Sorry I'm late into this.
OK I'm in Australia and the job situation is different here, we are just starting to go down the toilet, economically, big time. You guys have had it for a few years.
Like Jamie I also am responsible for hiring people, mainly laboratort workers, but it doesn't matter. I have interviewed hundreds of people for hundreds of jobs.
The last job I advertised was for a base grade medical scientist, they needed the equivalent of a BSc to apply. Out of the 175 applicants I interviewed 10, all had either a PhD or a medical degree.
So life is tough and you are not being rejected for being trans (at least not by me!).
Most people I reject for interview half way through the cover letter. To be honest I have to get rid of people to interview, so any error or mistake is enough for me to reject. Cruel - yes.
If they get through that I look at their employment history, to be honest I don't care a lot about what they have been doing, I just want to know they have been doing.
After that I start to think about if they are suitable.
So make sure you can talk about gaps in employment history, I and most recruitment people don't care what you did, we know it is tough, but I want to know if you are a fighter or not. If you are I'm interested.
One young person couldn't get anything for 12 months, they included that during that time they visited a nursing home daily to talk to people, they organized a police check so they could. She also took pensioners dogs for walks. I checked, she had done this. I ended up employing her.
Don't give up hope, keep trying.
I am BTW always willing to examine resumes and give some personal advice on applications if you want me too, just email me.
I have a small charge, blow a kiss to the members here
Cindy