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.
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.