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The general job market, for the overall economy, is good. That doesn't mean every sector is, and because Big Tech went on a hiring binge during the pandemic, t

The general job market, for the overall economy, is good. That doesn't mean every sector is, and because Big Tech went on a hiring binge during the pandemic, then reversed gears in early 2023, we're out of sync with the rest of the labor market. One good tactic is to have a friend or former coworker look at your resume, and let you know what they think. An outside pair of eyes can help. Also, perhaps find someone who can do a practice interview with you (again, perhaps a former coworker or friend in the industry who knows how these go), they may be able to tell you if you're doing something that is off-putting, without you even realizing you're doing it. Just keep plugging away. You only need one job interview to go well, and if you keep making enough "shots on goal", you will get one, and then the number of misses before that will not matter.

notsurenymore 3y ago
> and because Big Tech went on a hiring binge during the pandemic, then reversed gears in early 2023 The last company I worked for definitely did this, so the layoff was no surprise, but what I don’t get is why I’m having trouble finding work at non tech companies. 3-4 years ago I could get interviews at F500 type companies no issue even from cold applications. Did they participate in over-hiring too?
- rossdavidh 3y ago
  Possibly, but they also got to fill all of their openings from those layoffs. When there are 2% fewer candidates than openings, it feels like a candidates' market; when there are 2% more (legitimate) candidates than openings, it feels the opposite. The good part of that is that it can go back the other way quickly. Just make sure you don't beat yourself down so much in the meantime that you don't look like a viable candidate when the opportunity comes. If you appear desperate in a job interview, it makes people suspicious that there's a problem they're not seeing. Work on being as calm and patient as you can, and just keep plugging away.

notsurenymore 3y ago

> and because Big Tech went on a hiring binge during the pandemic, then reversed gears in early 2023 The last company I worked for definitely did this, so the layoff was no surprise, but what I don’t get is why I’m having trouble finding work at non tech companies. 3-4 years ago I could get interviews at F500 type companies no issue even from cold applications. Did they participate in over-hiring too?

rossdavidh 3y ago
Possibly, but they also got to fill all of their openings from those layoffs. When there are 2% fewer candidates than openings, it feels like a candidates' market; when there are 2% more (legitimate) candidates than openings, it feels the opposite. The good part of that is that it can go back the other way quickly. Just make sure you don't beat yourself down so much in the meantime that you don't look like a viable candidate when the opportunity comes. If you appear desperate in a job interview, it makes people suspicious that there's a problem they're not seeing. Work on being as calm and patient as you can, and just keep plugging away.