I know the job market is more competitive now, but I noticed I'm getting fewer responses on job applications than I used to, even a couple years ago. I worry it's because my current gig is a contract role at a boring company that does not scream "high value tech worker here."
Some people assume contract gigs are easier to get and are worse jobs in general, so people with better options don't take them. And to be honest, that's sometimes true. I'm in my current situation because of how tight the job market got the last couple years and now I'm afraid that I'm stuck.
Is there any merit to this or am I just being paranoid? Are recruiters more likely to see "contract" on a resume and toss it in the bin?
satvikpendem•2mo ago
I am/was a contractor and I still get a bunch of requests on LinkedIn from recruiters, so it's not that, it must be your resume or something similar. For me I have all the latest buzzwords, as I work as a full stack dev, so React, Node, TypeScript, even AI now, etc. That seems to get me through recruiter searches. I also put down my LLC I've been using for the last several years and haven't seen any sort of discrimination on that.
salt-thrower•2mo ago
Maybe emphasizing AI more would help like you mentioned, or maybe I need to be looking in different markets.