Hit 50 rejection emails in my inbox today and it clicked

I was scrolling through my Gmail at a coffee shop in Portland last Tuesday. Counted out 50 job application rejections over the last 8 months. That number made me stop and think about what I was actually doing wrong. Turns out I was using the same generic resume for every posting. Started tailoring each one with specific keywords from the posting and got 3 callbacks in 2 weeks. Anyone else have a specific number that made them change their approach?

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bennett.evan1mo ago

Makes you wonder how many good fits you missed before the numbers forced a real change.

jakejones1mo ago

@bennett.evan exactly, the real cost is all the good solutions nobody ever got to try.

piper7791mo ago

Made me sit down and actually list out what I'd been ignoring for years. Turned out I was skipping half the things that actually mattered to me because they weren't flashy enough.