I applied to roughly 1000 roles over 8 months.
For most of it: silence. You start to think the problem is you.
It was not. Here is what actually changed.
The one move
I stopped sending the same CV everywhere and started matching each CV to the exact words in the job description. Not rewriting it. Just lining up the language so the ATS could actually see me.
The month I started doing this, I went from 1 interview to 13 in a single month. Same experience. Different wording.
The prompt
Paste this into Claude or ChatGPT with the job description and your CV:
"Here is a job description and my CV. List the exact keywords and phrases in the job description that are missing or weakly represented in my CV. Rank them by how important they look for this role. Do not invent experience I do not have."
Then rewrite your 3 most relevant bullet points using the real ones. That is it.
Proof
Over those 8 months: 1000 applications, 25 interviews, 1 offer (the job I have now). The interviews did not come from applying more. They came from applying right. The full month-by-month curve was flat until I made this one change.
One link worth your time
The full prompt pack (keyword gap, bullet rewrite, match-rate check, sponsor shortlist ranker): https://yaserselvam.notion.site/Free-CV-Prompt-Pack-37110dff0117812eb3e1e1db262d85af
Your move
Reply with the job title you are chasing right now. I will tell you the one keyword I would check first.
And if Instagram is more your thing, I post what I test there: @yaser._.builds
See you next week,
Yaser