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This is weird. I've stopped going on LinkedIn because there is a constant barrage of recruiters. If you list the right skills they will find you.

herodotusxviii 3y ago
This definitely used to be the case for me, but the large employment gap absolutely killed that. Not a surprise.
- Roark66 3y ago
  I had one gap I thought could be a problem(a couple years). I definitely lost ~50%-75% of the offers because of it, but I found what I was looking for in the end. However in my case during the gap I was working on my own projects that are at least tangentially related to my work. If you haven't and your gap is for other reasons I'd write a "skills based cv" and definitely spend at least 2 weeks reminding yourself everything you need to know before you go for technical interview. There is no worse feeling than getting a technical question you knew an answer for, but you can't quite remember what is was. I also found it's easier to apply directly rather than through recruiters if you have a big gap in your work.
varjag 3y ago
Back in the doctom crash recruiters wouldn't pick your calls. Downmarket takes a bit of mental adjustment if it's your first time.
omgmajk 3y ago
It flops from side to side, six months/a year ago I got about one-three per week, now zero for several months and only bot adds.
- kaycey2022 3y ago
  How do you identify a bot ad?
  - omgmajk 3y ago
    No profile picture, working in some big company that is entirely unrelated to me, lots of common connections but no posts, no engagement or anything. For example I have had five that works as "engagement manager at walmart" add me in the last few weeks, and also people common to me, I can see the number of common contacts go up by just updating the page because a lot of people will just accept any connection request.
vGPU 3y ago
Yeah but it’s all random phone calls from people with an accent so thick i can’t understand them, who obviously haven’t read my resume, and who won’t pick up the phone if I try to call them back anyways.

herodotusxviii 3y ago

This definitely used to be the case for me, but the large employment gap absolutely killed that. Not a surprise.

Roark66 3y ago
I had one gap I thought could be a problem(a couple years). I definitely lost ~50%-75% of the offers because of it, but I found what I was looking for in the end. However in my case during the gap I was working on my own projects that are at least tangentially related to my work. If you haven't and your gap is for other reasons I'd write a "skills based cv" and definitely spend at least 2 weeks reminding yourself everything you need to know before you go for technical interview. There is no worse feeling than getting a technical question you knew an answer for, but you can't quite remember what is was. I also found it's easier to apply directly rather than through recruiters if you have a big gap in your work.

varjag 3y ago

Back in the doctom crash recruiters wouldn't pick your calls. Downmarket takes a bit of mental adjustment if it's your first time.

omgmajk 3y ago

It flops from side to side, six months/a year ago I got about one-three per week, now zero for several months and only bot adds.

kaycey2022 3y ago
How do you identify a bot ad?
- omgmajk 3y ago
  No profile picture, working in some big company that is entirely unrelated to me, lots of common connections but no posts, no engagement or anything. For example I have had five that works as "engagement manager at walmart" add me in the last few weeks, and also people common to me, I can see the number of common contacts go up by just updating the page because a lot of people will just accept any connection request.

vGPU 3y ago

Yeah but it’s all random phone calls from people with an accent so thick i can’t understand them, who obviously haven’t read my resume, and who won’t pick up the phone if I try to call them back anyways.