6.5 YOE. Looking to make a move from JPMC hopefully for a position that allows me to be full remote. However I’ve been applying for months and can’t even land a call with a recruiter other than the ones that constantly message me on LinkedIn. Have applied and been rejected at the first stage from Stripe, Spotify, Robinhood, Cash App, Twitter, Coinbase…some multiple times, some even with employee referrals. No clue what I’m doing wrong. Do I just not have the right kind of experience? Are they that picky when it comes to past work? Before JPMC I spent time at agencies and an engineering company. Portfolio details an enterprise software and one that’s more consumer focused. Any advice is appreciated, thanks. #design #interviews #ui/ux
Have you considered using ADPlist for proper feedback on your portfolio and/or interviewing skills? Or a design mentor? Might be worth the investment. Good luck!
I feel good about my interview skills only because I’ve interviewed and gotten multiple offers in the past few months at companies where I’ve been approached by the recruiter on LinkedIn. I just can’t even get to the interview stages when applying directly. I haven’t heard of ADPlist before though so I’ll definitely look into that for portfolio feedback. Thanks!
If we apply / get referred by an employee there are less chances of getting call back a recruiter will take a look to “filter” you from candidates with impressive profile(FAANG level companies ) . If a recruiter reaches over LinkedIn , he markets your profile to the team and follows up to make sure you get the call and show that he got right candidate and can show his work of finding the right candidate by using his skills. Unfortunately that’s how it works. Obviously companies can’t afford to call back every applicant due to the number of candidates apply. Reach out to recruiters instead of applying directly
If you can’t get to the interview stage, you might be missing key elements on your resume. Consider hiring a tech coach who reviews resumes for a living. Otherwise, I can refer you to Twilio if interested.
Not necessarily, he is getting offers when recruiters reach out to him.
A lot of head hunter recruiters run automated apps for sourcing and sending first messages. Only after first reaction they actually look into that specific person.
Little hint Jpmg is currently heading a huge initiative to create a boot camp for new hires so if you have any Ed tech or instructional design experience it’s a plus
DM your portfolio and I can take a look. It's likely what's holding you back. Tech doesn't love people from finance and consulting backgrounds typically.
Curious why consulting background is considered a negative?
Curious why a finance company background is considered negative I’ve seen a ton of people from banks/finance go to tech companies and vice versa
dm me for zoom. also ask yourself, does your resume look "pretty"?
I recently went through a very similar issue, and wound up getting hired at a more traditional tech company (still in fintech, blind profile hasn’t updated). I learned that for the most part, fintech companies want strong visual design skills which is much harder to show coming from banking/traditional finance. If there’s anyway to improve on this, it’s always a safe bet. I’d also say that targeting jobs where you’d work on internal tools is a much better way to get your foot in the door.
Thanks for the advice. I’ve definitely applied to more internal tools positions but still no luck. My portfolio doesn’t do a great job of showcasing visual design skills since both projects were utilizing designs systems so that might need to be something I have to figure out how to incorporate
You can still demonstrate visual design competency through working with a design system. Most/all of the companies you’re interested in will have one.
Are you cold applying? That might be the reason. Try getting referrals and reaching out to recruiters directly .
I’ve connected and reached out to recruiters on LinkedIn a bunch but have never gotten a response there either. Any advice for building those relationships?
I’ve seen people get responses from just messaging recruiters and hiring managers, provided they have a good online portfolio. Perhaps you might want to get your web portfolio reviewed? (Happy to review, feel free to dm)
Sounds like your portfolio is the problem. If it’s not even opening doors, it’s either too generic or needs to be redesigned to look better. I’ve gone through a lot of portfolios, and rule most of them out within 30 seconds because they look terrible and have glaring typography/alignment issues.
Would you mine flipping through mine and giving me some quick feedback on your impression?
Of course!
JPMC is recruiting the heck out of me and telling me I don’t have to go into an office. (There isn’t an office in the city where I live but they may open one apparently.) What is their RTO policy otherwise?
Tuesday through Thursday with very little wiggle room there. The CEO has to justify the new $3b Manhattan skyscraper the company is building plus the $3b campus in Texas. Can’t do that if everyone works from home.
I concur, even if you aren't going to go into the office now they will make you do it eventually. Can't even get around it with medical accommodations
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DM your portfolio.
I appreciate the offer, but I’m not really comfortable revealing my identity to someone that works at the same company as myself right now
I understand BTW TC YoE or GTFCo