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Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?

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Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?

#81

I have a decade of experience and a masters degree. Devoted the best parts of my life to 50-60 hour weeks in tech. Im about to go work at an Amazon warehouse. Tech is basically over now.

Can you elaborate? Are you taking this decision willingly or are being forced to because you can't clear interviews?

Based on the doomer tone, it was probably the latter.

Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?

#82

Get back to college. In coming recession around the corner 2024 to 2026 extremely likely. You go into college and get shielded. Study hard and score well. Get all the pro certs you can. Do master if possible. Specialize only on AI+Blockchain (using Java+Python+Rust+C). You will thank me later.

What are you basing all this?

Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?

#83
post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you elaborate? Are you taking this decision willingly or are being forced to because you can't clear interviews?

Based on the doomer tone, it was probably the latter.

Lol gotta get interviews to fail them

Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?

#84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Just try to get at least one paying side job where you can charge a reasonable hourly rate" Ay, there's the rub.

Not an employment, just a freelancer arrangement.

Even that. Have you been on the freelancer,upwork,etc boards lately? And unfortunately not everyone is such an expert consultant as you.

Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?

#86
post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Based on the doomer tone, it was probably the latter.

Lol gotta get interviews to fail them

I delivered pizzas and worked as a cook to stretch a gap before. You can keep applying while at the warehouse. Market is rough right now, I quit a well paying remote job where I was on a good career track and I'm kicking myself right now. I expect to find something by March next year and will probably liquidate my valuables to stretch.

Re: Ask HN: I can't find a job. What do I do?

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You say you're from India but don't say where you're at now. Since you used term CV instead of resume, maybe still in India or maybe a European country? If the job market where you're at is largely expecting a University degree regardless of experience level then I would say at 27 go back and get your University degree. It is not a step backwards to get the University degree it will teach you valuable things that you…

Are you saying employers care deeply about the 3 year gap or don’t?
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