Struggling to get tech interviews? Read this

This is due to several factors.

• Companies are cautious with hiring.
• Some roles receive 100+ applicants in hours.
• There are too many skilled developers on the market right now.
• Recruiters and hiring managers don’t have time to review every CV in detail.

Even strong candidates get overlooked — not because they’re bad, but because they do what everyone else does:

• Write generic cover letters.
• Send the same CV to every job.
• Hope their skills will speak for themselves.

They won’t.

Not in this market.

When a job gets 100+ applicants in hours, even the best CV might never get opened.

But if it does — here’s how to make sure they remember you.

Yes, keywords matter — ATS systems and recruiters scan for them.

But what matters even more?

Showing what kind of problems you solve.

For example:

“I help fast-growing startups scale their frontends without breaking the UX.”

Now you’re not just listing tools — you’re describing outcomes.

That’s what hiring managers actually want.

Generic intros get skipped.

Most cover letters start like this:

“I'm excited to apply for the Software Engineer position at XYZ…”

Boring.

Try this instead:

“I noticed you’re building a new payments product — I scaled something similar at [COMPANY], and we reduced transaction errors by 32%.”

Sounds better, right? Now they’re thinking:

“This person has relevant experience — and gets what we’re doing.”

If the job post includes a contact person, send a connection request and a short message:

“Hi [Name], I saw the opening for a Software Engineer at [COMPANY]. I’ve worked on similar problems and shared a short case study in my cover letter. Just wanted to let you know I applied. Have a nice day!”

Even if they don’t reply, your name will ring a bell when they see your CV.

Sometimes that’s enough.

You can’t force a company to hire you.

You can’t change how many applicants show up.

But you can be the one who makes them pause and say:

“Let’s talk to this person.”

Standing out doesn’t mean being flashy.

It means being relevant, clear, and easy to understand.

In a pile of 100+ applications, that’s surprisingly rare.

Which is exactly why it works.

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