Say you want to be apply for a Lead Frontend Engineer role @ GlamourCo. They're asking for experience w/ React, UX, training junior devs, and customer facing experience.
Now let's say you've been working on as a Fullstack Engineer @ BlandCo. You're confident that your recent work experience has prepared you for the frontend position at GlamourCo, but it's not an obvious fit.
Would a recruiter @ GlamourCo look at your work experience from BlandCo and think "holy moly, this person looks has the CV that makes me wanna call them first!" If not, why not? You need to make your application a package that the hiring team wants to open sooner than later.
- Look at N job descriptions for job(s) you want
- Flush out your LinkedIn profile to make it look like you can do the jobs you want
- Set your LinkedIn profile to being open to new opportunities
- Engage with any recruiter who comes along for the practice
- If you get a lot of attention, refine your pitch, and if you don't get any attention, look into why that is
- If a recruiter asks you to send them a resume, and you don't have one you like, use a PDF of your LinkedIn profie