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Dec 17, 2020, 02:26 PM
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Because I wasn't able to land a decent job in my field of study for the last 5 years, I decided 1-1.5 years ago to change my career path, and started to learn technologies that are on demand in the industry, and I have built applications using them, and put them in my resume, but I still get many rejections/no answers. I am trying not to be discouraged by this, because in the past I almost gave up applying to jobs because of the countless rejection letters I received, but still rejections hurt, affect me and fade my hope and momentum to continue learning and applying.
On the other hand, I received a couple of phone interviews in the last 3-4 weeks, out of my 50-60 applications. I don't know if this is a normal rate (I believe it's still very low), but it's definitely better than before.
I think the assumption is that you don't have practical experience, then you must not be good, or you would need training, ... etc, although I am self-taught, independent and resourceful as I showed in my portfolio and projects. But still the majority of recruiters/employers don't believe I am capable of doing the job!! 
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