01-29-2023, 11:30 AM
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40 years old with 20+ years of web development experience. Never had a full time job. Am I unemployable?
Okay, so I've been a web developer for over 20 years now and I've never had a full-time job ever in my life. I've had a few part-time jobs for a total of 9 months, all of which were non-coding jobs. A few weeks ago, for the first time in my life, I created a resume and applied for full-time programming jobs for remote WordPress and Laravel programming positions, all of which have $80-$150k salary. I applied to about a dozen jobs on LinkedIn and Indeed. Unfortunately, so far I have not heard back from anyone. The only messages I received were to join a different job search platform.
My best guess is that employers are weary that I am going work for a few months, save about $20k and quit, as that's honestly what my plan is. My entire career I have operated my own websites and did small gigs to supplement my income. I spent the past 3 years developing a new marketplace for digital products called xxxxxxxxxx and it only makes about $100 per month so far, which isn't enough to live on even though I relocated to Mexico as a digital nomad and my savings are running out. So obviously, I don't have much to put on a resume except xxxxxxxx and my WordPress plugin xxxxxxxxxxx which is adult-related.
I'm just wondering if I should apply to more jobs with some changes to my resume. I have my photo on my resume and I'm wondering if I should remove it or use a different photo. I know this may sound weird, but is it possible I'm too handsome for people to take me seriously as a programmer? Surely there are good programmers with single-digit body fat, right? Is it possible many companies have diversity quotas and won't hire a white man? Should I use a black guy in the photo? My last name is common amongst African-Americans so I could probably pull it off, right? I mean, it's all remote positions I'm applying for, so it's not like they can tell I'm only 1.4% Sub-Saharan African (according to my 23andme DNA test). How many jobs does the average programmer apply to before getting hired, or at least a call/message back? Thanks in advance.
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