Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone?

Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by wildrhythms on Saturday July 31, 2021 @12:46PM (#28019710)

I work at a massive, well-known tech company, nearly 5 year tenure, and I apply to jobs on LinkedIn, directly through the company website, to government jobs (via USAJOBS), about 5 per week. I live in a major U.S. city. I'm willing to relocate anywhere, or work remote. Full-stack developer. I never get contacted back. Am I just not good enough?

I know the discourse is around London, but I think this is an issue happening in many places, and seeing the "where are the workers?" articles is really troubling for me.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by White_Wolf on Friday August 06, 2021 @09:39AM (#28086983)

Maybe you need to rework your CV/profile a bit. It's about keywords these days and only after keyworks comes the real deal.

As a side-note: My current boss told me straight up he hired me because my cv was shit but he looked at my hobbies. THat is what made him give me a call to get a feel for the "dumb ass" that is that bad at selling himself.

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Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone? by dehrmann on Saturday July 31, 2021 @06:58PM (#28022193)

There's something weird about this. You should be getting recruiters on Linkedin reaching out.

What's your job title at the well-known tech company? I assume it's more like FAANG than a consulting firm? How many years of experience do you have? Have you reached out to people you've worked with in the past to see if their current employer is hiring? Are you in a major tech city or a major city with no tech presence?

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