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whoa.... 1k job applications? 🤯 I'd try to prove your experience w/ side projects or open source. I'd also reach out directly to companies you really love - even if there's no public opening. plus, make sure you craft your cv + letter for the particular role - nothing generic. roe.dev/ama #ama

Benjamin Boorowski 👻

@typeoneerror.com

Yeah, I'm not sure side-projects matter any more. They're not looking past the resume. Networking and knowing people remains undefeated imho. bsky.app/profile/type...

Benjamin Boorowski 👻@typeoneerror.com

Similar experience I had hunting in 2017. Most companies skipped me because my resume was all self-employed. My side-project at the time had 10K+ users and generated my salary. None cared. Except one! My interview was walking them through my codebase. There was no second interview 😉

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Philipp

@philipptpunkt.bsky.social

16 Feb 2025

I had one tech recruiter inviting me for an interview, because she said she liked one of the published side projects of mine 🙈 But it can also be dangerous, if that’s what’s taken as the measurement of “how good you are” - learned that the hard way as well 🤷‍♂️