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Just advertise your availability for a new job as broadly as possible. Post on LinkedIn saying you were laid off, message every recruiter whose emails you've ig

Just advertise your availability for a new job as broadly as possible. Post on LinkedIn saying you were laid off, message every recruiter whose emails you've ignored and ping anybody who you've ever worked with who you'd like to work with again. The big benefit of being laid off and looking for a job is that you have all the time in the world to interview, you don't have to be secretive about the fact that you're looking, and you have a built in explanation for why you're looking that nobody will think twice about. If you cast a wide net, you'll probably get a fair bit of interest. The one piece of advice I'd give around interviewing is to try to schedule some of your first interviews with companies that you're not necessarily that interested in to help you warm up, since you're going to be rusty. Don't try to go through the full interview cycle with those companies before interviewing with ones you have a lot of interest in (that may leave you in a position where a company you're not that interested in makes a good offer before you have a chance to interview with the ones you really want), but rather try to do the each round of interviews at a couple of less-interesting places a few days before you do the same round at your target places.

raydiatian 4y ago
How many interviews does a sane person juggle simultaneously? Also thanks for your input.
- lookagain 4y ago
  Not the user you directed your question to, but it depends on the outcome you want. I know people who only interview at one or two places between jobs because they're so particular about what they want. I also know people who are over-employed. Juggling multiple interviews at once should come easily to these people. Theoretically, I could see someone juggling 15-20 sets of interviews at one time. So pick your poison.
  - DigitallyFidget 4y ago
    I just apply to every job I find interesting. Of the 7 job agency locations I've been through, zero have found me any work, they've been nothing but a useless waste of time. I have a 16 page master resume I tailor back down to 2-3 pages for every single company/position I apply for. I have a wide field of experience, so it's handy to be able to match my resume to the exact job. I write in CV format, not resume, so the first page is just the education, previous jobs, hobbies, and general junk that's of least concern while the second to third pages actually list off my experience, projects, and relevant things. I have more trouble with getting a job past the interview than actually getting interviews. I get interviewed by probably 60-75% of the jobs I apply for, and then an offer from maybe a tenth of that, but it's been six years since I've last applied. So typically I am juggling several interviews a week, ideally as many as I can get. If I get lucky and have multiple offers, it lets me decide which job/company seems like the best fit for me. I am moving on from my current job early next year, so that's exactly what I will be doing. Just browsing every online resource (linked in, indeed, usajobs, etc) as well as looking around at what small/medium sized businesses exist locally to apply to, even if they don't have an opening listed.
- silisili 4y ago
  I was doing 3 to 4 per week initially. It's easy in the initial convos. But then moving forward, all at the same time, ended up semi lashing out and cancelling one or two. It's just stressful for no immediate reward. I'd highly recommend just doing one or two tech interviews per week, unless you're in emergency mode.
  - raydiatian 4y ago
    > ended up semi lashing out Been there, know this feeling intimately.
- ungawatkt 4y ago
  when I was looking for a job last, my limit was "accept until scheduling conflicts are likely". It doesn't do anyone any good to play the calendar-shell-game on the regular, but until that point keep saying yes. More leads/channels are better.
- awillen 4y ago
  That depends what stage of the interview you're at - you can perfectly reasonably start the process with as many as 15 or 20 and just plan to winnow them down. You definitely wouldn't want that many on site interviews, but if you just do a recruiter phone screen and hiring manager call for each, that's still <40 hours per week. If it turns out everybody loves you and wants to advance you to the next round, just pick the top 4-6 (or however many you feel like you can handle) that have the best combination of hiring manager + company/product and move forward with those.

raydiatian 4y ago

How many interviews does a sane person juggle simultaneously? Also thanks for your input.

lookagain 4y ago
Not the user you directed your question to, but it depends on the outcome you want. I know people who only interview at one or two places between jobs because they're so particular about what they want. I also know people who are over-employed. Juggling multiple interviews at once should come easily to these people. Theoretically, I could see someone juggling 15-20 sets of interviews at one time. So pick your poison.
- DigitallyFidget 4y ago
  I just apply to every job I find interesting. Of the 7 job agency locations I've been through, zero have found me any work, they've been nothing but a useless waste of time. I have a 16 page master resume I tailor back down to 2-3 pages for every single company/position I apply for. I have a wide field of experience, so it's handy to be able to match my resume to the exact job. I write in CV format, not resume, so the first page is just the education, previous jobs, hobbies, and general junk that's of least concern while the second to third pages actually list off my experience, projects, and relevant things. I have more trouble with getting a job past the interview than actually getting interviews. I get interviewed by probably 60-75% of the jobs I apply for, and then an offer from maybe a tenth of that, but it's been six years since I've last applied. So typically I am juggling several interviews a week, ideally as many as I can get. If I get lucky and have multiple offers, it lets me decide which job/company seems like the best fit for me. I am moving on from my current job early next year, so that's exactly what I will be doing. Just browsing every online resource (linked in, indeed, usajobs, etc) as well as looking around at what small/medium sized businesses exist locally to apply to, even if they don't have an opening listed.
silisili 4y ago
I was doing 3 to 4 per week initially. It's easy in the initial convos. But then moving forward, all at the same time, ended up semi lashing out and cancelling one or two. It's just stressful for no immediate reward. I'd highly recommend just doing one or two tech interviews per week, unless you're in emergency mode.
- raydiatian 4y ago
  > ended up semi lashing out Been there, know this feeling intimately.
ungawatkt 4y ago
when I was looking for a job last, my limit was "accept until scheduling conflicts are likely". It doesn't do anyone any good to play the calendar-shell-game on the regular, but until that point keep saying yes. More leads/channels are better.
awillen 4y ago
That depends what stage of the interview you're at - you can perfectly reasonably start the process with as many as 15 or 20 and just plan to winnow them down. You definitely wouldn't want that many on site interviews, but if you just do a recruiter phone screen and hiring manager call for each, that's still <40 hours per week. If it turns out everybody loves you and wants to advance you to the next round, just pick the top 4-6 (or however many you feel like you can handle) that have the best combination of hiring manager + company/product and move forward with those.