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I’ve had a handful of referrals go nowhere in the past few months since a layoff, but the worst by far was one where I talked with the former coworker in Januar

I’ve had a handful of referrals go nowhere in the past few months since a layoff, but the worst by far was one where I talked with the former coworker in January shortly after the role was posted, clicked through his referral link to apply, mentioned him in the cover letter, and then waited… I checked back with him after a few weeks, with no updates. Finally, I checked in with him again just last week – and learned through him that the role had now been filled, all without the company so much as sending me a rejection email. In an already-demoralizing job search, it was a real gut punch, and despite 10 years of experience, has me really starting to question whether I still have a future in tech.

jurassic 4y ago
This resonates. It's a numbers game right now even with experience and referrals. Right now you need like 12-16 referrals, to get 8 recruiter conversations, to get 6 interviews, to get 1-2 offers (if you interview well). These numbers multiply if you interview poorly. This is the first time I've ever really studied for interviews since college because the effort required to get the interview opportunity is high enough I don't want to wing it and risk getting rejected over something stupid like whether I can implement a dynamic programming solution.
devstein 4y ago
Sorry to hear your job search has been rough :( the lack of transparency in the interview process is a real problem (i.e getting ghosted by companies) . I'm working on a product to make the transition from happily employed -> actively looking as easy as possible for candidates by creating a personalized job board of companies interested in you while you aren't looking. Once you are actively looking, I'm trying to address the transparency issues via communication SLAs and automation. It's in the super early stages, but you can check it out here: https://sharedrecruiting.co/ https://sharedrecruiting.co/ Let me know if this resonates/what you think!
dennis_jeeves1 4y ago
>In an already-demoralizing job search, it was a real gut punch, and despite 10 years of experience, has me really starting to question whether I still have a future in tech. Wait till you have about 30 years experience, it gets worse.

jurassic 4y ago

This resonates. It's a numbers game right now even with experience and referrals. Right now you need like 12-16 referrals, to get 8 recruiter conversations, to get 6 interviews, to get 1-2 offers (if you interview well). These numbers multiply if you interview poorly. This is the first time I've ever really studied for interviews since college because the effort required to get the interview opportunity is high enough I don't want to wing it and risk getting rejected over something stupid like whether I can implement a dynamic programming solution.

devstein 4y ago

Sorry to hear your job search has been rough :( the lack of transparency in the interview process is a real problem (i.e getting ghosted by companies) . I'm working on a product to make the transition from happily employed -> actively looking as easy as possible for candidates by creating a personalized job board of companies interested in you while you aren't looking. Once you are actively looking, I'm trying to address the transparency issues via communication SLAs and automation. It's in the super early stages, but you can check it out here: https://sharedrecruiting.co/ https://sharedrecruiting.co/ Let me know if this resonates/what you think!

dennis_jeeves1 4y ago

>In an already-demoralizing job search, it was a real gut punch, and despite 10 years of experience, has me really starting to question whether I still have a future in tech. Wait till you have about 30 years experience, it gets worse.