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Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by jordigh »

TMWNN wrote: post #13
jordigh wrote: post #9

It is taking a while for me. Seemingly lots of jobs out there and I have been interviewing constantly. I've had four final stage interviews and rejected for all of them. I have more screeners lined up, and one promising prospect that is taking a long time. I'm told that everyone is at a summit which is what is slowing down the process. I get a lot of 3rd party recruiters that seem to follow a similar MO: the recruite…

>I get a lot of 3rd party recruiters that seem to follow a similar: the recruiters are all people with south Asian names, calling from US numbers (I'm in Canada), with a vague job description, they want to hire me hourly, and they are cagey about the company that they are hiring me for. They ask for my CV, my work status, and what "project" I was on. I've heard of scams where fake recruiters use real peoples' names a…

How would that work? They have to get interviewed by the hiring company. I've never gotten to that stage via these 3rd party recruiters.

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by granshaw »

Panini_Jones wrote: post #14

A counter balance: Mine has been fine. I spent 6 years at Meta and was laid off. I found a better paying position and started last month. I interviewed everywhere. Google was a tough slog, I had 3 recruiters laid off while I was team matching. I'm on my 4th recruiter there, but I don't think they can match my current TC and I very much enjoy my current job.

A higher paying position than Meta!? Very curious to hear as much as you’re willing to share on which company this is

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by paul7986 »

jordigh wrote: post #9

It is taking a while for me. Seemingly lots of jobs out there and I have been interviewing constantly. I've had four final stage interviews and rejected for all of them. I have more screeners lined up, and one promising prospect that is taking a long time. I'm told that everyone is at a summit which is what is slowing down the process. I get a lot of 3rd party recruiters that seem to follow a similar MO: the recruite…

Im glad I answered such messages from such a type of recruiter. I work at amazing place because I did and yet I put them through the ringer to prove to me they were legit. Sorta feel bad some for doing that but protecting myself according then and still now (they did say they wouldn't pay me until 30 days which is how i am pay six years later). As if any recruiter came to me asking for my social ... asking for money ... asking me to buy something... asking anything outside of how I am qualified for XYZ position the conversation would end.

So be very cautious and protect yourself from scams, but from what you describe they sound like the type of recruiters who got me where I am after six very happy and stress free years (UX Engineer).

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by johnnyanmac »

ripvanwinkle wrote: post #16
shams93 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Basically I went back to school to be a pharmacy tech because it seems like a hopeless job market after looking hopelessly for 18 months even after having survived as a web developer since 1995.

There's also ageism at play

crazy that they claim to want 10+ years experience but also won't entertain the idea of a 20+ year old veteran. Where are all these mid-30's (assumedly) principles and staff engineers coming from, especially since no one wants to invest in junior engineers the past decade.

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by tfigueroa »

Pretty bad. I’ve got a lot of experience as an IC, manager, and leader, and it doesn’t seem to matter; companies seem much more picky (“you were great but we want someone with more tenure in ”) or wedded to cargo cult methods (the leetcode places).

I haven’t extensively tapped my network for referrals, but I get a bad vibe from those, too. I’ve hit up about six folks and they all came back empty - no opportunities, even though they’d like to work with me again.

The only success I’ve heard is from folks grinding it out and playing the numbers game. It’s an employer’s market.

Edit: some data: Seven months, dozens of applications, four interviews. Two interviews were from applications, one from a recruiter cold-call, and one from networking. Applications to interview was about 4 months. Three were EM positions, one was senior engineer. Got through all rounds and was rejected at the end.

Fun fact: I have a canary in my resume that will normally raise a clarifying question during an interview. One of ~20 interviewers caught it. Hard to put effort into a resume when few people seem to read it.

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by DoesntMatter22 »

shams93 wrote: post #2

Its even worse than dot bomb (2000-2004) however is it all github copilot eating these jobs? I think some, but also with the success with remote work I image most roles were simply sent out of the US, and could be an outsourced team with extra help from copilot and other tools.

Most of it is the end of free money, super low interest rates, and companies realizing that an unending war for talent isn't needed. More companies are focusing on on making a profit.

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by steve_adams_86 »

It started great, I thought, then turned bad. Unfortunately I turned down an offer that likely would have been worth taking at this point.

I’m probably doing something wrong. I’ve likely made 50 applications at this point. 10-15 were earlier on and went well; I had around 5 roles to interview for and 3 went to final stages. One was a no, the other took too long, and the other was an offer. Things seemed to be going alright and the offer wasn’t great, so I kept at it.

Of the 30ish applications since, I’ve had 6 responses. 3 no, one bad interview, and two upcoming interviews I don’t feel too confident in. I’m well suited to everything I apply to, but sometimes you can just feel it. I don’t think these companies will see me as a good fit.

I’m about to ramp it up quite a bit and apply more and more often. Unfortunately I’ve been in the midst of a big move, so finding time to sit and focus on job searching hasn’t been easy. Fortunately, I’m done moving. Here’s hoping it goes well.

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by noveltyaccount »

Pretty rough. I'm a senior manager/director (manage software dev managers), 20 years industry, the last 8 in big tech. I've been searching for 2 months, applied to 80 roles at 50 companies...only had three recruiter calls and trying to schedule my first phone screen. Surprised at how slow going it is. Feels like companies are being very selective about who they hire and or which roles they want to fill. I think I have a good CV and I'm barely getting noticed.
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