Got laid off in October, worked on open-source projects, two of those ended up in the front-page, got contacted and signed an offer this month. I felt like shit and spent too much time getting baked, but it's over now.
what were the projects ?
Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?
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Whenever I've seen a situation with low supply/high demand, networks trump credentials
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For me, when hiring someone, I want to have a track record with them. Having known them over a long period of time helps me be less guarded and more sure of their intentions.
This also applies if the person is a friend of a friend — building a “network” just means knowing people who can vouch for you as a valuable and trustworthy person.
The ability to build relationships and be stable over time is a merit.
Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?
#23It's like night and day from a year ago. I've known some very high quality people who had to do 8 onsites to get one offer (and obviously a lot more applications, recruiter calls, and tech screens to get those opportunities). There are still jobs out there but companies know they can be very very picky right now and will reject you for the smallest reason.
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#24It's like night and day from a year ago. I've known some very high quality people who had to do 8 onsites to get one offer (and obviously a lot more applications, recruiter calls, and tech screens to get those opportunities). There are still jobs out there but companies know they can be very very picky right now and will reject you for the smallest reason.
Are the onsites actually on site?
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For me, when hiring someone, I want to have a track record with them. Having known them over a long period of time helps me be less guarded and more sure of their intentions. This also applies if the person is a friend of a friend — building a “network” just means knowing people who can vouch for you as a valuable and trustworthy person. The ability to build relationships and be stable over time is a merit.
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#26It's like night and day from a year ago. I've known some very high quality people who had to do 8 onsites to get one offer (and obviously a lot more applications, recruiter calls, and tech screens to get those opportunities). There are still jobs out there but companies know they can be very very picky right now and will reject you for the smallest reason.
But HackerNews comments told me everybody makes $300k-$500k/yr working remote
Re: Ask HN: V2 – Laid off folks, are you getting hired yet?
#27I've been hiring fairly steadily. The level of talent that is applying has definitely increased. My hiring managers are able to be way more picky, and people are accepting first offers at a higher rate.
There's toug competition for those looking to be hired.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Whenever I've seen a situation with low supply/high demand, networks trump credentials
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I think it can depend on what that networking is. Is it, "hey I went to college with a guy and we loosely keep in touch over , but I am hardly familiar with his work, we just are alumni." Okay, that is pretty bad imho. However, if it is something like, "hey there is the person I've done work with on a FOSS porject, both myself and them contribute to and the person does good work and is looking for work." I don't find that so bad.
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#30I’ve been posting where helpful, but early stage companies are still hiring!
If anyone is struggling and is on the mid/senior/director side of their career (3+ yrs), I'm helping place people at my friends' Seed and Series A companies. Email me at j{at}markovmanagement.com if I can help ya!