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I was laid off last December, ive been in web development since 1997. Are companies avoiding me because of ageism? Recruiters call me, but I rarely get interviews! I've been looking daily for 10 m… more

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Hey folks hope yall are having a good Friday I just got laid off about 3 months ago & have been looking pretty closely at CSM jobs but alas haven't found any. Does anyone here know of any CSM … more

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Elevance Health has had a two month hiring freeze, just laid off 10,000 employees today, and is planning to lay off 10,000 more in October and November. Yet they still have jobs posted on their website! This come… more

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It's been three months since my layoff and here's the latest data. I've applied to 120 positions, with 40 of those still pending. There were 20 interviews via phone or email but only one with a hiring manag… more

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‼️‼️SOS Laid off H1B visa ‼️‼️🚨

Got laid off this week from PM role At Cybersecurity company. I am on H1B visa and my 60 day counter has started. Need to find new job asap. Please help me with the referral at your company. Open to… more

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Looking for a fresh start.
15 years of service, and just like that, I became a product of unexpected bank layoffs. Will relocate if the opportunity presents itself.

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Ugh! so 30 days into a 6-month contract role they just abruptly ended the contract out of nowhere saying “company needs have changed” and im back job hunting (again). This is the worst. I had just got… more

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Laid off 3.5 months ago and just now crossed 100+ job applications. Of those I would say 40 are still open . The rest are a 50/50 split between actual rejections and being ghosted.

I've had about 1… more

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Are minorities disproportionately affected in tech layoffs compared to our white counterparts?

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I think I posted in the wrong place so I’m gonna try here as well. The résumé group is absolutely dead.
I need help either fixing up my résumé or maybe I’m looking for the wrong job roles or positions. Maybe it’s my cover letters I don’t know I really need help because I have one week left of unemployment compensation. I am willing to take a job for 45 to 50 K I’d like to get a job for 65K or more . I don’t have a degree or certs. I left off older jobs few years in law offices, help please

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Got laid off and my work doesn't offer severance wtf

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I have more than 5 years of experience in it support analyst position, I got layoff and trying get job from last 6 months but no luck , getting interviews but after two rounds they say they got someone matc… more

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Any good reference for Application Support Analyst with over 15 yrs of experience.
Scripting Skills: Bash, PHP, MYSQL, Java
Monitoring and Alerting Tools: Nagios, Splunk, AWS CloudWatch, VictorOps, Jenkins, kempmore

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Hello, if anyone is looking for a role at JPMorgan I’m willing to give out referrals! Can’t be for entry level role since referrals don’t help, associate and up.

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My contract is ending earlier by the end of this month and my boss keeps assigning me presentation to put together and wants me to present in front of leadership before I leave.

I haven’t done it but … more

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Recruiters who decide within 5 minutes of the interview if you’re a good fit/ find one thing about you they disagree with or don’t like and abruptly end the interview are bad at their jobs and not goo… more

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What have y’all been doing since laid off?

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Comment below if you would like to see an explanation into how to use video for your job search.

Ask some questions below and I will make a video explaining and then post the link.

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How many interviews are you getting a week?

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I’ve been out of work for 8th months. While I have had many interviews and reached the final round(virtual on-site) more then once I have not received any offers. It would be great if I can find a men… more

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Should I exercise options at $8/share? (FMV $9)

I was recently impacted by a layoff so I'm determining if it makes sense to exercise my options. Everyone I've spoken with who has exercised options in the p… more

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This is super random thought but if I can land you a remote 100k+ job in tech, how much would you pay me?

I know coding boot camp takes like 20% of your first year pay.

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Hello all,
I was recently let go as of 10 minutes ago.

After long 6 years at the same company, the new manager came in, and I was let go. I was not giving a severance package, and I was told I could not file for u… more

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Hello, if anyone knows of any remote Network Engineer/Solution Architect positions I’m seeking. Please let me know and thank you!

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I was laid off from my role as a DevOps Software Engineer, and I have till August 31st to find a job. It's so frustrating and scary to apply to so many jobs and to see over 200+ applicants for eac… more

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Anyone have leads for a remote product manager role in the UK?

A little info on me: I'm a product manager w/ roughly 3 years under my belt. I'm moving to Scotland in about a week or two to j… more

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Hi everyone,

Like so many others, I was laid off this past January. I’ve applied to more positions than I can count and all of which I’m qualified for, but I keep receiving rejection emails.

Now, I’m toying with t… more

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2013: 35k entry level project support
2015: 47k associate pm
2018: 58k got my pm certification
2020: 98k pivot to product manager (Jobsolv)
2023: 147k with 27% bonus. Full PM

Everyone is having trouble wi… more

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I was part of mass layoffs in tech and they had several of us battle for roles. So for example combining two roles of middle managers and making it one director role then inviting only those two peop… more

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Hello guys, I’d like to know what type of experience/certifications you would recommend to increase my salary in a Technical Support Analyst role. Usually I don’t see salaries higher than 60k. I have … more

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Laid off as a product lead... been applying to jobs and have 4 YoE...

If anyone has any leads let me know!

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Not laid off but I just moved to US from SEA and have almost 3yrs of mobile dev working experience using flutter and just recently Swift. Why is it so hard to get an interview for positions where my r… more

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First 30 Days of Job Search and I've got nobody else to tell.

My background, 20 years as a software engineer, working as a front-end developer in financial services. I have 56 applications under my belt … more

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Looking for PMO role. Yoe: 6years

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Not laid off but based on my company funding future it looks like I may be. I’ve been applying for months as I suspected this may happen. I feel like the job market is awful right now but there are to… more

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Let go a year ago after 14 years at the same company. 25 year experience in all. At first I had plenty of good first interviews and second interviews. Been a good match for many postings. Nothing has panned out. … more

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I’ve been laid off for a little over a year now. I’ve got 2 years professional experience and 3 years overall experience. I joined a software engineering fellowship for career prep and still have abou… more

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Laid off from FAANG in March and the past several months of failure after failure are exhausting. Over 1000 applications (20% referrals) and a handful of interviews to end up right back at square 1. N… more

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I’m based in nyc and lost my job a few months ago. The application process has been rough and I am starting to lose motivation. I have a membership at wework (fulton stop in fidi) and can add guests a… more

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