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You will never know what you are doing wrong, right, sideways, upside down etc. It is a free-for-all out in the job searching world. Anything you do or say, be it on your resume or in interviews, can be right or wrong depending on the person who is screening resumes or interviewing you. It is frustrating and downright insane. You can blame your lack of job offers/interviews totally on yourself or take a more moderate view and realize it is not ALL your fault. The job market is just not there. There are not enough *real*jobs for people who are seeking them. There may be job openings but I can guarantee you not all the job openings/ads are for real jobs that actually hire people.
As to tailoring resumes to each job you apply to, I have heard that advice for years. Last year when I began my job search in March 2016, I had 6 different resumes (all one page concise resumes), tailored for the jobs I applied to. I also had 15 different cover letters that I tailored for the jobs I applied to.
Didn't make one ounce of difference for me. I am still unemployed a year later. Now I use one resume which highlights my work experience (last 10 years, but I guess that is too much), my work skills, and education. It is a 2 page resume (oh the horror!). Sorry, I have determined that I have done too much and have too much experience for a one page resume.
It is all about luck. Right place, right time, right person. Just my humble opinion. Which is worth nothing.
I tailor my cover letter, but not my resume. I have only tailored my resume on a few applications where it was a bit outside of what I normally would apply to.
I work in educational technology. In this field, mulple degrees is the norm. This field is growing, but are you keeping up with it? It changes so rapidly, are you up to date with latest LMS and other tools? How is your cover letter and resume? Has it been critiqued to the last detail? You're dealing with a field where writing and layout matters 100% and reflects your skills - there's no room for error.
I think I'm going to need to have my cover letter and resume looked at. Maybe there is something I'm not seeing that is turning potential employers off.
What are your ACTUAL qualification. Are they all education based?
Since you are currently employed, what are your actual strengths? Post them here and people will tell you if they mean anything or not.
All of my qualifications are education based and I have a comprehensive knowledge of emerging and current technologies. I've been educated in adult learning theory and instructional design as well. I'm applying for jobs where they are often asking for 1 to 2 years of experience, where I have more. I may not have 10 years in the field, but if I have more than the required number of years and all of the required skills are found on my resume why are they not contacting me? What gives?
All of my qualifications are education based and I have a comprehensive knowledge of emerging and current technologies. I've been educated in adult learning theory and instructional design as well. I'm applying for jobs where they are often asking for 1 to 2 years of experience, where I have more. I may not have 10 years in the field, but if I have more than the required number of years and all of the required skills are found on my resume why are they not contacting me? What gives?
Oh, I bet this is your problem.
I work your field, as I said before (LMS teaching/support to be specific). I've been encouraged to apply to certain internals because I *don't* have an MA. I'm cheaper, but have the same current experience with educational technology. I'm wondering if your masters might be scaring people off, as you know colleges work off salary grid?
All of my qualifications are education based and I have a comprehensive knowledge of emerging and current technologies. I've been educated in adult learning theory and instructional design as well. I'm applying for jobs where they are often asking for 1 to 2 years of experience, where I have more. I may not have 10 years in the field, but if I have more than the required number of years and all of the required skills are found on my resume why are they not contacting me? What gives?
Unfortunately 1-2 years "experience" does NOT include education. That may be what is tripping you up. If you have some time, you should take a job - maybe ANY job for a short period - to get some practical job experience. This would help in the long term, but probably not in the short.
I work your field, as I said before (LMS teaching/support to be specific). I've been encouraged to apply to certain internals because I *don't* have an MA. I'm cheaper, but have the same current experience with educational technology. I'm wondering if your masters might be scaring people off, as you know colleges work off salary grid?
I'm currently working on my masters. Have not obtained it yet.
Unfortunately 1-2 years "experience" does NOT include education. That may be what is tripping you up. If you have some time, you should take a job - maybe ANY job for a short period - to get some practical job experience. This would help in the long term, but probably not in the short.
My experience is in the field while on the job. I also have experience in management in the field as well.
When you wrote education based I thought you were referring to the field that I am in.
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