I was laid off by Flexport Oct 2023 and I am in BC, Canada. During the first two month after layoff, I did get some interviews but I failed them all, I made to last round in one opportunity but the company ghosted me and in Jan 2024 I was told that they chose a candidate that was better tech-stack fit. After Feb 2024, there were no recruiter reaching out to me. Or rather, there were some opportunities but none of them are in BC and none of them are in Canada. I was asked to relocate to Seoul South Korea, London UK, Shanghai China or Dubai in UAE. I applied myself and all applications by myself were either ghosted or rejected. The only way that can land me some interviews is that some recruiters reach out to me. I already uses some resume coaching advice and I received only some minor advices. I also tried some contractor roles but so far all contractor opportunities failed me. I was able to see some competitors' resumes and I had to admit that my opponent was indeed a better fit for that contractor job. Even, two staffing agents reached out to me for one contractor role and one told me he saw my resume in database pending review, I never heard from that role for next steps. Canadian government also send me job bank links, most of the jobs are low paid, like 30-50 CAD hourly rate. There are some that are a little higher paid but those jobs also fail me. I am feeling that, low pay jobs don't want me and high pay job don't want me too. To make matters worse, Flexport did another round of layoff this Feb 2024. #flexport #layoff #offer
Yikes this is the post AI future
Thats the worst time to be laid off. Yoe? I was laid off in feb and have no issue getting interviews for staff positions. Too early to see if they convert to offers though
I have more than 14 years experiences, but only 4 years in Canada. Before layoff, I was senior, not staff.
Yeah there's very few jobs in western Canada especially with roles going back to the office. Consider heading out to Ontario
I have similar feelings. Actually, before layoff, I was the only SWE in my team in Vancouver, all other people were in Seattle. When Oct layoff was announced, I already had some instincts that I would 100% be part of that round!
Moved from Vancouver to Toronto last month. Although I have left tech, I heard from some friends who moved to GTA recently that they are getting interviews and offers. From my experience, I believe YoE matters. The people I’m talking about have 3+ years experience. Regardless there are less opportunities in the west coast plus more expensive living cost. Microsoft is hiring in Vancouver, Amazon as well, see if you can get referrals. Last year Workday was hiring a lot. I wish you all the best. I have been there too, it’s tough, the stress and anxiety age you fast so don’t forget to eat healthy. Try govt jobs if you know anyone in govt, having a referral almost guarantees you a job there.
How did second round of flexport layoff made things worse for you ?
More people got laid off, job market became worse.
Damn buddy that's rough, you only been looking in Canada
>30-50 CAD is low rate Fix your attitude about this. If you really need a job, just do what you can to survive this downturn instead of trying to find something similar to before. That time will come buy no one knows when
DM for SAP and anyone else for a referral!
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