Ask HN: How do I get back into the tech industry after 4 years of unemployment?

Re:Ask HN: How do I get back into the tech industry after 4 ... by carterschonwald on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @12:17PM (#34883736)

Honestly just interview around. Worst case it’s some practice and interesting conversations.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I get back into the tech industry after 4 ... by mandeepj on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @12:34PM (#34883999)

> Honestly just interview around. Worst case it’s some practice and interesting conversations.

They'd have to stay strong and not take the failures to their heart; otherwise a lot of rejections or no replies could lead to moral destruction.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I get back into the tech industry after 4 ... by carterschonwald on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @12:53PM (#34884292)

Morale is certainly important. But so is talking with people. While the whole process is indeed emotionally exhausting, that is a sort of stamina skill that can and should be developed.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I get back into the tech industry after 4 ... by bfrog on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @12:28PM (#34883892)

Conversations that could lead to product ideas or short term contracts. Or at the very least practice at interviewing!

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Re:Ask HN: How do I get back into the tech industry after 4 ... by throwaway345908 on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @12:46PM (#34884172)

Based on the OP I have a somewhat similar background. Practice at interviewing never became a thing since responses were so far and few between. I was averaging around 100 applications per phone screen, and I think I ended up with maybe 3 interviews over the course of several months. It was a colossal waste of time.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I get back into the tech industry after 4 ... by vertis on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @07:16AM (#34894487)

Out of curiosity, how much were you changing what you were sending out to experiment?

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