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Re:Unity employees ‘mad and stressed out’ amidst unexpected ... by BeFlatXIII on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:27PM (#31952363)
> Why aren't you always keeping your resume tidy and staying ready to interview?

because we have the rest of our lives to live

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Re:Unity employees ‘mad and stressed out’ amidst unexpected ... by scarface74 on Friday July 01, 2022 @04:45PM (#31952613)
It’s really a once a quarter exercise.

- update career document

- update resume

- reach out to my network on LinkedIn and schedule a lunch with former coworkers

- sleep well at night.

I’ve been through a layoff, I’ve had to jump ship quickly (a company was acquired by private equity), and I had a sudden 10% paycut (2020). Guess how little I stressed?

Interview ready doesn’t mean “practice grinding leetCode”. It means always be in a position when opportunity knocks (or you need to find a door to knock on), you’re ready.

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