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You should seek advice from people who are looking for jobs right now, or people who got freshly hired (within the last 2 months). If you listen to people who a

You should seek advice from people who are looking for jobs right now, or people who got freshly hired (within the last 2 months). If you listen to people who aren't in the market now then you won't hear anything relevant. Things change, the market moves up and down, if you're not in it then you're disconnected from reality. Reality is - it is not a candidate's market anymore for many reasons. It is early 2017, things have changed since the end of last year. The amount of jobs available hasn't changed but the number of candidates has raised significantly. It is extremely high and will remain high until April, when visa applications will stop, as well as a lot of other high profiles who won't be on the market anymore. Right now companies are super picky and treat candidates like crap. They line up 10 interviews, give you assignments after a few calls and an onsite. They reject you even if you haven't failed any tests, etc. Give it a month or two and it'll come down. You're not doing anything wrong, it's just that a lot of very very good candidates are out there right now looking for jobs. You might be a second/third pick since they bring you onsite.

JajaMan 10y ago
Can you elaborate on the visa thing?
- bsvalley 10y ago
  Sure, I'm referring to the H1B visa. Applications start on April 1st and usually end a day after (when the economy is good like this year). After they reach their quota the visa application shuts down until April next year. So from January to March companies also look at candidates who need sponsorship. If you already have an H1B it doesn't count, this is only for new applications. Though, this year Trump will change everything on April 3rd. Premium processing (15 days) will be stopped, which will make H1 visa transfers harder and more painful for companies. We're talking about a few months to transfer a visa from one employer to another. If you're an H1 holder, you will most likely be stuck with your current employer because companies will never wait a few months for you to start. With that being said, in April the job market will settle down a little bit. Less candidates and maybe even more jobs out there.

JajaMan 10y ago

Can you elaborate on the visa thing?

bsvalley 10y ago
Sure, I'm referring to the H1B visa. Applications start on April 1st and usually end a day after (when the economy is good like this year). After they reach their quota the visa application shuts down until April next year. So from January to March companies also look at candidates who need sponsorship. If you already have an H1B it doesn't count, this is only for new applications. Though, this year Trump will change everything on April 3rd. Premium processing (15 days) will be stopped, which will make H1 visa transfers harder and more painful for companies. We're talking about a few months to transfer a visa from one employer to another. If you're an H1 holder, you will most likely be stuck with your current employer because companies will never wait a few months for you to start. With that being said, in April the job market will settle down a little bit. Less candidates and maybe even more jobs out there.