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adamstober
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About adamstober
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Comment #21316570
Thanks bkfunk. All — I launched layoff-aid.com for SF tech talent in 2017. Love the initiative here and happy to help push it forward or do whatever else I can to better solve the …
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Comment #21316538
I agree high profile shouldn’t matter, but it helps to grab the attention of recruiters who often pay attention to high-profile consumer companies like “Uber” but not to smaller, m…
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Comment #21316508
Great questions. Yes. The job seekers are more desirable to sourcing teams if they are systematically filtered to be sincere about taking a new role, local, and experienced in a gi…
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Comment #20562432
Layoffs are "more normal" at more tech companies at more lifecycle stages than many people realize. If you're interested in tech layoff data covering people who work in the San Fra…
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Comment #17562997
Founder here. Technically speaking we are the modern version of what "outplacement" service should be, rather than another recruiting platform. I'm in Product Management by day (wh…
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Comment #16938805
Sorry to hear. While I'm not over 50, I went through something similar at one point and took the opportunity to spend some time on a passion project before going back into the work…
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Comment #15118429
As always, happy to help good SF people who were affected and are now job-searching via https://www.layoff-aid.com
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Comment #15118419
As always, happy to help good SF people who were affected and are now job-searching via https://www.layoff-aid.com
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Comment #14739262
Deployed
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Comment #14725936
We'll triage at http://www.layoff-aid.com starting with SF, where we launched last week. We've been building a solid list of hiring companies for several months already. Our missio…
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Comment #14714968
Awesome. Haven't used them. Curious to hear how long it took you from signup to signing, and whether or not you were employed while you were searching.
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Comment #14714921
Thank you
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Comment #14714779
Second time today we see reporting on SF tech startup woes (see SoundCloud as well). In case it's helpful, http://www.layoff-aid.com is avaiiable for SF tech talent affected by dow…
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Comment #14714057
Would love to have ClassPass join our network, so candidates can find great new homes quickly and easily whenever they're ready: http://www.layoff-aid.com/hiring Feel free to apply…
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Comment #14714042
Would love to have you join our network, so candidates can find great new homes quickly and easily whenever they're ready http://www.layoff-aid.com/hiring
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Comment #14713889
Flexport is great, and we're proud to have your team as one of our awesome http://www.Layoff-Aid.com startups that are already on our hiring network in SF. Thank you for posting he…
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Comment #14713222
http://www.layoff-aid.com
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Comment #14713216
Tough news. And it's great to see posts from people who are in hiring in SF, offering to take a look at affected employees. We built http://www.layoff-aid.com/ specifically to help…
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Comment #14713143
Here's today's example of an "entire department" layoff at SoundCloud: https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/06/soundcloud-the-youtube-for...
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Comment #14655635
There's also the "entire department" (often post-acquisition) rationale. In any case, your perception is pretty common, and that creates a hiring opportunity for savvy recruiters w…
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Comment #14655343
Would love to learn from data if you have any to back that up. From what we've seen, top reasons that determine who gets laid off include those who: 1) get paid well (the layoff is…