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(Aus) Going poorly for me. Started my current job a year or so ago, been looking to leave since. Probably into the 100s of applications in the last 12 months no
by 000ooo000 3y ago
(Aus) Going poorly for me. Started my current job a year or so ago, been looking to leave since. Probably into the 100s of applications in the last 12 months now; I will apply for most anything with a tech fit even if (for e.g.) a role requires on-site that I'm not interested in, just to try and get a feel for the market by whether or not I get at least a screening call. I've had 2 final stage interviews: knocked back in one and dropped out of the other (red flags). Have also had 2-3 applications get a "this role now on hold, soz" response. So I'm getting just enough interest to keep hope alive. Even the steady stream of LinkedIn PMs for vaguely-related jobs has dried up.
I touched up the resume a little bit but otherwise I'm not doing anything a whole lot differently. I was almost allowing myself to quit this ass job if I instead got some vendor certs, but I'm increasingly concerned that a decent job market might years away, not months, so the suffering continues. :)
- octotoad 3y agoSame location, similar situation. I thought it was just me. At least twenty recruiters on my LinkedIn list, and not a peep since I toggled my 'Open to work' status weeks ago. Used to receive a fairly consistent stream of messages when I wasn't ready.
- 000ooo000 3y agoYep similar for me when I switched Open To Work on. Good luck out there.
- dansult 3y agoApplied for a few positions so far just to see whats up. Only one gave me a rejection. The rest ghosted. Moving state next year and need to find a new gig before then. Sounds like I'll need to start applying a lot more