Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare
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Tech companies have laid off more than 400,000 people in the last two years. Competition for the jobs that remain is getting more and more desperate.

Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare | WIRED::Tech companies have laid off more than 400,000 people in the last two years. Competition for the jobs that remain is getting more and more desperate.

  • swiffswaffplop@lemmy.worldEnglish
    69·
    11 months ago

    I’ve worked in the SaaS world for nearly a decade. I’ve never had an issue getting a new job every couple of years. The best path for promotions and salary increases in this world. I was unfortunately part of a layoff back in the summer, and I have never had such a hard time finding work in my life.

    Every time I go to apply to a job that’s fairly new, I can see there are already a couple thousand applicants. Suddenly my decade of experience isn’t enough to land an interview, much less a job.

    It. Sucks.

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15·
      11 months ago

      I was speaking to a recruiter about this today. They hate it. Their entire lives are now sifting through a thousand shit resumes. He said, and I quote, “it’s a hot mess. I feel like I’m panning for gold”.

      Try otta.com. it’s less trash than LinkedIn.

    • AlexWIWA@lemmy.mlEnglish
      113·
      11 months ago

      It honestly feels like it’s by design. They didn’t like that anyone in the working class was even remotely comfortable.