I was lucky enough to be in a strong company for the 2000 bust but I remember we'd get at least 50 very qualified applications for every open position, plus ano

I was lucky enough to be in a strong company for the 2000 bust but I remember we'd get at least 50 very qualified applications for every open position, plus another stack of far more desperate and less qualified people. It didn't really start to get better until 2003-2004. 2008-2009 wasn't anywhere near as bad for the overall tech job market.