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Everyone says the job market is terrible but I haven't been seeing that. Can anyone weigh in and give some context? I got laid off from Google but started looking externally about a month ago so the timing is perfect. I've got technical phone screens scheduled every day for the next two weeks and am in talks with even more companies. Some cool startups where I'd trade TC for scope and novelty, sure, but also a lot of big companies. Meta, Apple, Netflix, Rippling, Snowflake, Disney, Amazon (turned down their recruiter tho). About one third referrals, one third recruiters reaching out, and one third cold applying via LinkedIn (this one surprised me the most). So... why is every Blind post acting like we're in the DotCom crash or 2009? Is it that more junior people are most impacted? Is getting interviews easy but the hiring bar is insanely high? Or am I just special? Prev TC: 320k Targeted TC: 200-600k depending on company size, level, impact, and how cool the work seems. YOE: ~9 (decent mix of growth hacking, I/O bound performance optimization, and most recently a lot of data pipeline stuff as well as your standard dev work)
My guess is the more senior people won’t have trouble in any market to get some job
Very hard to find true seniors, easy to find "paper" seniors.
What are paper senior?
I think more experience + FAANG experience means a different job market than others. I agree with you more than the rest of blind (3.5 YOE). It’s no 2021 but much better than last year
It’s harder for juniors
Most <3 YOE Google laid off last year I know still unemployed or just found a new job within last few years
another googler who has life on easy mode gaslighting the rest of us about how job market is easy
They also might have 6 offers two weeks from now
Same. 50-60 interviews, zero declines. All ghosted.
Market's ok, if have more YoE
Is 5 enough?
Idk, I was working with 16
It's the new comers and juniors who are having a hard time. All good for senior folks
It also depends on which field you’re in. My wife is in UX design and she’s been looking for a job for 8months now. All the reqs that fit her profile have hundreds of applicants within a day of posting. I agree with @nuytak, the conversion from interview to offer is getting harder these days.
what location? remote or in office? requires sponsorship?
100%. This is my experience in marketing. I’m lucky to have a job but I’ve been applying for almost 5 months, 100 or so applications…. I got to the final interview one only one, and lost to someone with just a tad more experience In one element of the role. And the rest have been recruiters I’ve turned down (not enough money/too junior of a role, not the right role, or too short of contract) or I’m up against 500+ applicants per role (I finally came across 2500+ candidate-roles last week and threw my hands in the air). Even the ones where my experience is perfectly matched for it, I get canned response emails turning me down. Not even a call. I have reached out to connections, gotten personal referrals, and still nothing. One job I was in the interview process for - and even hit it off with the HM - got suddenly put on hold before the holidays. I’ve literally never had this type of experience having a job in all my professional career, especially with the titles and companies on my resume (12+ YOE).
Internally, we were reminded of our referral program and encouraged to recruit. So maybe the industry is turning?
Could i get a referral?
Hey can I DM you? Would love to get a referral!
9 yoe ex googler saying the job market is easy… dude really thinks he’s just like the rest of us
the rest of you… dont really matter..? Job market will always feel bad if you’re not competent whether macro is good or not lmao
Only Google employees are "competent" and the rest "dont really matter"? That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard.
You’ll know if you’re special if you convert to offers with all these companies.
so you're saying the barrier is the hiring bar? because people seem to be talking about not getting call backs, getting turned down after recruiter calls or hiring manager interviews, etc.
I think so, quite a lot of talent on the market slugging it out for limited openings. So any minor mistake in one interview would bomb it. And there is no end in sight for this.