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Why can't other people recognize how great you are?

silvercymbals 11mo ago
My resume is pretty scattered. I had good interest with a recruiter sending me FDE roles. But most large orgs look at my resume and run since I have multiple two year stints and stints starting / running my own companies. I'm also fully willing to admit that relative to "senior engineers" of today, maybe I just suck. In that case, idk how to move to what's next. I'm social, but not exactly normal. Also willing to see the humor in your comment that points to my potential conceit.
- rockemsockem 11mo ago
  Are you only applying to senior roles? Idk the specifics of your background, but it sounds like you haven't been somewhere long enough to get promoted and have largely worked on your own projects. To me that doesn't really say that you have senior engineer skills, i.e. designing scalable systems (both in compute and development-wise), leading multi-person projects, considering trade-offs, etc.
  - silvercymbals 11mo ago
    I built a bespoke IOT stack that currently runs over 10k devices and a full production line interface / deployment for a factory we used in china. I'm not going to define what "senior engineer" is, but this was done largely solo with engineers I managed to maintain it.
    - rockemsockem 11mo ago
      Sounds impressive enough to probably get a senior role somewhere. Maybe you aren't selling yourself well in your resume?
      - silvercymbals 11mo ago
        hard to say - just trying to figure it out
        leakycap 11mo ago
        Based on your responses, I think your soft skills / people skills are letting you down. I would recommend working diligently on how you interact and communicate so that you do not come across as arrogant, dismissive, or out of touch.
        brazukadev 11mo ago
        Too down to earth, OP wants to vent his frustrations.
- TylerLives 11mo ago
  I jest, but I've been in situations similar to yours. I don't have any advice to give, but I wish you luck.
  - silvercymbals 11mo ago
    Thanks for your thoughts :)
- jacktasia 11mo ago
  Where do you lean as far as FE/BE/mobile? What tech stacks and/or programming languages can you hit the ground running with?
- giardini 11mo ago
  silvercymbals sez:"* I'm social, but not exactly normal. *" It's the cymbals - lose 'em!

My resume is pretty scattered. I had good interest with a recruiter sending me FDE roles. But most large orgs look at my resume and run since I have multiple two year stints and stints starting / running my own companies. I'm also fully willing to admit that relative to "senior engineers" of today, maybe I just suck. In that case, idk how to move to what's next. I'm social, but not exactly normal. Also willing to see the humor in your comment that points to my potential conceit.

rockemsockem 11mo ago
Are you only applying to senior roles? Idk the specifics of your background, but it sounds like you haven't been somewhere long enough to get promoted and have largely worked on your own projects. To me that doesn't really say that you have senior engineer skills, i.e. designing scalable systems (both in compute and development-wise), leading multi-person projects, considering trade-offs, etc.
- silvercymbals 11mo ago
  I built a bespoke IOT stack that currently runs over 10k devices and a full production line interface / deployment for a factory we used in china. I'm not going to define what "senior engineer" is, but this was done largely solo with engineers I managed to maintain it.
  - rockemsockem 11mo ago
    Sounds impressive enough to probably get a senior role somewhere. Maybe you aren't selling yourself well in your resume?
    - silvercymbals 11mo ago
      hard to say - just trying to figure it out
      - leakycap 11mo ago
        Based on your responses, I think your soft skills / people skills are letting you down. I would recommend working diligently on how you interact and communicate so that you do not come across as arrogant, dismissive, or out of touch.
        brazukadev 11mo ago
        Too down to earth, OP wants to vent his frustrations.
TylerLives 11mo ago
I jest, but I've been in situations similar to yours. I don't have any advice to give, but I wish you luck.
- silvercymbals 11mo ago
  Thanks for your thoughts :)
jacktasia 11mo ago
Where do you lean as far as FE/BE/mobile? What tech stacks and/or programming languages can you hit the ground running with?
giardini 11mo ago
silvercymbals sez:"* I'm social, but not exactly normal. *" It's the cymbals - lose 'em!