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It's true! I applied to Esri 64 times before getting hired and 63 of those times I watched as the application status changed from “in review” to “not a match . ”

To be completely truthful, it stung every time I checked my application status... and I would check every morning, but there were very critical and valuable lessons I learned through this process that I think would help you if you are going through the same thing, either at Esri or another GIS career aspiration.

At this point in my life, I was a recent college graduate applying for any opportunity I could reasonably “qualify” for. What to do and what not to do when applying for jobs was not in any course curriculum in college.

I had heard back from a few different companies, and even moved pretty far through the interview processes, but they could tell my heart just wasn't in it. Sure , working for a Construction company that is using Geographic Information Systems (GIS ) to increase efficiency and map new locations for storage sounds interesting, but it wasn't my passion.

Here's what I did to not get noticed

I wanted to work for Esri, I wanted to help grow innovation in GIS. I heard of Esri in college and the more I learned , the more I respected the ir mission, the amazing team culture, and what Jack and Laura Dangermond do for environmental conservation.

I didn't care so much for what I specifically did as long as it involved working in a GIS technical position. So , I applied for everything, and I mean everything . If it said 1-2 years of experience that meant entry level to me. In hindsight , of course, this was my first mistake. (altro…)