I applied for six positions today and nudged two HR people about resumes I had submitted. After that, I lifted for a bit, fed the animals, then ran 10 miles. I returned to my desk, saw my resume open on the screen and again had that feeling that everything on it was shit.
So I’ve created a 3rd resume with less stuff on it, focus on software and coursework, and have started on another iteration of my cover letter. I’ll figure this out eventually.
I’ve been applying to jobs at a pace of about four a week since my position was eliminated and while reviewing my resume today to tweak it for a position I was hit with an almost violent feeling of “this is wrong”. Â I’m not sure what caused it, but I quickly found a half dozen things I didn’t like about it and changed those things. Â This is the second time this has happened and I am unsure of the root. Â Maybe my unconscious has been chewing on something or maybe I finally understood something posted on a job board but I hope this represents a slow approach to ideal as opposed to me flipping through flavors of presentation.