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I got ghosted by 47 companies. So I built the tool I wish I had.
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I got ghosted by 47 companies. So I built the tool I wish I had.

via Dev.to BeginnersMineledgerai LLC4h ago

I got ghosted by 47 companies. So I built the tool I wish I had. 47 applications. 6 weeks. 3 callbacks. That was my job search last year. And I was doing everything "right" — customizing cover letters, researching companies, following up politely. Still, mostly silence. The breaking point was when I finally got feedback from a recruiter at a company I really wanted. She told me my resume never made it past their ATS. I hadn't even been seen. That stung. But it also made me curious. The rabbit hole I started obsessing over how modern hiring actually works. What I found was equal parts fascinating and infuriating. Most mid-to-large companies run resumes through Applicant Tracking Systems before a human ever sees them. These systems score your resume against the job description — keywords, formatting, section structure, quantified results. Miss the threshold? You're filtered out automatically. Nobody tells students this. Nobody told me. What I built I built https://hirepathpro.com — so jo

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