Hi guys, I was recently laid off from Presales - Security @IBM, first time in my career and it sucks ! Is it worth it to try to find another position within IBM? Which might not be in security. Or is it better to try my luck elsewhere? I could use the advice (and the referrals of course) Thank you in advance Kind regards TC : ~ 200K YOE : 4 in Presales, 10 in total #tech #presales #layoffs #securityengineer
Don’t have a referral for you, but there’s a ton of demand in security all over SaaS. I’d recommend looking elsewhere. Also there are IBMers everywhere including myself so don’t worry a bit.
Thank you ! That's encouraging
It’ll be tough within IBM as everyone else is applying for the very few internal spots.
That's my gut feeling too, we have around 7 openings in our branch so there is a chance at least. The market is tough outside, recruiters are not even replying anymore
Thank you 🙏 I will DM you. I just saw an opening that matches my experience
Apply to both internal and external, take advantage of the free career coaching resources from risesmart that is part of the separation package. I was notified I was included in the May 4 reduction in force as well. I had a strong feeling it was coming so I have been actively looking since February. I applied internally and externally to about 40 roles. I have had interviews and some lasting 6 weeks. I learned a lot about resume writing and interviewing having not interviewed formally in the 23 years I was with IBM. I never got a call back from any IBM roles that I was qualified for but got interviews for external roles if that tells you anything. Being on the layoff list at IBM makes it harder but not impossible to get hired internally before the exit date. I just accepted an offer for a role in Systems Engineering at Siemens.
I'm sorry that happened, 23 years in IBM is longer than my entire career. I have been there for less than a year That's great news, I'm glad it all worked out. Thank you for the solid advice, I will take advantage of all the available resources
23 years..wow what was your role in security? on a bright side, severance must be good
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Check athenahealth, I think they might be hiring. Maybe Confluent too. Axos had some sales roles too.
Thank you 🙏
*Axon I meant