Does anyone else feel a lot of pressure around January being labeled the “best time” to job hunt? I keep hearing that budgets reset and hiring ramps up in January, which gives me hope, but it also makes it feel like I need to start the year at full speed. After how draining the past year has been, I really don’t want to burn out on month one of 2026. Curious how others are approaching job hunting in January?

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Anecdotal, but I've always had better luck/prospects around Q4/Q1

That’s interesting. It actually reminded me that I got my last job in Q4 too, so maybe there’s something to that.

Not sure but I'm applying to a bunch of stuff rn so we'll see how it turns out. I also just hate January because tax season is just around the corner.

You’re so right. Tax season is coming up, and I really hate it too. As if January needed any more stress.

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