Why You're Not Getting Job Interviews

Why You're Not Getting Job Interviews - A Recruiter Reveals The Reasons. Are you getting frustrated because you’re not getting any interviews? Tired of sending out resume after resume only to get the sound of crickets in return?
If you’re in this situation, you’re not alone. Many people struggle to get noticed, let alone a call for an interview. As a corporate recruiter, I’ve talked to 1000’s of candidates, seen even more resumes and know wny one candidate gets the call immediately while another struggles to get anything. Why one person is in demand, and another isn’t.
If you’re in the latter category, and most people are, you’re likely doing a few things wrong. The good news is that you can improve your chances at getting noticed for that big role.
The top 5 reasons you’re not getting the interview, or calls back on your resume are:
1. Your resume isn’t even being seen.
2. You’re not a good fit
3. You’re overqualified
4. You’re underqualified
5. You lack career strategy
We’ll talk in detail about each one of these reasons why your resume isn’t being considered and why you’re not getting the job interview.
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[@saidonepudi8700]

Then why do employers ask for 2-3 years of experience for an entry level role? Then, wouldn't someone who just gradated from college/university be an entry level candidate but be underqualified at the same time?

[@picklerix6162]

When it comes to technical careers, most recruiters are woefully ignorant about the needed qualifications. Also, many employers expect expert knowledge in a dozen different technologies. I don’t normally apply to any position like that because it’s clear that the employer is trying to fill several positions with one employee.

[@sockruhtese]

So basically when HR / recruiters / management tell you to try to grow by taking lateral roles, you should ignore them because then your career won't be "optimized" and your resume won't show a progression.

[@phishhead231]

These tips make a lot of sense. I’ve been laid off recently and dealing with being overqualified. Pretty frustrating.

[@Road2PBATour]

It fucking pisses me off to know end hearing about how you need experience, how are you supposed to get experience if no one is willing to take a chance. That's the boat I'm in. I can't get experience in the field of IT because I can't get into the job

[@christopherjabbour6184]

I feel your pain. This is where I am at I got laid off from my software development contract months ago and took a short couple months to recover (I was trying to see if coding was something I can or enjoyed but it wasn’t as intriguing as cybersecurity to me) and I been applying and searching for a entry level analyst role. I have the masters degree, the keywords on my resume, tying in my last job to how it can apply with security tools, the online presence with projects and my cybersecurity training account profiles, cybersecurity challenges and write-ups, a blog with posts, and doing outreach with people who have roles. I still haven’t gotten the phone and no phone call interviews. I even tried applying to entry IT roles but no luck. It’s been tough and I’m keeping my options open at this point. I am also a freelance web designer and consulting role that I tried and do but cybersecurity is my calling or interest of mine. I kept my options open to other fields and upskilling. It is super tough and people tell me to keep applying but it gets to a point where health and cost of living comfortably take priority for me, hopefully I get a interview request soon. I’m facing the overqualified trap due to college diplomas and my software demo projects and blog posts. I make my experience but recruiters or employers aren’t giving me a chance to interview me for cybersecurity jobs despite my online presence.

[@nikolaradakovic5050]

Top Reason 6. Fake jobs that help companies to do data mining and thus create the leverage against existing employees or enhance future policies .

[@SeeNickView]

Chaotic evil. Nice

[@Kelly-kg6rm]

Great niche! Where has someone like you been for the past 30 years?? Your advice has been desperately needed for decades. THANK YOU!

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

Maybe I should have started a bit sooner!

[@jenniferazor9814]

@@ALifeAfterLayoff the same exact situation happened to me this week with a customer service job. it's probably because I wasn't fit for the job even though I hade some customer service experience.

[@126frank]

Asking for associate tech degree with 3-6 years experience. Having a Bachelor degree with 1-2 years experience. And then telling you you're either lacking experience or over qualified.

[@picklerix6162]

My friend has an associates degree in Electronics Technology and has many years experience. He applied for a technician job and was given aptitude tests to measure his knowledge of electronics. He passed with flying colors and was offered a job that paid $12 per hour. He declined the offer and works as an IT administrator now.

[@aangitano]

Exactly! It's all BS. Bc once you get the experience then they say you're overqualified :/

[@126frank]

Following up, two years ago I worked for a medical device company, bachelor degree in electronic engineering technology with a certification in instrumentation and controls. I was hired for an automation technician position for 11.60 an hour in a third shift. Quit that job because I wanted to get my masters degree, my next job was as a Calibration Technician for 10 dollars an hour a 7-4 shift. Both companies told me that it didn't matter if it was a bachelor or an associate degree. Pretty wild. Now in my masters I've been hired abroad for an internship that pays over 4 times. Sometimes you just got to keep looking or get a higher degree. Or move aborad. It shouldn't be like this.

[@Afrocanuk]

Another major reason why people don't get hired is their ethnicity. Working for job agencies for a series of years, many assignments I've been to had large departments filled with people of particularly east-indian decent. When you send your resume to these companies, the first thing they check for is the ethnic surname. Everything else comes after.

[@dhenderson1810]

I wonder if some bosses are actually serious in hiring someone. Some companies have to advertise a job, even they are recruiting from within. I think some bosses "fish". As in, he will cast out the line and see what bites. He sees what is out there, and may hire somebody or nobody. I have seen, in small business in particular, that a lot of bosses are workaholics, and are happy working a lot of hours. So they will look to see if there is an outstanding "perfect" candidate, and if they aren't, they will just work the hours themselves, and save money on a paycheck.

[@Taken1000x]

It's interesting you list both being over qualified and under qualified. My biggest challenge has been finding that sweet spot. In my case, I've been in the same role for five years now, and my current goal is to move away from a specific job function (I'm after a non-customer facing role, something more back office). The problem being those internal roles are either a pay grade above or below where I'm at currently. I'm either told that what I'm applying for is out of scope for my experience, or despite impressive qualifications I'm not a good fit. How do I navigate that and make that jump?

[@elizabeth981]

This is an amazing post / comment and after 5 months you haven't received a response or a follow up, Wow! Absolutely agree with you, Chris Jenkins. I am currently dealing with being overqualified for job openings versus the job opportunities that are out there, I am under-qualified by a lot, so I don't apply to those job opportunities I am really interested in what this former recruiter's response with this "labor storage" going on now, it might be a different strategy, plan or steps to follow.

[@rejectwokeness1314]

Reason 6: You're not from the same hometown as the department head or you're not an half decent looking lady

[@dhenderson1810]

Looks play a big part in being hired.

[@ariklinkman293]

I would love if you could address level of education in an interview how to use that as a candidate advantage. A new masters graduate looking for a new role with recently acquired skills. Thanks for your advice 👍

[@christopherj]

You mentioned social media presence. What are your thoughts on how important that is? Personally, I don't have much interest in socal media as I find it to be to dramatic.

[@lordBritish1]

I do not use social media as I don’t want people to know things about my life ahead of time

[@uacbpa]

I'm not much in social media (I only have a LinkedIn account), but I also have a unique last name (for USA), that to some people has sounded like it's made up. If people go digging online to find things about me, that tells me about the kind of culture and manners that I will encounter if I worked there. I don't have anything to hide, but it's quite distasteful for people to get into your private matters behind your back because you're applying for a job at their company. If people in the company get suspicious about no social media presence, that's their nonsense. People have legitimate, unrelated reasons for not having social media accounts, some of which are out of their control (for example, some people are in the witness protection program, or some people are being stalked).

[@MyraCreely]

Love this! Great tips!

[@billgillaspey9036]

Enjoyed this video. Thanks !

[@jaredlash5002]

An additional impediment to landing an interview is not having a resume with the correct keywords. Automated applicant filtering software might be the initial screen you need to get past and that filtering is going to go based on your application materials -- usually your resume. But this works with the actual flesh-based recruiter too! You mentioned only having 5 seconds to impress you if you actually see a person's resume. Keywords, conciseness, organization of your resume all matter. When crafting a resume, make the important stuff, and the impressive stuff, the first thing a person sees (aside from your name, of course).

[@paulinejones9530]

Most of my rejections come from my felony background check that is 38 years old. It was a serious offense but it also happened when I was 18 years old. I am 57 years old now and I cant change the past. I am a good person that made a bad mistake as a youngster

[@picklerix6162]

I got tons of rejections with no felonies on my record. There is plenty of age discrimination going on right now. A lot of managers don’t want to hire anybody who’s a couple years away from retirement age. It gets even worse if you’re a white male which is the one type of person that employers can legally discriminate against.

[@JaBlanche]

@@picklerix6162 Yes, there's a conspiracy against hiring white men. LMAO

[@brennonguilbeau569]

@@JaBlanche he ain't lying.

[@TheInsideVideo]

I've never done anything illegal and I've been unemployed for four years, imagine how frustrating that is...

[@RogueNation.]

​@@TheInsideVideoI've been unemployed for 2 years, and if I don't find anything, I will lose my small house. Good luck to you!

[@lordBritish1]

I am always qualified for every job that a apply for I don’t have time to wast at places that i’m not qualified at

[@shanevandiver8457]

All of this is exactly why you need to own and run your own business. All you need is one great idea. Once you have it, the money to make it so will find you. Working for someone else is to let them drive your career. I have an iron in the fire. Then it's a matter of expansion. Get a job at a retail store or fast food. Live in your car so you don't pay rent. After even 6 months you have all the money you need to make it so.

[@dhenderson1810]

My parents ran and owned their own business. Firstly, you aren't your own boss. You are beholden to suppliers, government regulations, and customers, good and bad. You have to pay rent on the business residence, pay your staff (including super and other entitlements) and many other costs. Then there is all the tax and paperwork. You don't go home when the workers do. You are the first to arrive, and last to leave. You don't get holidays and few days off. My father worked so hard running his business, and so much stress, that he had a heart attack and died. Then we had to sell the business. The best way to make it work is to offer a skill direct to the customer, such as fixing computers or being a plumber or electrician, who comes to people's homes. You don't need a building to rent, have minimal staff, and buy your own supplies when needed. This works better than running a shop or restaurant.

[@analordello]

Thank you for the sincere insights

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

Thanks for watching!

[@TomokoAbe_]

Back in the old days, best way to get an interview and job is answer ads in the paper--go that same day and apply. That shows the employer you are serious about working there. A personal contact goes a long way. People send in tons of email resumes. That is necessary but so are personal contacts.

[@12vscience]

Whatever happened to walking into the president's office, slamming your fist on the table and say: Mr. McKinley, I may not have a fancy degree, but I can do the job. I'm your man. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4fCZ4WPi8eBl9k

[@barb227]

Thank you, for all the video you do to get people jobs. I followed your videos and I got a job that I really wanted and I also negotiated a higher paycheck and got it.

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

So glad to hear that!

[@jamjumper]

Just one small thing that bugged me: reasons 3 and 4 are both labeled as reason number 1 (at 6:23 and 8:24). Might want to change that ;) Aside from that great content!

[@12vscience]

Good points.

[@taurnguard]

I still think being overqualified is a lame excuse not to hire someone. That goes hand in hand with the interviewers I had asking why I had been unemployed for three years. The reason for that was it was 2011 when the unemployment rate of the city I live in was 12.5% and the surrounding counties were up to 14.5%; so that is a LOT of competition. Don't try to make me sound lazy in an interview. I had put out dozens, if not hundreds of applications. I did not lack effort in trying to get a job. So when you tell me I'm overqualified for something, that should still mean I'm qualified and therefore deserve an equal chance at a job. You remember equal chances, right? The foundation of Affirmative Action when it was first introduced to the U.S. but has been turned into a quota in most companies? I apply for what I'm qualified for. Companies should be punished for over-requiring just as applicants are punished for being overqualified. You don't need a Bachelor's Degree for a data entry position, so don't ask for one. *steps down off of his soap box*

[@tamarakuklinski4240]

I was just rejected for having too much experience. The employer claims I would be bored after 6 months

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

Depending on the role, you may also be the victim of ageism. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWeqqWOkmN-oeMk

[@tamarakuklinski4240]

I was advised also that it WAS a candidate that just got out of school us they know my age by looking at my resume

[@ph1021]

How many employers do you know that use a blind resume system? In case you're not familiar, a blind resume system can help employers select job candidates best suited for a role while preventing much of the name discrimination that occurs with race and gender identifiers, and also with graduation years being visible on a resume.

[@picklerix6162]

I don’t know if any employer that uses a blind system. Large employers do discriminate against white males because it is legal to do so. In fact, this type of discrimination is encouraged by the federal government. We were instructed by HR to hire a female engineer and we tried for two years. Every time we found a qualified candidate, we were outbid by another company (because the government is pressuring all employers to hire more women and minorities).

[@matth4784]

"Were looking for someone with a traditional career path" I cant stand that tbh. Sounds like a recipe for no diversity of thought. I had to find creative ways around this bias to get my job

[@phaldaz]

Pretty much, we have one life to live and being judged by choosing to explore other options is downright odd

[@roperw4]

My intent is to get simply get better at what I do in Data Warehousing, SQL, A few years ago I know people who spent their entire lives just becoming a master at their profession. Like some M.D. are Peditricians their entire career. They did same thing. Being from BioTech and Data Warehousing (AWS) it appears that you have been in HR Ur entire career. HR doesn't NOT guide my career or do my work. Nor does HR understand the issues I deal with daily. Today it appears to be producing good Recruiting and HR theatre Would you like to do a major roll-out of a genomics database for me? HR and Recruiters are big business but you could NOT do my work. And you claim to decide who moves forward. Not to anyone in my group. I do hear your discussion. People spend their lives in AI/ML cause it is so big. I guess that is NOT career progression in HR/Recruiters playbood. Spend a day with me if you dare.....

[@dhenderson1810]

I think bosses and recruiters don't understand what it is like to be desperate, and needing a job, any job, to feed the family and pay the bills. Why does career progression matter? Often people who have a plan for career progression in the company itself might get overlooked, or be kept in the same spot for years. You assume that bosses always reward good workers with career progression, yet often, people are just left to do the bottom feeding tasks, as promoting them will cost more money. Ever heard the term "glass ceiling"?

[@gamewithadam7235]

I play league of legends and I regularly go on tilt, so I guess I'm screwed.

[@aangitano]

Take a step backwards to optimize your career goals BUT then be told you are over/underqualified the job so you end up getting a job n fast foods despite having a masters degree in a field that was different from the work you did prior to entering school bc you wanted a career change. All this is such BS.

[@Bansenshukai9]

I’m not sure I agree with that. I think you’re paid to look at each application, and any failure/refusal to do so is lazy and unprofessional. If you can’t look at all of the applications yourself, then your company clearly needs more recruiters.

[@dhenderson1810]

Maybe they should hire some of the unemployed to recruit. It gives them jobs, and allows more resumes to be read.

[@iLov3makeupx]

soooo how do you get a job then? lol esp if you don't have experience fresh out of college??

[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

I made a couple videos about that.

[@HardyBunster]

Every time I go for a new job they put the salary down to starting pay again.

[@sarahhelmer7902]

I get nervous in my interviews

[@TheJesusNerd40]

Overqualified???

[@mightybygrace.]

Lies

[@VIVEKVARADARAJA]

most unemployed idiots become recruiters in my view

[@blackholeastatinecomposite1654]

With respect to interviewing tips and insights, your content is impressive and as good, if not better than other popular channels that provide the same services. However, your delivery consistently is void of the warmth and excitement that I value as a consumer of these interviewing tips. Therefore, unfortunately I’ve decided to move you to the “no pile”, and have chosen another candidate channel to provide these services. Sorry Bryan, but that’s how it goes.. I’m jest a bit here, but only partially. I really think you could benefit by trying to appeal more friendly and warm to your viewers, regardless of how serious interviewing can be.