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I was laid off in june. Ive been applying since August (except through december to now). Ive had bites and good talks but in the end, donuts. I obviously have n

I was laid off in june. Ive been applying since August (except through december to now). Ive had bites and good talks but in the end, donuts. I obviously have no real evidence, but there have been a few times now where the recruiter has said: - "We got literally thousands of resumes for this position" - "We have had so many bad resumes, its been hard to find the good ones" Truth is, right now the tech job market is fucked. Theres been too many layoffs without enough places for others to go. Add to that, that the large companies are laying people off too, and the smaller companies would salivate at having an exgoogler or some other in their ranks

pschuegr 3y ago
salivate - or possibly not. signed, xoogler having just as much trouble as the rest of y'all
- 0xBDB 3y ago
  FWIW, I asked my last boss (a CISO) about taking advantage of the layoffs to staff up and his response was that he couldn't afford Meta and Google talent. I think this is a common perception among tech's less privileged - the manufacturers and insurance companies and such of the world. I don't know how to convey that you don't need Google-grade RSUs just because you're a xoogler, without looking desperate, but I wish I did because it would be handy for everybody about now.