I sold my house and fucked off to Europe. Hopefully will outlast whatever thing is happening, but I'm not that hopeful, so I'm searching for new passions. I still look for work once in a while and blindly apply to what a carefully crafted search query yields (searching job application sites (not job boards!) + position and/or skills). I decided after 3 months to go for quantity over quality. It hasn't been much more successful, but at least I don't get frustrated spending 2h researching a company, crafting a cover letter and creating a resume to get a refusal the next day.

Any time you'll ask for feedback someone will tell you to do things differently and it will never end. I've been hiring tech folks for 15 years, with 25 years total experience, so I know what I want to see when I look to fill a role, that's how I build my resume. I want it to show at a glance where I've worked and what I did there, no more no less.

If efforts are made and you see a difference, then don't stop. If you see no difference (eg uptick in responses or interviews), as is my case, I've got nothing to say that will help you. Sell your house and fuck off to Europe maybe.