Why am I not getting interviews?

Quick answer

The three most common reasons are: your resume isn't tailored to each posting (so it's not matching keywords), it's being filtered out by the ATS before a human sees it, or you're applying to roles that don't fit your actual experience. Around 75% of resumes are screened out automatically — tailoring and keyword matching fix most of the problem.

Start by running your resume against a specific job description to see your match score and missing keywords — a low score explains a lot of silence.

Also sanity-check fit: applying to roles a level or two above your experience, or in a field you can't yet evidence, produces a lot of no-replies no matter how good the resume.

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