This only includes applications for which I wrote a custom cover letter and/or resume. I had just one real interview.

Posted by cactuscoleslaw

11 comments

  2. Imperial Britain would consider the use of red a bit much.

  3. I recorded the outcome of every job application I submitted my senior year of college where I put a significant amount of effort into applying. If you have any questions about my college experience just ask, Visualized with Google Sheets

  4. Yes but what field? That seems important, just like ‘what school?’. If you think it doesn’t matter, I hate to tell you this but it does.

  5. That is an incredibly low number of jobs applied to. Not bad.

  6. What do you mean by “relevant experience”? It’s hard to imagine not having success with multiple top companies if the experiences were all highly “relevant” and valuable internships / research. For senior capstone projects, you most likely work with many people in the field such that networking will naturally occur and carry you through.

    And if your job applications include research positions, what are your publication records? Have you demonstrated ability for independent research? Any work presented in conferences?

    I think this post comes across as very entitled and shallow, and it probably shows during your application process as a lack of humility. None of your stats highlighted in the post are important by themselves in trying to find a job nor telling the whole story.

    (I’m saying this as someone who had an undergrad 4.0 GPA + highest award in the school)

  7. Pre interview video screening is just a scam, if they don’t want to speak to me, I don’t want to record a video into a black box that no one is going to watch anyways.

  9. The implication of the title is that you feel this was somehow off given your education and experience, but you leave out every relevant detail.

    4.0 from where? Harvard? Or online college? 4 years experience in what? Applying to what?

  10. There is so much to unpack here.

    1. You refuse to share your university name
    2. You refuse to share what state
    3. You refuse to share the actual degree within STEM you have
    4. You refuse to share what “relevant experience” is
    5. You have a degree in STEM but you’re applying for hopsitality/tourism jobs – why?

    You’re the one who posted on reddit – if you aren’t ready to share any info, why post at all?

  11. 1 “real” interview, one job offer, in 43 applications is pretty damn good in 2025.

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