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Ask HN: How is job search going for you?

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Post by logicalxor »

I left my job in 2023 voluntarily after immense harassment by management for taking paternity leave. I needed it since our baby birth and first few months did not go as we expected. Company had 6 months of parental leave policy but my manager (a woman!) still discriminated. Our baby is fine now and growing well.

I took 6 months off and then started working on my own project that turned into a startup. We have a few customers and we are growing, albeit slowly. I did not have any experience with Sales and Marketing and did not have any in-group contacts for selling MVP. I am learning it hard way.

Just looking at number of layoffs it is scary. How is job search going for you? I am conflicted on whether I should get back to job search or continue my startup. I believe I product will add value but getting it up is a long path.

What are your experiences with job search lately? I have been in SWE and SWE Manager roles. I enjoy SWE Research work more than being a SWE manager.

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Post by SavageBeast »

I've been passively searching, sending a resume, hitting click-to-apply here and there. For the 100 times or so Ive done this since March I've had only 2 responses and they were both automated replies of "not interested". I have a lengthy and compelling resume that has always served me well. I've never had any trouble finding a new position, save for 2008 and I still did well then even. From my perspective its as if the world has ceased to function or I've been put on some fictitious black list. I have never seen anything remotely like this.

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Post by stefanos82 »

Continue with your startup mate, the current market is lousy right now...extremely stressful from all over the place.

I have been reading the same ad jobs for the same positions for more than a year now - at least where I live - and I have contacted acquaintances to ask how things are in their companies since they advertise.

Guess what? They had no clue and got scared, but luckily enough one of them knew one of the HR ladies and let him know they do this fake job ads to maintain the company's value until the end of the year they will close their accounting books.

You realize how petrified my acquaintance became when he heard that; it's a clear indication that a shit-storm is about to take place for some companies after new year's.

Let's hope all this is a big bluff and false alarm!

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Post by stefanos82 »

SavageBeast wrote: post #2

I've been passively searching, sending a resume, hitting click-to-apply here and there. For the 100 times or so Ive done this since March I've had only 2 responses and they were both automated replies of "not interested". I have a lengthy and compelling resume that has always served me well. I've never had any trouble finding a new position, save for 2008 and I still did well then even. From my perspective its as if…

Oh wow, I'm not the only one who goes through this!

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Post by SavageBeast »

stefanos82 wrote: post #4
SavageBeast wrote: post #2

I've been passively searching, sending a resume, hitting click-to-apply here and there. For the 100 times or so Ive done this since March I've had only 2 responses and they were both automated replies of "not interested". I have a lengthy and compelling resume that has always served me well. I've never had any trouble finding a new position, save for 2008 and I still did well then even. From my perspective its as if…

Oh wow, I'm not the only one who goes through this!

A guy I know well is a senior level recruiter at a large firm. Earlier this year his company FIRED THE ENTIRE RECRUITING DEPARTMENT.

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Post by wryoak »

I took off a year and a half for travel. Still did tech stuff during that time (woofing - helped some farms with websites and iot stuff) so my skills weren’t exactly languishing, but in the past four months of applying I’ve received one interview and it was for a role I applied to two years ago that had to take the posting down for a hiring freeze and only just recently got the go ahead to fill said position. So I’m working at a grocery store stocking produce these days. Gotta pay the bills.

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Post by stefanos82 »

SavageBeast wrote: post #5
stefanos82 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh wow, I'm not the only one who goes through this!

A guy I know well is a senior level recruiter at a large firm. Earlier this year his company FIRED THE ENTIRE RECRUITING DEPARTMENT.

Let me guess: they will replace HR with AI automated interview stuff over the internet?

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#9

Post by idiocrat »

SavageBeast wrote: post #2

I've been passively searching, sending a resume, hitting click-to-apply here and there. For the 100 times or so Ive done this since March I've had only 2 responses and they were both automated replies of "not interested". I have a lengthy and compelling resume that has always served me well. I've never had any trouble finding a new position, save for 2008 and I still did well then even. From my perspective its as if…

A quick thought: You could try to peek into the new world. They are not calcified (yet) and thus growing quickly, covering half of the world population. Surely they could appreciate your extended experience.
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