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This sounds absolutely exhausting... good to hear you found something at the end of that long, dark tunnel though! Hope it’s a great place.
What was the worst was the constant rejection, honestly. (I interviewed a _lot_ so it does track that I'd get 1-3 "thank you for your consideration but..." emails a day. But that didn't make it easier...)
Posted this comment on a previous thread. Recently switched jobs. About to start week 9. 40+ years of experience. Strong LinkedIn profile. Tired Github profile that needs an update. I applied for only one job at the insistence of my wife because it was with a renowned company. I had to actually write out a C.V. to apply, and as of today, nine weeks into my new job, 13+ weeks later, my application is "still under revi…
Hiring and recruiter outreach mostly happens on LinkedIn. Your unwillingness to use the platform is holding you back severely. I suggest you work on updating your profile and using it for job applications.
I'm getting lots of emails. Most of them don't turn into calls because I cut off the process early. I want more than just coding in a corner in exchange for cash. It seems clear to me that the jobs are there if you want to be a coder, but it is tougher if you want some autonomy or authority. So it all depends on what you want - if you want a coding job, fill out profiles on various sites and you'll get emails. If you…
Yes constantly. I think it helps to specialize more as your career progresses FWIW. I specialize in search, etc, so constantly get emails about new positions to do some smart thing with Elasticsearch or some such.
The interest is mostly based on a combination of fairly strong CV overall and familiarity with a couple of technologies which are currently in vogue in my niche (Scala development). I'd say you need at least one of those, and preferably two. Without it, you don't seem to bring in more (perceived) value than the guys in the 5-10 years of exp bracket, and you'll probably be more expensive and/or possibly harder to manage.
I'm going to do a blog post on my job search in the next month or so, but for me it's been a _grind_ (that finally ended up with something, thankfully). But sneak preview: * 100 applications * 54 first round interviews * 24 second round interviews * 10 third round interviews Something like 94 total meetings (brief numbers here don't include 4th-6th rounds...), maybe 10 (?) "virtual onsites" of 3-6 hours, maybe only 4…
Hiring and recruiter outreach mostly happens on LinkedIn. Your unwillingness to use the platform is holding you back severely. I suggest you work on updating your profile and using it for job applications.
I’ve got ~16 years experience and I’m starting a new role tomorrow. I’ve been looking on and off for a while. I’ve had a lot of recruiters contact me, mostly for contract or roles I wasn’t very interested in (Fintech, healthcare tech, shopping). I had a significant change in response (positively) when I started crafting my resume for roles I wanted. Between the recruiters and the candidate matching systems, a non-res…