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I was laid off a month ago, been looking since then and the market is pretty brutal. Very difficult to get even screening interviews, portfolios of public work
by bsnnkv 3y ago
I was laid off a month ago, been looking since then and the market is pretty brutal.
Very difficult to get even screening interviews, portfolios of public work seem to be ignored, and even if you manage to get a screening interview, which is rarely with the hiring manager, you'll probably just get a templated rejection email from a person you haven't even interacted with the next day.
How am I dealing with it? I'm still applying away, it's not like I have much choice. Being frugal and trying to stretch the money we have in the bank. In the meantime I'm working on open source[1] and making programming videos on YouTube[2].
[1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z https://github.com/LGUG2Z
[2]: https://youtube.com/@LGUG2Z https://youtube.com/@LGUG2Z
- cinericius 3y agoYour GitHub profile is stellar, I can't imagine interviewers see one like yours very often.
- bsnnkv 3y agoThanks for the kind words! Unfortunately my recent experience has been that both recruiters and interviewers are more interested in LeetCode than in any public portfolio demonstrating the ability to ship correct, reliable code to tens of thousands of users across the world.