Is it really this brutal out here or is it just me?
Y'all, I got laid off at the beginning of November and I've interviewed with probably a dozen companies since then. With this being the second week in a row of zero bites, I was hoping to find out if this is a normal experience or if I need to pivot on something. 1. 4 years of experience with my direct role, 6 years total of related work. 2. Bay area based and able to do some light hybrid (but looking for remote roles all over) 3. Looking for super average comp. 4. My resume was professionally written by a service my employer set us up with after layoffs, and the feedback that I've gotten is that it's very strong. 5. Have only worked at small/mid-size companies in the past, but they're all still around and thriving. 6. Relevant degree from a top school. 7. LinkedIn is clean. I've put out hundreds of applications in the last few months, and I'm getting rejections as fast as I can send them out. All of them have good cover letters (based on a template I designed with some assist from Chatgpt) I'm really shocked at how few screeners I'm getting as I'm primarily applying to roles that are very good fits with my experience. For many of them, I tick all of the boxes of what they're looking for. I know that it's bad out there, but is it this bad? Is this a common experience or is it me? #layoff #applications
It's brutal man. Just keep practicing and applying, you're gonna make it through.
Right now it is brutal. One year ago… I kept having recruiters reach out to me on linkedin. Right now… zero
Same
I've even been pulling fundraising reports to see who got capital in the last six months lol. (So far this strategy has not been effective) Thanks for reminding me about ycombinator though I forgot about that one.
where did you pull these reports?
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(4) must be absolute garbage. No one can write your resume better than you.
Agree, but they told me they were basically SEOing it because everyone's using hiring software and it's hard to get past it unless you're using the right terms. It's some language edits off of my original, it's fine, but it might be time to go back.
Just put the job listing in 1pt white font at the bottom
Are you applying to big tech companies only?
nope, everything. I prefer smaller companies tbh
Yes, have a few trusted former colleagues or mentor review and give feedback on resume Some of those services might be too generic
What did you learn from the dozen interviews you failed? Have you taken steps towards it?
I think senior and up it's still fine- jobs are out there, but entry is fucked and mid is in trouble.
not eng but unfortunately I am stuck here for 2 years due to family stuff.