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Last time I had trouble getting a job I just looked at what the most popular language was in my city. Then proceeded to read a book on C# and make a quick and dirty demo project. Had a job within two weeks after looking for months. It was kind of annoying switching to Windows dev but whatever do what you gotta do.
How did you find programming language popularity by city?
Has the market become this tough/bad?
You gotta change something up. Get a certification or learn a new skill if you have the savings to do it. Get a job in another field that hires everyone -- I once took a job as an SAT teacher while I was between jobs because at least it gave me something to do. Volunteer. Especially if you can volunteer at a relevant industry conference, where you can at least mingle with people who might be able to give you a job le…
Last time I had trouble getting a job I just looked at what the most popular language was in my city. Then proceeded to read a book on C# and make a quick and dirty demo project. Had a job within two weeks after looking for months. It was kind of annoying switching to Windows dev but whatever do what you gotta do.
I wanted to make an app to make job searching easier. It's a pain in the ass on both side and imo current tools on the market suck.
>Technical lead with over 10 years experience. I often get praises during interviews, but never an offer. If you have 10 years tech lead experience I assume you are applying for 200k+ base salary positions. The competition for these staff/lead roles is steeper, especially for remote roles during a recession. Take a couple interviews for less senior positions and knock them outta the park, get your confidence back. Pr…
I don’t know OP, I’m a tech lead who has done his fair share of interviews and based on your few comments on HN there seem to be some red flags with how you’re viewing the interview process. Saying “one person derails things because I’d outshine them” seems to externalize the blame. I don’t know that I’ve ever worked with any engineer who thinks they’d be worse off by hiring an extremely intelligent engineer. I’d lov…
I don’t know OP, I’m a tech lead who has done his fair share of interviews and based on your few comments on HN there seem to be some red flags with how you’re viewing the interview process. Saying “one person derails things because I’d outshine them” seems to externalize the blame. I don’t know that I’ve ever worked with any engineer who thinks they’d be worse off by hiring an extremely intelligent engineer. I’d lov…
1. Would they get bored or frustrated here?
2. Are their people skills good enough for the role?
3. How long do they plan to be here?
4. What do they expect from us?
But I’m a generalist and find being the dumbest person in the room to be very educational. :)
If you're a former tech lead with 10 years of experience, and struggling to get a job then you're doing something wrong. Have a friend / former colleague who knows you and the industry. Get them to look at your CV and do a mock interview. Then listen to their advice. You are probably making a basic mistake like badmouthing former employers / being bad at leetcode / not having good reasons for gaps / unreasonable requ…
Your third paragraph is good probably on target however.