I recently updated my resume and just started applying during the last week or so. Applied for about 10 positions so far, mainly around technical program management and product management. Only 2 companies responded do far - Airbnb and Uber - both negative. The email said my skills did not match the requirement but suggested that I apply for other postings in the company as they become available. Is this some kind of standard practice where they reject the first time and consider later on? Could it be because my resume is not properly highlighting the skills and strengths? Perhaps HP employees are seen as less competitive? What warrants an immediate reject of the online app? Thoughts, suggestions on how I can better prepare?
Your resume may not be highlighting skills well or you might not have the skills they are looking for or there are better candidates for the position in the pipeline.
Yes, it is standard practice to ignore (reject) people who don't come through referrals.
Make sense. I thought they would ignore, but rejection hurts and makes you think if something is wrong with your profile.
Move onto the next. Get referrals 😜
Welcome to the jungle; that’s real life job hunting for ya
Number one mistake: not reading the job description carefully and not highlighting the skills/experience the company is looking for. Also, during the interview, not listening carefully to the interviewer and not answering the questions directly.
No one cares about your resume if you’re a software engineer. All they care about is if you can solve algorithms prob. You can interview without ever produced a resume if you’re interviewing for engineering positions.
OP is not applying for SWE roles.
Only coders go through blanket approval. Rest have to either have a brand or work through referrals. Product management and program management may sound sexy titles but they are dime a dozen out there.
Good product managers are hard to find. A lot of bad out there
How can they assume someone is good or bad without talking? Unless referral is the only way.
Dude, she's just not that into you. Just move on.
The !!! In title very misleading
For real, this sounds normal not !! Worthy
I really had to exclaim 😏 ...didn't mean to mislead.