Ask HN: How to grow your career reputation after spinning your wheels so long?

Re:Ask HN: How to grow your career reputation after spinning... by zanydude on Sunday March 24, 2019 @02:40PM (#19477977)

Yes, I apply to a higher proportion of full-time jobs and get some interviews (say about 10% from applications) from them.

I don't get offers from full-time jobs. I only get a few from short contracts. And if I apply to full-time jobs exclusively I would get no offers at all.

RIP.

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Re:Ask HN: How to grow your career reputation after spinning... by world32 on Monday March 25, 2019 @06:13AM (#19481337)

I think thats your problem to focus on. Why are not getting these jobs? If you have ~10 years experience as a software engineer you shouldn't have so much problem getting a job. Even if you are not a "skilled expert in a topic".

Maybe you are applying to jobs which are above your pay grade? Perhaps you need to take a small pay cut to get a job at a company where you can grow your skills and learn the career wisdom that you say you lack?

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Re:Ask HN: How to grow your career reputation after spinning... by zanydude on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @08:26PM (#19497186)

All my past jobs underpaid, so even $65K or $70K (the average for a entry level job in my city) is higher than I've made.

Being simultaneously under-qualified on paper and over-qualified in practice is a thing with me. People must think I expect high salaries but I actually don't. I've always been paid roughly in the lowest 25 percentile.

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