Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era
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Re: Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era
#2> But now, these technical interviews are often being waived
Huh? First I’ve heard of that
Re: Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era
#3> But now, these technical interviews are often being waived Huh? First I’ve heard of that
Yes this was not my experience in recent interviews (past few weeks). I suspect that maybe this is only the case for the select few with “gold-plated” credentials (I.E. FAANG on the resume).
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#4Even if you think you’re well paid, now is the time to look around. I’ve had a lot of friends, mentees, and coworkers get huge bumps on total compensation even as relatively senior engineers and managers. Pay is jumping and companies aren’t doing a great job keeping that up for their people who have been around for a few years. As an employer, that should be the top worry, keep comp up, don’t lose your people because you’ve become complacent on pay and don’t understand that the market is changing right now
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#5> But now, these technical interviews are often being waived Huh? First I’ve heard of that
I’ve seen phone screens skipped more frequently recently but not full loops.
Re: Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era
#6> But now, these technical interviews are often being waived Huh? First I’ve heard of that
Yes this was not my experience in recent interviews (past few weeks). I suspect that maybe this is only the case for the select few with “gold-plated” credentials (I.E. FAANG on the resume).
I have FAANG on my resume and this is definitely not the case lol. Then again, it’s Amazon which most people regard to have the dumbest engineers so…
Re: Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era
#7> But now, these technical interviews are often being waived Huh? First I’ve heard of that
I’ve seen phone screens skipped more frequently recently but not full loops.
This used to be fairly common actually. Facebook interns got automatic Google onsites for a long time. Not Amazon or Microsoft interns though - apparently we aren’t worthy.
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#8Is there a good open source data on this? I know companies use things like Redford, but I believe they’re incentivized to under estimate the averages.
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#9Besides personal networks, are there any particular services where anyone is finding good leads?
I found my current job through Stack Overflow, which was great (I'd prefer to avoid LinkedIn and the spammy ones). However, there aren't as many hits on Stack Overflow as there used to be.
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#10My personal experience has been quite different. I got a bit burned out on my job and sent in my resume to 10 new places. All remote, some a bit of a stretch, others I was well qualified for. (Data science management and senior DS IC, respectively).
I got zero hits. Not a single phone screen.
Honestly I was pretty lazy about it, and didn't write cover letters or anything. That might be a contributing factor. That, or remote jobs are far more competitive.