You have to apply to jobs at places that are smaller, growing, and aren’t using an automated resume filter.
I primarily apply to startups - I've had next to no luck anywhere.
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#22Anecdotally.. but not really. I was worried about the job market but this was unfounded, for me... I started applying in October and had four offers from large tech companies by end of November. A lot of this was through networking to be fair, not “cold applying” (1 was through cold applying, the other 3 through networking).
reach out to former coworkers or friends and ask for referrals. YMMV, but I do not think it is at all that bleak.
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#23Longterm unemployed people turn to the armed forces for employment. Intentional?
Consider the other side of that equation. Idle hands are the devil's playground. Too many men with no future and nothing to do are known to start revolutions.
Unscheduled stress-test on the surveillance state?
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#24It's not anecdotal. There's no doubt there is a massive downturn in tech and in general right now. There has never before been such large revisions to job numbers. The latest is that massive print of 653k jobs in Q2 was all a lie.
> The massive downward revisions to jobs data are set to continue: latest from PHL Fed has early benchmark indicating jobs DECLINED in Q2 of this year while the initial monthly job reports estimated gains of 653k - the labor market's strength is a fiction..
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#25I've been out of a job for most of the past year. While sending Merry Christmas texts to my friends, I had a conversation with one (another programmer, different technologies and industry) where he revealed he was laid off last month. I keep applying for jobs, and recently accepted the possibility to relocate for an on site position (because staying where I am and hoping to get a remote position hasn't worked out). I…
I think companies do this deliberately to avoid hiring Americans. The entire H1-B scheme is a disaster.
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#27Wherever there is difficulty, there is also opportunity.
I think the major thing stopping people from just going their own way is healthcare coverage. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
I wonder if I can hack a business model that somehow provides healthcare but also gathers together sourced projects, and freelancers to bid on building them, while also getting healthcare. (And if you opt out of healthcare, you can take the difference. Maybe.) It may not result in 100% employment, but it could potentially provide a source of income while looking for something more fulltime. And I would help coordinate, while also vetting people.
Also, not sure if related to the difficulty in tech, but it might depend on your ethnicity, and not in the way you might think: https://fox11online.com/news/nation-world/major-us-companies...
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why? Is it because they’ve tasted freedom and are more likely to be rebellious when they go back?
Ageism. Two decades of experience, depending on your role, might be seen as a downside. E.g, if you have been an engineer for two decades (not staff+), the question is why that person is not “motivated” to grow. Another reason is that juniors can be cheaper and easier to mold. Two decades of experience for someone looking for a VP position is a different story, with different challenges.
I wouldn't even call it ageism. Its crazy-making x nepotism. People have stopped treating companies as a vehicle to deliver something into the economy, instead its like a great big Mastadon to be clung to like a tick and sucked dry. Fuck the accountant regime.
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#29Anecdotally.. but not really. I was worried about the job market but this was unfounded, for me... I started applying in October and had four offers from large tech companies by end of November. A lot of this was through networking to be fair, not “cold applying” (1 was through cold applying, the other 3 through networking). reach out to former coworkers or friends and ask for referrals. YMMV, but I do not think it i…
How old are you? I'm curious about demographics