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I have a few saved cover letters that cover certain role types.
I either copy and paste that in or attach them.
Regardless, getting nowhere with the job search. The job market is cooked.
edit -
and this just popped up in my feed.
I've been putting out 20-50 applications a week since September. So far I get a handful of rejections every day and I've gotten a grand total of 3 first round interviews
I went all out applying in about August last year and I am at about 550+ applications.
I've probably put in about 30+ today alone.
I've had about 6 interviews and only 2 of them were from applications I made, the rest were organised by recruiters that contacted me.
Spoke to an old colleague of mine that did a similar job to me, he got the axe from our company after I left and it took him about 300 applications to get 3 interviews and then finally a job.
Unfortunately for me, I took a role in a niche area because I needed a visa at the time and moved onto another role afterwards but I have too little experience in that area to land another role in it.
So, my main focus is too long ago to land a role, my latest experience is too little to land a role, and my main experience is too niche for me to find any roles.
Speaking to a few recruiters and they all say the same thing, 300+ applications on every role they advertise.
Damn, yeah I get it. I left the military because I saw another trump term on the way, but they had employed me outside my degree field for a decade and didn't provide enough certifications for anything related to what I actually did, so I have zero credibility in anything.
I'm about 400+ applications in and I've only been contacted by companies preying on young people, AI training companies, or scams. None of them have moved me past the first stage.
Terrifying that recruiters are getting so many applications. Good luck out there