Re:Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or ...
by windowshopping on Friday March 06, 2026 @06:23PM
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I honestly have no idea. The last place I worked is pretty well-known. Not big tech, but a recognizable name to most people. I send out a lot of applications: those 25 interviews are the result of 150 applications in the last two months or so. And then I have my linkedin set to be discoverable and looking for a job. Basically just fiddle with the options under Visibility and Data Privacy in the linkedin settings and a bunch of people start reaching out to you immediately. I also think I have a nicely formatted resume, really readable.
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Re:Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or ...
by HarHarVeryFunny on Friday March 06, 2026 @07:53PM
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So are the majority of these applications the result of recruiters finding you via LinkedIn, or have you been applying direct as well? What application path have most of the interviews come from?
Re:Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or ...
by windowshopping on Friday March 06, 2026 @08:50PM
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Both equally. I apply to a lot of stuff on BuiltIn, mostly.
Re:Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or ...
by HarHarVeryFunny on Saturday March 07, 2026 @08:49AM
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Thanks!
Re:Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or ...
by ipnon on Friday March 06, 2026 @09:37PM
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In my experience anyone who went to Ivy+ or worked at Big N never has any problem getting a job.
Re:Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or ...
by windowshopping on Friday March 06, 2026 @11:25PM
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I did not go to an Ivy, but I did go to a recognizable engineering school in the northeast (not MIT.)
Re:Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or ...
by AbstractH24 on Saturday March 07, 2026 @06:46AM
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So, NYU?