I've been looking for a job as a developer for a few years now, as I have hated call center work from day 1 and been unable to get something else since then. I've had people look at and rework my resume - even a friend who is very gifted at it and consider it his ministry. The biggest issue for me has been getting found by companies. Most places who post jobs for entry-level developers receive hundreds of resumes. Most of these places don't even send me a denial letter. It's been a pretty discouraging few years.

I have about decided to give up on the whole "chum the waters" approach, start writing clean, maintainable code for personal projects/open source projects and spend my spare time going to meetups and continue helping others learn to code through Code Louisville.

"Focus on what I do well, and stop doing what isn't working."

Putting out resumes aren't working for me. It feels like a waste of time - like playing the lottery with my time instead of my wallet.

I think the mental game is the toughest part to deal with for anyone who is under-employed, unemployed, or trying to make a career transition. If you can help people get past that, you might find them more willing to let you help them with their resumes, interview skills, etc. Just my $0.02. Err.... 0.002 SBD