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I was going to say that this seems like an overly cynical reaction to the parent poster's anecdote. But then I read your story in another comment that describe

I was going to say that this seems like an overly cynical reaction to the parent poster's anecdote. But then I read your story in another comment that described your 14-month unemployment. I have had good experiences with recruiters from LinkedIn, leading all the way to reasonable offers. To be fair, I have the halo effect of being currently employed. I acknowledge that the software industry has a highly irrational aversion to unemployed developers, much to its detriment. I do want to add that for new graduates and the currently employed, recruiter messages on LinkedIn aren't strictly a fishing expedition and do lead to offers. n=2 in this comment thread, though. I sincerely hope you find what you're looking for. As trite and uninformed as it sounds, perhaps temporarily moving back to Boston or another high job-density area would help overcome this. It wasn't clear in your other post if you were willing to relocate.

p4wnc6 10y ago
I'm definitely willing to relocate, but cannot do so unless the company provides relocation. If I can move for a definite job, that's one thing, and I can make arrangement here in the family situation to handle that. But I can't put the family stuff on hold just to move on a whim and maybe find a job. Even when I was already living in Boston, I didn't have much luck there and especially found the start-up working conditions quite poor.
- linkregister 10y ago
  I have been in a similar situation before. At that time I took whatever I could get and downplayed my qualifications which were orthogonal to the work. It was literally a short-term, moderately dangerous laborer job so enthusiasm and talk about my exercise regimen helped me the most when applying. At the time I didn't have to support a family so I was more flexible with income. I'm sharing my anecdote to illustrate that maybe it's worthwhile to accept some red flags for stable employment for a year or two. I don't know your situation in detail so there are likely many factors I haven't considered. I wish the best of luck to you.

p4wnc6 10y ago

I'm definitely willing to relocate, but cannot do so unless the company provides relocation. If I can move for a definite job, that's one thing, and I can make arrangement here in the family situation to handle that. But I can't put the family stuff on hold just to move on a whim and maybe find a job. Even when I was already living in Boston, I didn't have much luck there and especially found the start-up working conditions quite poor.

linkregister 10y ago
I have been in a similar situation before. At that time I took whatever I could get and downplayed my qualifications which were orthogonal to the work. It was literally a short-term, moderately dangerous laborer job so enthusiasm and talk about my exercise regimen helped me the most when applying. At the time I didn't have to support a family so I was more flexible with income. I'm sharing my anecdote to illustrate that maybe it's worthwhile to accept some red flags for stable employment for a year or two. I don't know your situation in detail so there are likely many factors I haven't considered. I wish the best of luck to you.