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Re: Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?

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Post by ChrisMarshallNY »

kypro wrote: post #8

I recently got laid off in the UK and it was really hard to find something decent. There's jobs out there, but most aren't all that great and the interviews were much harder to come by. I was ghosted by recruiters countless times after being told I would be put forward for certain roles which has never happened to me before...

I had the same thing happen.

It was quite jarring, for me, as I had been quite sought-after, before (Which was why I had the job I had, at a marquee corporation).

Turns out out, it was because of my age.

Lot of these laid off folks, are probably gonna encounter the same thing.

Re: Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?

#12

Post by giraffe_lady »

irrational wrote: post #10
giraffe_lady wrote: post #6

Not a single interview since mid november. edit: this is rapidly becoming an interview about my job search and I don't really have the energy for it. I've answered the questions I feel like answering and I'm good for now.

Where are you looking? How many years experience do you have? What types of positions are you looking for?

Remote US, 9 years experience, backend IC.

Re: Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?

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Post by whstl »

Germany. I wasn't exactly laid off, just left in a bad time. Zero applications, just recruiters reaching out, I started 8 processes, 4 are still ongoing, on 2 I got ghosted, but got 2 offers so far which I gotta answer till next week.

EDIT: I got 18 years of experience, web full stack (react/vue/golang/rails/C#/haskell) + devops, if that matters.

Re: Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?

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Post by danesparza »

ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #11
kypro wrote: post #8

I recently got laid off in the UK and it was really hard to find something decent. There's jobs out there, but most aren't all that great and the interviews were much harder to come by. I was ghosted by recruiters countless times after being told I would be put forward for certain roles which has never happened to me before...

I had the same thing happen. It was quite jarring, for me, as I had been quite sought-after, before (Which was why I had the job I had, at a marquee corporation). Turns out out, it was because of my age. Lot of these laid off folks, are probably gonna encounter the same thing.

it was because of my age.

What do you mean? Are you young and they were interested? Or a senior level developer who was older and they were interested?

Re: Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?

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Post by PretzelPirate »

kypro wrote: post #8

I recently got laid off in the UK and it was really hard to find something decent. There's jobs out there, but most aren't all that great and the interviews were much harder to come by. I was ghosted by recruiters countless times after being told I would be put forward for certain roles which has never happened to me before...

I'm in the US and would love to hear about the UK expefiencd.

What's it like when being laid off in the UK? Do you get guaranteed severance and some breathing room from the stress of rent or mortgage payments? Do you worry about access to high quality Healthcare?

Overall, do you think being in the UK makes you less worried that a layoff will leave you broke and homeless?

Re: Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?

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Post by bugbuddy »

I was a senior dev at a big tech and got laid off in November. I have applied to hundreds of places. Not a lot of responses. I have been doing interview preps the whole time. It has been very demoralizing and I am thinking of switching careers to something else. I have been considering skilled trades. I like carpentry in particular.

Re: Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?

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Post by spuz »

AllegedlyJason wrote: post #15

No, and there are far more disingenuous engagements from recruiters and startup founders. It seems like a perceived 'glut of senior talent' is driving this behavior, at least that is my conclusion.

What kind of disingenuous behaviour have you experienced?

Re: Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?

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Post by josefrichter »

I’m a product designer. Contract expired, and it seems really hard to find another. LinkedIn shows me most of the roles have 150-250 applicants… Getting silent treatment even for roles where I seem to be 100% perfect match to their requirements, even overqualified :-) Not trying to brag, but realistically I’d estimate my work & experience puts me among top 10% of product designers. But the market seems to be tougher than ever before. Lots of designers better than me in the market.

Re: Ask HN: Laid off folks, are you getting hired?

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Post by Volundr »

US, looking for remote. 15+ years experience been looking since early January, and I still don't feel like I have traction. Worst job market for engineers I've seen in a long time. I have hope it'll improve in March when budgets are finalized, but at the same time I'm preparing for it to be a long one. First unemployment in my career, up until now I had employers coming to me.
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