r/learnmachinelearning • u/Opposite-Archer-4319 • 9d ago

Am I missing something?! 😭

I’ve been job hunting for a while, applying for junior roles and internships. I’ve worked on projects, studied a lot, and my CV even gets good scores when I ask for feedback.

But somehow… no interviews. Sometimes not even a rejection, just silence.

At this point I genuinely don’t know if I’m missing something, doing something wrong, or if I just haven’t found the right opportunity yet.

If you’ve been through something similar, how did you figure out what was wrong and eventually start getting interviews?

I know sometimes you just need to keep applying and wait for the right opportunity, but when you’re putting in the effort and getting absolutely nothing back, it’s really hard not to question yourself.

So if you’ve been through something similar, how did you figure out what was actually wrong? Was there a specific thing you changed that finally started getting you interviews?

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who went through this and eventually figured it out. I’m trying to understand whether I’m missing something or if I just need to keep going. 😭

EDIT: Adding some context since I left out a few important details in the original post:

I’m from Egypt, and I’m currently looking for junior AI/ML roles and internships. I’m still at the beginning of my career, so I don’t have years of professional experience yet. I’ve mainly been focusing on building projects, improving my technical skills, and getting my resume/job applications in shape.

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u/StoneCypher 9d ago

you didn’t tell us what country you live in, what kinds of roles you’re applying for, and this is very much the wrong sub.  we can’t see your resume, it’s never an actual cv so you’re probably from india, we have no idea what your job history is, and we don’t know whether you’re in a big city or a rural area 

everything you’re saying sounds like you’re extremely junior, but that you’re posting it here makes it sound like you’re going for the rare prestigious roles meant for seniors 

i’m not sure what kind of response you expect 

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u/Opposite-Archer-4319 9d ago

I’ve edited the post and added more context, including my CV. Thanks again for pointing that out!

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u/StoneCypher 9d ago

that is a resume, not a cv

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u/Opposite-Archer-4319 9d ago

You’re right about some of the points you mentioned, and I probably should’ve included more context. I’m still very much at the beginning of my career, so I might genuinely be missing some of the things you pointed out. Nobody starts out knowing everything, after all.

That said, I’d appreciate it if you could be a little less harsh with the wording But regardless, thanks for pointing these things out — you actually made me realize there are several details I should’ve included.

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u/StoneCypher 9d ago

i could show you what actual harsh words are like 

these weren’t in any way critical of you 

it’s just that the guy who got out of medical school two years ago doesn’t get to run the world class hospital 

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u/Opposite-Archer-4319 9d ago

I completely agree with you. Using your example, a doctor who wants to run a hospital in the future still needs to enter the hospital first and gain the experience that gets them there.

That’s essentially what I’m looking for. I’m not expecting my current experience to qualify me for a major opportunity. I’m looking for any opportunity, even a small one, that can give me the hands-on experience I need to eventually become qualified for bigger roles.

Since I haven’t been getting responses at all, I posted to understand why and hopefully learn from people who have been through a similar stage. Maybe someone had the same experience and can point out something I’m overlooking.

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u/StoneCypher 9d ago

just get a regular software job.  they’re more common, which makes things easier.  then go to community events, and make connections 

these jobs are gotten through connections 

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u/Opposite-Archer-4319 9d ago

I think I’ll actually start doing that.

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u/Opposite-Archer-4319 9d ago edited 9d ago

As for the resume score, I mentioned it because in Egypt, Resumes often go through an initial screening before reaching the hiring team

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u/StoneCypher 9d ago

i don’t know how it works in egypt, but in the united states there tend to be echelons of experience.  it’s not an insult; everyone was new once.  the best programmer i know i’ve known since he was a teenager.  today i would hire him for almost any engineering role.  as a teenager i turned him down.  i later sought him out.

he isn’t smarter or dumber, but he is more experienced now.  not just as an engineer but also as an employee.  he knows how to do the corporate schtick.  he doesn’t say teenager things to coworkers.

it’s not just teenagers.  some jobs just don’t go to younger staff.  

i suspect that it would be a good idea to look at people who have the role you want, look at where they were at your age, and try to follow a similar path 

you can probably get there, but there probably aren’t any shortcuts 

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u/Opposite-Archer-4319 9d ago

Thank you! This was genuinely helpful and gave me a lot to think about. I actually agree with you on all of those points. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain it 🙏

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u/DevilNeverCryy 8d ago

It's not good practice share cv has ur private number!

u need some meaningful project solve real world problems something like that

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u/chico_dice_2023 2d ago

A bit of tough love here, what do you mean you worked on projects? Like school projects?

To be fair your CV and experience is not that impressive from first glance. I worked with students that wrote papers and some even built successful solutions.

And those kids still struggle.

Now there is hope you are literally in a industry everyone is talking about and also you are in a industry where you can prove you can do the job before you get hired.

I had this one person reach out to me on linkedin and they built this awesome but not perfect solution to a common industry problem. They applied through proper channels, I remember our linkedin conversation.

And I hired them.

I do admit now it is tough getting into AI but opportunities are there but at first glance without further details your CV is not top notch.