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… 1. Build a professional CV. The current one (CV_Late2022.pdf), with a black background, bright colored links, no useful information, it's off-putting and looks amateurish. I found your "real" one (CV_Mid2022_Frozen.pdf), not sure why it's an additional click away. Take the "frozen" one, and turn it into a good-looking professional one. Just put something like "2022-present Career break" at the end. 2. You probably should do lots of practice interviews [in english]. Get feedback on how you're doing. If you want to get a job, this is probably the highest leverage activity (other than fixing the CV), _not_ messing around with functional programming and Blender. 3. Pick some open source projects and try to contribute. If/once you're successful, put it on your CV. Less important: 4. Make a showcase site that looks good. The website as-is looks like something on Geocities from the 90s, amateurish like the CV. Only show things that tell a good story. Also know that the showcase site is not that important, eg. recruiters don't look at it, hiring managers _maybe_ will see it. 5. …

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calebjosueHN

... over here have something I can help with? I have had all sort of experiences in my job search: Sometimes I pass the interviews but companies goes with other candidates. I have failed some interviews too (Unable to solve the problem on the given amount of minutes by the interviewer). I have taken two take-home projects, ghosted. In my last interview after elaborating about my experience they told me: We have just been told the vacancy is no more. Also, I have been noticing that Spring have become synonym of Java (Most of the time when I apply for a Java Developer job they ask about Spring), I can grasp it on the job. I need to refresh some Algorithms knowledge, I have devoted sometime learning Scala for example, and a little bit of Haskell. I firmly believe I can help with something in a Software oriented company, even data wrangling or any other task nobody else likes to do. Here's m…

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work_aHN

you make a lot of good points. Btu, delivering your message with compassion and empathy makes it even better. Please understand that people are from different backgrounds and cultures. They may not have the same clarity and logical thinking abilities as you. So please practice some compassion. Especially as a hiring manager.

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pettersHN

> Make a showcase site that looks good. The website as-is looks like a website from the 90s I liked it! But then again, I used the internet in the 90s so it’s nostalgia. You’re probably right

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vunderbaHN

Maybe have a separate website devoted to your professional career is what I would suggest. Because honestly, I like your minimalistic looking website, and I even like the fact that you put a picture of yourself on it, there's an element of authenticity to it that is genuinely touching in an era where everyone is sporting the exact same SPA react site.

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trickstraHN

Is there actually any measurable relation between the colors on a CV and work performance? If hiring managers drop candidates just based on this, then I assume there must be a really strong relation, but I've never ever seen one, or even seen anyone else talk about it.

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