How long is it typically taking in this market to land a new role?
Damn.. always loved you guys when I was a cook.
Why does a cook need to work with Toast? You sure you were not a cashier or something?
@indeed, no... It's easier to have a screen with all your orders and times of the orders, and if things get updated you don't have to have the dumb bimbo who fucked it up come to you on a busy line trying to get you to refire ticket #8482, instead it just pops up and updates on the screen with the new changes.
Took me 6 months (1 month off for the holidays, 2.5 for prep while applying and another 2.5 for interviews and responses). But I consider myself lucky. There's a lot of luck. Who's hiring and do you match what they want? Whatever your focus is, make sure you take care of your mental health. There are people 1yr+ that haven't found a role. It's hard. Sometimes roll the dice and miss. Good luck, and I wish you well! And try not to be too hard on yourself, I know it hit me hard.
Took me 8 months
It’s cooked
Took me 3.5 months from layoff to start date last year at this time. It’s not as bad as people make it sound, but there’s definitely fewer roles and you can’t be as picky. You’ll be fine
Thank you! Appreciate the reassurance!
Assuming you are not a new grad and have at least 3-5 YOE, I have found there are two major factors that determine your job search time (all anecdotal, and there is nothing new here). 1. Who you know - tap into your network for companies that are hiring that you have former colleagues at who can (positively) vouch for you. Maybe you have an amazing resume, but submitting a "cold" resume to a company you don't have an "in" at had a 5% response rate for me 2. Your current preparedness - I try to continuously do Leetcode and System Design prep, even when reasonably happy with a role / company such that I'm in a place where I feel like I could be ready to interview with a month of prep (usually the lead time from outreach to getting a real technical interview scheduled). Some people need more time, which is perfectly alright, but with what feels like less opportunities these days, you want to probably avoid using too many technical interview loops as practice for the roles you might be most interested in.
I started applying aggressively when honey&jam posted and got my first offer the day of layoffs. I wasn’t in the cuts and the role wasn’t a great fit so I declined, but I’m in late stages with a couple of other companies and may jump if the offers come in high. Good luck out there
You should update with your role and experience. It seems to vary depending on the role and experience