I gave #linkedin an honest try, for a year or more, in terms of finding #work. It's a cesspool of #toxicpositivity and fake job postings.
Now I'm asking, with all urgency -- to anyone who has anything #tech to offer, please consider a guy who has:
- 30 yrs of exp
- out of work 20 mo
- 3 kids, one approaching her 1st birthday
- a track record for secure systems
- a month before eviction
- low salary reqs
CV: https://jrlenz.com/files/cv-2023-12.pdf
US citizen | PH resident
@quanin I applied for automattic over a year ago. I'd love to work there -- my Wordpress is more ... "hacking things to make them work the way I want them to, when necessary."
Anything that can be done in PHP, I've probably done it -- including modifying the WP core.
While I agree, most recruiters (and ATS's) live by the infamous Dr. House mantra that "persistence does not equal worthiness."
In addition, being ghosted by a company and not even receiving a proper automated rejection E-mail decreases the likelihood that I will apply there multiple times (not saying that was the case with automattic, but it has been with many other companies).
James, good to know. I figure once a year isn't too frequently to apply, anyway, so I did.
@quanin @JustinDerrick
@munchkinbear
As I mentioned, I've taken over 1800 shots in the last 6 months and missed 100% of those.
I appreciate all the advice -- but what I need is an offer, or a referral, or something with a higher percentage of success than "take a shot."
I have children. Spraying resumes and applications is not working.
Ralf Lenz, BOFH Emeritus 🏴☠️
James H
Justin Derrick