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Mr_Maths said:

@AskAsk Data Analyst

sounds like a cool job 

Smodlet

Mr_Maths, I think you just need to hang in there; perhaps work on the "interpersonal" skills and come across as someone who can communicate with anyone on any level, not just those on the same technical level as you.  This could be your USP.

I remember working in telecoms as a customer service rep, expected to understand a whole lot of technical stuff for which no training was provided, and how differently I was treated by various members of the technically trained (almost exclusively male) team:  Some went out of their way to be helpful and ensure I understood what I had to explain to a customer; others treated me as if I were a moron because I had not received the same training they had received for free, in the army or wherever.

They failed utterly to realise none of us were born knowing what they had been taught for free.  Don't be one of those...  Trust me, it will set you apart and I wish you all the luck in the world finding a new job.

foxy_squirrel

Good luck in your search, it is tough, I have been looking for several weeks now. Found  a few jobs I could apply for,  but when I have I have just had thanks for applying ,but your skill set does not fit what we are looking for answers. Keep on trying.

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Mr_Maths said:

@Smodlet my last company was full of people who talked in riddles which was really annoying. Maybe some of that has rubbed off on me. It has recently occurred to me that I may be coming across as too boring in interviews. 

Mr Maths.  from my experience people often recruit people they like.  it is a human instinct to want to do so.  often for interviews there are lots of candidates with abilitity to do the work so the way that employers choose between these candidates is to choose the one they like best.

so if you can, try to keep in mind this point during an interview.  i am very confident at interviews and i try to be as personable as possible as i know it is important to get the interviewer/interviewers to like me and think that it would be good to have me in their team.

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You could take up any job right now to keep the income coming in, and then take up a course to improve your technical skills. When you're back in the industry, you can explain that due to the current situation, it was difficult to find a job in your field, so this is what you decided to do.

RedfordML

Are you a teacher? 
I think teaching has high levels of applicants right now, maybe try supply? If you are not a teacher, how about a change in career direction / role? 

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RedfordML said:

Are you a teacher? 
I think teaching has high levels of applicants right now, maybe try supply? If you are not a teacher, how about a change in career direction / role? 

I think they're a Data Analyst.

yksi

You aren't doing anything wrong and you have received some excellent tips and support in here. For reference, I was a recruiter and work in a supermarket now, and we have people wandering in all the time asking if there are any jobs going - and these are not people who worked in a supermarket prior to Covid-19. The reality is that pressure in the job market is immense and people are lowering their expectations when it comes to salary and the role they perform. Hence qualfied and skilled people asking for supermarket work (and there's still none available!)

If you are still aiming for the same pay and career levels you had prior to Covid-19, you are making things difficult for yourself and might need to be willing to take a temporary backwards step in your career path. I would expect that recruiters in 2021 and beyond will completely understand why the qualified programmer did a year as a waiter, etc.