I Haven’t Been Able To Find a Job in Months!

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[cw]

I’m a software engineer of over 5+ years that has FAANG experience. She is not lying. The market is tough in tech.

[jimmymcgill]

Just because someone is saying that they are hiring. Does not mean that they are hiring.
Some companies have the same posting 5 or 6 times.

[cutehumor]

I'm glad I went into healthcare. I don't have to know anybody to get hired. you got a degree and a license? YOU ARE HIRED!!

[jason]

Sad state of affairs when people are openly admitting that it’s all about who you know and not your qualifications.

[ThatGuysGuitars]

Ken’s completely correct.

I’ve seen many people get jobs they were either not qualified for, or with no prior experience - pushed ahead of more qualified individuals; simply based on their connections.

It’s not always about what you know, it’s who you know.

[emoney]

Them: "There's a shortage of developers."

Also them: "There are too many developers applying for each job."

[Aquilasdev]

Ken is correct but bringing up the number of job listings isn’t helpful cause there’s a lot of jobs posted that the company has no interest in actually filling them. There’s also a fair amount of scam jobs.

[heero]

"I don't know who told you this but there is a developer shortage."

Literally every tech giant just laid people off.

[High]

As hard as it is sometimes, this is exactly why you don't want to leave your previous company under bad terms. You'll never know how far your managers networking goes within the industry you work in.

[DividendFiend]

Its a breath of fresh air to see a baby boomer acknowledge the "have to know someone to get a job" situation.

[annayang]

My husband was laid off end of August of 2023. Every day he applied for 5-10 jobs and had many interviews but no luck on landing the job. He just said to me that you just need to keep applying and eventually you will gain interview skills and someone will give you a chance. He eventually found a job in Nov of 2023. Sometimes it does depend on who you know, but sometimes you just have to keep applying.

[cerebralvision]

Dave went from theres a developer shortage to there's resumes 9 feet high. Which one is it? From what I undertand, tech companies over hired during COVID and are now pulling back.

[cutehumor]

Ken is saying "your degree doesn't matter, you have to know someone to get hired"

[mikeyg]

They're wrong about the search results. Out of 900 results only 100-300 roles are truly available and the pool of candidates is so high that your chances of employment are very low for many applicants. It's not as cut and dry as they make it seem.

[AnAZPatriot]

Tech has been in a downturn for the last 5 months. Massive layoffs in the major tech companies like Google, FB, semiconductor, etc. Last number i saw was north of some 210, 000 people. She's competing with these newly laid off people with years of experience who are alao looking for new jobs.

[JoseGarcia-rliw]

A year out before graduating with my Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, I shot out as many applications as possible and got a job months before graduating. You don't necessarily need someone inside but it does help. Dont quit, just keep applying.

[ColleenMarble]

I think this is unfair. I'm GenX. I know how to work the relational game. I recently went through applying for dozens of jobs that I was perfectly suited for -- as in EXACTLY the level and type of experience they needed and were looking for. I put out the calls to my network, I talked to people, and did all the right things, and I got one interview. ONE. And I didn't get the job. My husband works for a very well known company that has forbidden its employees from recommending individuals for jobs. People have been reprimanded for passing along resumes in the company. You have to have a resume that is seeded with the right keywords so the AI will 'see' it. A traditional resume no longer works, and traditional networking isn't the answer. So the advice missed the mark, in my opinion.

[BearsBeetsBattlestarGalactica]

it also helps a lot to tailor your resume to each application using key words from the job posting. helps the algorithm find it.

[MrChandlerjm]

I don’t agree with Dave on this. I am a US veteran and going through the same thing. I’ve been unemployed for the last 5 months and asked at least 20 people that have networks to help me. Still have had no luck. So people are not just going to help you because you are you.

[EricMoore]

It's really the worst feeling in the world not being able to get a job. I have been working the same cleaning job for 4 years now. I don't fit in and have anxiety. Very difficult to get and maintain any job.