Has anyone used Toptal for job hunting? Their process seems time consuming so I want to know if it's worth it. Time is limited in my current season of life. Spouse and I both work and we have 2 littles at home. I'm miserable and have stagnated at my job and need a change.

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I have used Toptal (hired toptal) with my spouse at our side business. The talent was great, but expensive. One engineer we hired had some complaints about them bc he was only making about 50% of the $100+ an hour they were charging us.
But all in all, you can assume that higher-budget clients are hiring through them, and they handle a lot of the client communication which I’m sure is helpful for the contractors

Depends on industry/role. If I remember correctly this is one of those platforms where they silo you into “computer engineer” or “designer” and I find that dichotomy to be an uphill battle since it’s near impossible to accurately list your skills. Creative tech market doesn’t fit well in cookie cutter systems.

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