Many recruiters are saying that companies are keeping their pipelines warm and still putting applicants through the process but few are actually hiring. There w

Many recruiters are saying that companies are keeping their pipelines warm and still putting applicants through the process but few are actually hiring. There was also a recent post on LinkedIn about a trucking company in south Alabama that was upset with their recruiter because they were sure the FAANG layoffs meant they could get FAANG engineers to move to Alabama to work for a trucking company at a sub $100k salary. That's n=1 but does make me wonder if many non tech companies are convinced they now have a shot at top talent for bottom tier prices instead of hiring the local university graduates they usually get. If so, eventually the need to actually fill those roles will bring the hiring managers back to reality but it will take time for that to happen. Also if we get into a recession, companies are going to close the open positions and no manager wants to lose headcount so that should spur some of them into action. For now, the tech job market is full of bad information and unrealistic expectations.