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Re:Ask HN: Unemployed for 2 years, looking to find a steady ... by achicagodevdude on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @09:12PM (#14103251)
By the way, I've been with countless recruiters in the past. They haven't been very helpful.

I've been to their offices a few times, have been on many phone calls and get moved around from job opening to job opening but I never have gotten an offer because of a job recruiter.

Currently I use BuiltInChicago, Indeed, Craigslist, WeWorkRemotely, Angel.co, and LinkedIn for sending in applications.

I still need the following questions answered, as mentioned in the OP...

What are some places in the Chicago area that:

* Don't care what tech stack you've used?

* Have a large enough tech team to tolerate a greater ramp-up time for new hires?

* Years in the field mean less to them, because they can just hire and place someone where it's appropriate?

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Re:Ask HN: Unemployed for 2 years, looking to find a steady ... by clark-kent on Friday April 14, 2017 @05:00PM (#14117317)
Use recruiters, they are very good in landing you interviews, put your side projects on your resume and bring them up during interviews. Try hired.com. The most important thing is to get exposure to as many job interviews as possible. I have no doubt that you will land a job soon.
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Re:Ask HN: Unemployed for 2 years, looking to find a steady ... by throwmeaway32 on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @10:17PM (#14103601)
If the info was accurate in your other answers then I believe you're focusing on the wrong questions to ask.
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