What is wrong with my resume?

[CarolWilks 0]

One year ago last week I was let go from my amazing job by a petty a$$hat who knows nothing about IT but somehow found his way to being an IT Director. Three months later he was booted for gross and demonstrated incompetence - a bit of vindication but no real value for me. I had a short term contract this summer that gave me three months of work (with a full month in the middle where I did not work because my wife was in the hospital), but otherwise I have been unemployed for the past 12 months.

This being the one year anniversary I think is weighing on me quite a bit. I have a lot of angst and frustration over not being able to find livable employ. In the 8 months of the past year that I have been searching I have applied for ~100 jobs, and every one of them was something I felt I was qualified for.

I have received one job offer at a local MSP, but their offer was far below my expected pay.
I told them that I would give them 100% and they would be happy with me, but that I would be continuing to actively look for a higher paying job, and understandably they resumed their search. I don’t blame them, they want and need someone to be a long term team member.

Aside from the aforementioned short term contract I have received nothing but rejection. Last week I was super excited about one particular opportunity, I met 95% of the requirements plus had direct experience with their unique tech stack, and I did not even make it to a screening call.

Ultimately I think that I am doing something wrong with my resume. I am either showing or not showing something and it is getting my application dismissed outright.

Who here is a hiring person and can tell me what I’m doing wrong? What am I showing that is a turn off? What am I leaving out that is getting me dismissed?

[SherlynPadilla 0]

I had a similar struggle picking a layout that didn’t look cluttered, and browsing different cv templates helped me figure out what actually fit my experience. The previews made it way easier to compare styles, so I could focus on what highlighted my strengths instead of stressing over formatting. You might find a clean design there that clicks with the tone you want.