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True, but... I get the feeling the job market is bimodal. Anecdotal, but I see people out of a job for years on end, saying they applied for 2000 jobs in the m
by whstl 8mo ago
True, but... I get the feeling the job market is bimodal.
Anecdotal, but I see people out of a job for years on end, saying they applied for 2000 jobs in the meantime, while others still keep getting recruiter messages on LinkedIn and can get a new position in a matter of weeks.
Granted, people who quit because of a low raise are probably having other problems as well, which maybe is beneficial for companies. But I still feel like this is companies investing in mediocrity.
- sublinear 8mo agoIt is bimodal, but I am pretty sure almost nobody is getting hired cold in a couple of weeks. They just keep their radar on and stay in touch. It's a whole job in itself. Making things seem effortless is what makes them so attractive to begin with. Confidence and options come with the experience.
- red-iron-pine 8mo ago> while others still keep getting recruiter messages on LinkedIn and can get a new position in a matter of weeks. many of those are blasts, and the jobs they are hiring for are vaporware. i wasted a lot of time as a younger worker thinking that headhunter and recruiter chats on linkedin were worth the trouble. make no mistake, sometimes they are, but for easily 50% of tech workers they're a waste of time
- whstl 8mo agoNo, they're not. That's how me and several people in my network have gotten jobs in the last few years. That's also how I relocated to another country 10 years ago. Via recruiters.