My sister-in-law is graduating at probably the worst time. I've done referrals and helped her build a portfolio, but it's pretty bleak right now.
Any other ideas?
Ask HN: Best underrated way to get a job in tech during a hiring slowdown?
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#2Find a small company, there are lots of little software companies that work in niche areas.
They may not pay as much up front but you get your foot in the door and at small organizations you can touch everything.
Don’t be afraid to look at weird industries you might not associate with tech.
Re: Ask HN: Best underrated way to get a job in tech during a hiring slowdown?
#3Make use of a hacker space[1] / start a version of Home Brew Computer club [0] and/or other local area club affiliated with a professional organization / join,participate in a related professional organization subgroup activity(s)[2]
[0] : https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-happened-at-the-homebrew-...
https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/personal-computers/17/312
[2] : a) https://www.acm.org/
b) https://www.ieee.org/
c) start a side project to keep/retain skills aka https://makezine.com/
d) "top 10" professional organizations : https://technologymagazine.com/top10/top-10-technology-associationsRe: Ask HN: Best underrated way to get a job in tech during a hiring slowdown?
#4Local/state government tech work. Pay is lower, job security higher.
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#5Contribute substantially to large open source projects with active communities.
Re: Ask HN: Best underrated way to get a job in tech during a hiring slowdown?
#6Marrying a high management?
Re: Ask HN: Best underrated way to get a job in tech during a hiring slowdown?
#7Find a small company, there are lots of little software companies that work in niche areas. They may not pay as much up front but you get your foot in the door and at small organizations you can touch everything. Don’t be afraid to look at weird industries you might not associate with tech.
Ahh this is good advice. Thank you!!
Re: Ask HN: Best underrated way to get a job in tech during a hiring slowdown?
#8Marrying a high management?
LOLL
Re: Ask HN: Best underrated way to get a job in tech during a hiring slowdown?
#9Make use of a hacker space[1] / start a version of Home Brew Computer club [0] and/or other local area club affiliated with a professional organization / join,participate in a related professional organization subgroup activity(s)[2] [0] : https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-happened-at-the-homebrew-... https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/personal-computers/17/312 [1] : https://hackerspaces.org/ [2] : a) https:…
I’d never thought about this actually. I’ll definitely check out hacker spaces