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There are plenty of jobs (and recruiters) still reaching out. Just for smaller companies than the tech giants.

mortenjorck 3y ago
As someone laid off from a smaller company, I’ve been competing for those jobs with the people laid off from the tech giants - for almost half a year now.
- the_only_law 3y ago
  Same here. I think this month marks over 6months. What’s stranger is I don’t even see jobs in job boards anymore, at least not ones that don’t look shady. Most of what I see now on say… LinkedIn is spam postings from iffy looking recruiting firms and consultancies.
  - Alupis 3y ago
    A lot of previous mega-corp SE's have unrealistic ideas of what normal salaries should be, leading to them being rejected based off salary demand, or rejecting offers themselves. No, you aren't going to be paid $450k a year to work on our website... that is fantasy land. There's so many tech jobs available at all sizes of companies, including mega-corps you've never heard of - they're just not as sexy as your FAANG's & co.
    - the_only_law 3y ago
      Nice try, but I’ve never worked at or even considered FAANG jobs.
      - Alupis 3y ago
        Fair, then you shouldn't have much trouble locating a decent job if you're in the tech and/or software field. Despite FAANG layoffs, the field is booming. Plenty of insurance companies, restaurant conglomerates, car dealership conglomerates, banks, manufacturing companies, big-AG, medicine, commercial property management companies - not to mention all the consulting companies adjacent to nearly every industry imaginable. They all need tech... Tech != FAANG, was the point.
        the_only_law 3y ago
        Fair enough, though I don’t touch consultancies. Which seem to be the mass of jobs I see right now.
brewdad 3y ago
There are plenty of job postings. I'm doubtful as to how many of them urgently need to be filled.
speeder 3y ago
Nobody is reaching out to me... and I don't even see job openings I can send my resume anymore. For example if go to "who is hiring" and do a search for c++ I find almost nothing. The few c++ Jobs that do exist require you to already live nearby because they can't offer relocation assistance or VISA sponsorship. Meanwhile same search years ago I would find plenty of cool openings to send my resume to. I am not even getting recruiter spam anymore where people offer me jobs that are unrelated to my skillset.
- sgerenser 3y ago
  I was looking for a job 2-3 months ago and the market wasn’t great, but I got solid leads for C++ dev positions at a number of companies. Ended up calling off further contact since I luckily secured a position fairly quickly, but if you’re interested shoot me an e-mail (address in profile) and I’d be happy to forward you the details of the companies/positions.

As someone laid off from a smaller company, I’ve been competing for those jobs with the people laid off from the tech giants - for almost half a year now.

the_only_law 3y ago
Same here. I think this month marks over 6months. What’s stranger is I don’t even see jobs in job boards anymore, at least not ones that don’t look shady. Most of what I see now on say… LinkedIn is spam postings from iffy looking recruiting firms and consultancies.
- Alupis 3y ago
  A lot of previous mega-corp SE's have unrealistic ideas of what normal salaries should be, leading to them being rejected based off salary demand, or rejecting offers themselves. No, you aren't going to be paid $450k a year to work on our website... that is fantasy land. There's so many tech jobs available at all sizes of companies, including mega-corps you've never heard of - they're just not as sexy as your FAANG's & co.
  - the_only_law 3y ago
    Nice try, but I’ve never worked at or even considered FAANG jobs.
    - Alupis 3y ago
      Fair, then you shouldn't have much trouble locating a decent job if you're in the tech and/or software field. Despite FAANG layoffs, the field is booming. Plenty of insurance companies, restaurant conglomerates, car dealership conglomerates, banks, manufacturing companies, big-AG, medicine, commercial property management companies - not to mention all the consulting companies adjacent to nearly every industry imaginable. They all need tech... Tech != FAANG, was the point.
      - the_only_law 3y ago
        Fair enough, though I don’t touch consultancies. Which seem to be the mass of jobs I see right now.

brewdad 3y ago

There are plenty of job postings. I'm doubtful as to how many of them urgently need to be filled.

speeder 3y ago

Nobody is reaching out to me... and I don't even see job openings I can send my resume anymore. For example if go to "who is hiring" and do a search for c++ I find almost nothing. The few c++ Jobs that do exist require you to already live nearby because they can't offer relocation assistance or VISA sponsorship. Meanwhile same search years ago I would find plenty of cool openings to send my resume to. I am not even getting recruiter spam anymore where people offer me jobs that are unrelated to my skillset.

sgerenser 3y ago
I was looking for a job 2-3 months ago and the market wasn’t great, but I got solid leads for C++ dev positions at a number of companies. Ended up calling off further contact since I luckily secured a position fairly quickly, but if you’re interested shoot me an e-mail (address in profile) and I’d be happy to forward you the details of the companies/positions.