Why am I not a fit!? Because of automation! Don't believe me? Let me explain. On LinkedIn, every job posting has a settings page like the one in the screenshot below. And guess what? All those radio buttons are ENABLED by default. Want to check for yourself? Try it. Create a company page — let's say you're selling tote bags. Publish a job posting for a designer for those tote bags. After posting, go to the job settings — and voila. All these filters are set by default. Here's why you get rejection emails so quickly: - You're not in the US or EU. Automatic rejection for anyone not located in the European Union or Ukraine. This filter immediately eliminates most international candidates. Change your location — and this "spam filter" won't trigger. You might even get through to the screening stage, and if a recruiter forgets to check where...

Why am I not a fit!? Because of automation! Don't believe me? Let me explain. On LinkedIn, every job posting has a settings page like the one in the…