This post is being rewritten, I would wait for this notice to go away before reading.
I applied for seven jobs at a large very successful animation company where I have lots of friends. Each of these jobs was what I call lower-middle-class technical jobs. Two were in production and five were in R&D. I could probably do any of these jobs with skill and style. So far I have been rejected from three of them and I expect to be rejected from the other four.
I have assurances from friends inside that I am not lost in the HR maze, but that the real hiring managers have seen my paperwork.
What I find outstanding, and discouraging, is that this company has not contacted me once on any of these jobs to clarify any points, or ask any questions, or schedule some sort of telephone interview. In other words, I am not really being considered for any of these jobs because if I was, there would have been some sort of contact (even if, ultimately, I did not get the job).
Let us all remember that this animation company is overwhelmed with suitable and qualified candidates and that no doubt they will have no trouble filling all the positions without my contribution.
Nevertheless, I find this disturbing. All fields are competitive today, from web programming to cyber security. There are no non-competitive fields to the best of my knowledge. But the only field I really have credibility in, that is that I have a real history with, is related to computer animation (could be VR, AR, games, traditional CG animation, etc). If I can not get to first base in that area, what makes me think I will be considered in any field?
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