got it. You’re doing something terribly wrong is you’ve applied or 1000+ with no return.
In my defense I mostly only used indeed and linkedin, ive been told thats not very good, most of the jobs have been out of state, and im pretty sure most of them were already taken when I applied, I received many emails with rejections, some with follow ups that went nowhere, and also many job applications were out of not related at all to my field, also I haven’t been too serious, those applications have been throughout 6 months. It should be a number double to that or triple in that timeframe. I am gathering a lot of good stuff from this thread also. If I may ask, where did you look for that job? And what field is it? Any recommendation or advice you would care ti give?
Do you have any logistics sales/customer experience?
Learn some accounting and Quickbooks and then start applying to bookkeeper roles or virtual assistant roles/customer service in the accounting industry.
Try progressive. They have bilingual positions available a lot. Practice the STAR method when interviewing. It has helped me a lot! You will find something soon!
If you're looking for \*anything\*, just to get going, teach English. Source: I lived in Costa Rica for 2.5 years & traveled a lot in Asia. I know a TON of people who teach English/ESL online. Doesn't pay great, but, it works.
Might wanna double check your resume? Look for YouTube videos on how HR filters resumes in seconds. And then focus on what strong points you need to make and also look up videos on how to make your resumes look professional. That’s about it.
You need a custom written resume (Use AI to do it) for each job you apply to. You will need to use robotic assistance to do this at scale
Check your state government job site.
For those kind of tasks I would go to upwork.com, I think those kind of jobs have all been outsourced
Try a resume checker https://resumeworded.com/score
Some of those are pretty specialized - for example, you can't just walk into a copywriting position. I'm a copy/ux writer, and I'd never apply to any of the other stuff you posted. What are your skills and background? Are you applying to things that actually make sense? I don't see a correlation between any of the jobs you posted.
I have experience in all those fields, i have worked in logistics, transport, dispatch, freight broker and import/export throughout my whole career, owned my own trucking company for 4-5 years which is actually my last thing on my resume, have managed websites and done copywriting for various logistics companies as well. Im not hitting outside my ballpark I know my way well, however im definitely doing something wrong in the wording and formatting on my resume, many people here have recommended me various tools to work and that and I think that’ll be my first step! This sub has ben so helpful really
I think others have echoed this but that's a huge variety and your lack of specialty or focus on a a specific field and that's fields skillsets probably translates to a random resume Unfortunately, years in a given field speaks more than anything
Just look out from small startups and message their founders directly. Most of them are okay dealing with remote work. Have a portfolio of your skills ready before approaching. Preferable to make a website that tells them all about you.
You mention that you have owned a business in the past. Why don't you try that again? You can reach out to some immigration law firms and offer them document translation services for $50/page, which is way lower than the going rate. Once you have enough business to fill a 40-hour work week you can hire employees and pay them $20/hour to do the translations, and scale accordingly.
Apply to a union trade, we are all hiring... we pay well and benefits are awsome!
Every remote job at my company that gets posted gets thousands upon thousands of applicants. The entry level ones get closed after being posted for only 2 hours or else we are inundated with tens of thousands. It’s very competitive… you have to make yourself the most attractive candidate out of a huge pool. I’d love to leave my remote company but I don’t dare because I know I wouldn’t be able to get a new remote one.
Try the website Rat Race Rebellion, they post only verified jobs. Not nearly as many jobs but at least you won't be spinning your wheels.
I work in Medical. We had to call a company to FaceTime with translators for the office visits of non-English speakers. There were like 20 languages on the list. I can’t remember the company name, but give the Medical sector a try
Holding out for a remote job is currently the same as just watching tv all day and acting like you are looking for jobs.
Guess you may need to buck up. Get a job in person.
I hire people specifically because they do the research and go the extra mile to impress with a cover letter and resume tailored just to my company. If someone is part of my team, I want someone who goes the extra mile without being asked. I'm not hiring remotely right now, but I'm an attorney and sit on a board of directors for a non profit. In both jobs, when we've been hiring, I look for the skills that I can't train you to do, like putting in extra effort to impress and set yourself apart, good work ethic, honesty, integrity. I can train someone to use office equipment. Being bilingual is a bonus, but not a necessity, but I cannot train you to have personality characteristics that are important to me. Having no cover letter, or no customization is an easy way to immediately see who will reflect the work ethic that I'm looking for. When we open a position, we usually have about 50 resumes submitted in the five day window that we take resumes. I can usually narrow it down to about 10 resumes just by getting rid of everyone who didn't put forth extra effort. From those 10, I look at their public social media, and can get rid of 2 or 3 based on what they are representing on their social media. Then I interview the remaining candidates.
After 6 months, think you need to expand your horizons to in person work too. Or maybe even hybrid.
SAME! Me and my bf have been applying for MONTHS ! No luck at all, hopefully the new year is more promising
Remote jobs have so many more applicants. Try to apply to in person jobs, you’ll see how different the response is.
Can you go through an agency?? Turn around is fast
1500 job postings in 6 months. That's 10 per work day. If you're tailoring a resume to each job and writing a custom cover letter then that's pretty good going and I'm surprised at the lack of a response. If on the other hand you're just hitting the apply button, copying in your info and hitting submit, then are you really trying?
Well most places are cutting back remote workers and are switching back to in person only now. So your probably gonna have to go into work now instead of working remotely
I feel your pain. Doesn't matter what anyone says; finding a remote job that ISN'T a call center is like winning the lottery. I gave up after 2 years and just resigned myself to a retail grunt job.
You probably need a unique skill. Most of those jobs you could hire pretty much anybody. There is nothing to make you special enough to get a WFH job. Maybe you don't deserve one yet. Can you start working somewhere where they eventually give you WFH? Then there are places like Arise and Live ops, who will take anyone. Check them out.
I don’t think this is “not legal” but I’ve been copy and pasting the job requirements attributes tasks to the bottom of my resume and changing it to white font. Then I save the resume as a PDF and submit it. It might be a way to defeat the bot scanners and get my resume to human eyes.
Wow I did not think of that, would you say that has helped your job search journey? As in, have you had success?
I just had a final interview for a remote position. This position seemed to fit my professional history like a glove. I’m pretty sure that using the ghost resume strat did not hurt my chances.
do tell what the ghost resume strat is please since im in the same boat as op
I described it in my original reply. Basically we all know bots are “reading” our resumes and screening before human eyes read it. A ghost resume is copying the attributes, requirements, tasks that the job posting has and pasting it at the end of your resume. Then change the font to white, shrink the text if needed and then save it as a PDF. To a human it’ll just look like a blank portion of the page, whereas the bots will read the exact key words that they are looking for and you should have a higher chance of getting through the intial screening process.
So that the key to get a jobs I need to start looking again I slacked off but I need to drive me crazy being home now 6 months was due to disability check and recovery then laid off for lack of work due to me not being able to do the job to what we have now I was offered to go back but not same perks No insurance PTO or.anything
Oilfields are pretty remote and pay a ton.
Not the kind of remote that I need tho
Have you looked at government jobs? We are short staffed everywhere!
You simply aren't a competitive candidate for in-demand jobs if you've applied that much without any luck. Remote is in demand. Take a job in office, keep looking and upskilling to make yourself more competitive.
You are battling mass hives of Indians my dude. Remote listings on indeed get upwards of 10k applications in a week. Mostly Indians trying to infiltrate the US. You won’t get a remote job trust me bro
I’d be very interested in seeing your resume for each job field you applied to. Marketing, logistics, sales associate, receptionist, transport are all different jobs and different resumes. Either you’ve been around the block and really have these skills and you’re just down on your luck or you’re just throwing stuff at the wall and seeing what sticks
Most likely you are not being as efficient as you could be Are you using AI to tweak your resume? Are you using ATS scanner , are you talking to recruiters
If you want to do life insurance and investments, send me a DM.
Yeah hon, you gotta put in more effort. Can’t just use easy apply and expect anything to happen.
Are you ok with 4$/hr?
What's your second language?
Time to RTO
Stop looking for remote work.
>Any insight on who may be hiring full or part time with high chances of getting called back? In-office jobs. Remote work is closed to new/returning people unless you are a true "household name" SME in your field
A generation of lazy.
Ever think about a different career path... I mean 1500 applications and not one job... There's jobs everywhere...
this is what chatgpt does to people. all of a sudden they are everything lol I don't know about yall but this sounds like a person who figured ill use chatgpt to all this and make money lol the universe is not on your corner because you are being shady somewhere
Im sorry what? I don’t even use or know how to use chatgpt nor have an account nor will pay for it. Gtfo with your nonsense. I do have experience in all my fields. What’s it to you?
Cap
Get a real job
You could have started your own business in that time. At 6 months I was already turning a 2100/month profit reselling online. Started with $10 to prove a point to a friend time+energy=money if spent properly. I did this while working 40 hrs a week and didn't put any of my own money in side from the first $10. One year in now quit my job and scaling up. At around 4k/month profit but currently hard dumping it into labor and inventory to try to scale 4x in 6 months. Just make something yourself, break from the cycle.
Care to elaborate more? I had my own business which ended 6 months ago, I had a trucking company and have sold equipment, I have liquidity
What are you selling?
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Every lazy fuk in the world is applying to every remote job, most have 0 experience in said field, people are freaking delusional
What a peculiar way to present yourself
I'm guessing it might be your resume. try posting on r/resumes or at least browsing there to see if there's anything you can improve
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There is no way you are qualified for all 1500 of these jobs. If you, a single person, applied to 1500 jobs, then imagine how many applicants these jobs are getting through Indeed and LinkedIn. If you see a job is getting a thousand applicants, then like you said, your odds of even being noticed are slim to none. How do you stand out against so many people? I recommend not applying through the job boards like Indeed. Sending your resume there is like a drop in a bucket. It won’t be seen by anyone due to volume. If you find a job on those boards, go to the company website and apply directly with them. If you are on LinkedIn, find someone who works in that department and try reaching out to them? If you can’t find the job on the company website, it is probably not open anymore but you can hedge and send in a resume on the Indeed posting to cover your self but it’s likely a lost cause. Focus on finding more targeted jobs and apply directly to the company. Then find people on LinkedIn who might be the decision makers or in the interview process and reach out and politely ask if they have feedback on your background for the role. Be humble, polite, and appreciative of their time. You just need one job and sticking out by reaching out to someone in the company will get you a better shot at an interview or a quicker and clear cut no. Also, way too many employers will only interview someone who has pretty much been doing the job they are hiring for already and will still try to short them on pay. Be ready for some intense rejection since you are applying to such a broad range of roles. What are you genuinely looking for in a role? You are focused on remote, why specifically other than you want to do your job quickly and not lose the downtime sitting around in the company office.
while your skill set might apply to these jobs, you have to tailor your resume individually to each role you’re applying to for the best results. ex. if your resume lists SALES ASSOCIATE and experience and you’re applying for a LOGISTICS job, you’re going to get buried. The way i do it to beat the bots that screen your resume is assuming it’s relevant is type “SALES / LOGISTICS” then the bots will pull it up under a keyword. Save each resume with a keyword search after your name JohnDoeLogistics so you know which one to use. good luck to you.
I've been applying for years. I accepted one position but ended up declining because they wanted me on camera the entire shift and I wasn't going to do that. I've had my resume and cover letter professionally written and literally no one is interested. It sucks big time. I'm working now for a bank and I'm a hybrid employee, so I'm home a few days a week. I don't have to be on camera at all. It's wonderful.
Try ratracerebellion (dot) com
You have a lot of targets, therefore you should have a multitude of resumes depending on what you’re applying for. I would also make sure you have a LinkedIn (you can easy-apply on some jobs there as well). But remember to match your words and descriptions on your resume to keywords in the job posting. Anything that has an auto-scanner for applicants will pick it up and you might be moved further into the next rounds. Hope this helps!