No doubt it's rough and has been for a while. I left my cushy corporate software engineering gig last summer and had the intention of getting another job in the

No doubt it's rough and has been for a while. I left my cushy corporate software engineering gig last summer and had the intention of getting another job in the fall. That turned into getting hired in January, then laid off six weeks later along with 30% of the company. After an intense and extremely hard job search for 5 months, I landed a job last month. In addition to the tough and time-intensive interview process, it was the first time in my 20+ career that the new job was at a lower compensation than the last. It's easy to overlook that the job market as a whole is doing well but certain sectors, like tech, are down.