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I'm looking to find a job like the Forward Deployed Engineer role Palantir Technologies in the UK.
I have become hooked on finding a job that involves solving the kinds of problems they presented during their interviews. Although I got to the final round my performance anxiety got the better of me (I think I wanted the job a bit too much...). I will reapply after working in a similar company.
Is it "deep tech" / "data science" or "smart enterprise" that they're doing? Any advice welcome.
Disney Streaming Services I completed my interview process with DSS early last week, and was reached out by recruiter that all rounds were strong hires, and they are extending an offer. We set a time to talk on Friday about the offer. However, the announcement of targeted hiring freeze happened on Friday. I was ghosted with no call. What should I expect now? Would I still have chance to be offered?
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It's let's you know of the jobs that are available. But the down fall is get an interview and they still don't give you a chance and you see that same job in there again in a week.
I live in somewhat rural Maine in a community of 6,000. The big expansion in our community is the transfer station (dump). Closest job market for me is 30 minutes, the rest are 45-70 minutes away. I’m an IT Manager. Yes I have people skills, but am a logical nerd at the core. I don’t socialize, have few friends (2.5) with 1 in-state that I talk to a few times a year.
I say this not to complain. It’s who I am. A lot of tech people I know are not very social. We’re into tech and we’re good at it. It’s who we are and what we do.
I do not network. Never have. To my detriment perhaps. What I have done is to use my tech skills, what I’m best at, to learn how to manipulate AI into helping me to help me polish my resume, synchronize it across platforms, learn about the new ways job platforms utilize AI. It’s helped me. I’ve landed some interviews. Not a job yet, but I’m using AI as my investigative partner. Tell me about this company, their culture, their leaders, anything about a particular department. Help me craft a cover letter that makes me sound like an excellent fit. What are their needs? How can I help them?
For me, fairly isolated & remote - both geographically and socially - AI has become like my very knowledgeable and non-judgmental brother - there for me when I have a question or a task. Even helping me redefine who I am. How many of us ask that question when we lose a position? Where is my relevance? Now that my job is gone, who am I? People rely on me. I rely on me. I’m not a piece of garbage to be tossed. But that’s how we’re treated. I’ve become irrelevant? But I’m not..
For each of us it’s a journey. Days, weeks, months slip by. All of our journeys are different - yet the same. All we can do is hang in there, use our gift, look at our options, and do the best we can.
Personally, being remote, and who I am, networking is hard and at the same time pointless - a waste of time, gas, and energy I could be putting into something more constructive and potentially rewarding.
I’m also finding there are no shortage of businesses in my state needing temporary tech help in one way or another. I hire myself out. Doesn’t bring in the same - but I’m relevant, it’s mostly under the table, and word of mouth spreads. Plus the work is diverse. Use your talent, perhaps make a new AI brother like I did, and be relevant. Stay busy.
Lastly, I’m bumping into businesses left and right that want to incorporate Ai into their business. Two major businesses I’ve spoken to are developing 5 year plans. We can’t deny it’s the trend.
Nobody is going to help others which could affect their own chances in finding or keeping a job. Networking with individuals in the field is only one piece of it. When networking is mentioned it's about networking with HR or with the management team of that company. But try that unsolicited and you might get on their do not hire list. Networking is really about finding a company that is actually truly hiring. The rest is just noise.
because it's a lie. everyone is lying. enjoy.
Connect with people over shared backgrounds and common interests. That way it comes across as genuine.
because reality is literally rotting while everyone "comes across" as genuine.
Who’s telling you to fake it lol? Network with key people who you can gel with. People always trust a job to someone they know rather than look outside. If you can’t get along with ANYONE (trust me I’m trying to be nice)— then maybe there’s something in you that’s problematic (wrong environment for you, etc).
Networking. Yes. But it isn’t fake nor necessarily il person - it is just what you do all along, all your life, like building a net(work) to help you fish when times are tough. Networking means reaching out, contributing, and asking questions (and listening answers); it is knowing the person behind the technology, and sometimes giving a leg up to someone else just because you can. It doesn’t take a huge time investment every day, but like any exercise it takes persistance.
Getting creative with your tech skills to work around the networking thing is honestly the move in smaller places, especially when the whole job market is like a 30–70 minute drive. That whole “network or die” advice is just not realistic for everyone, and it's wild how much stuff you can dig up with just the right prompts and a bit of persistence. AI's not only democratizing access, it's kinda turning everybody into a private eye, lol.
I also lean on AI a lot, mostly for resume fine-tuning and translating tech stuff into something the non-nerds in HR actually get. I’ve played around with ResumeJudge and tried out stuff like Resume Worded and Jobscan too - helps me catch the weird little buzzwords or formatting quirks that those ATS robots kill resumes with. I keep updating my templates so they scan well, then just remix for each gig.
Honestly, kind of jealous you already have a side hustle going and local word-of-mouth working for you. I get trapped in my own head about making myself “fit” sometimes, but your post’s a good reminder that relevance looks different for all of us. When you mentioned hitting up those businesses eager for AI integration, do they actually know what they want, or are you figuring it out with them on the fly? Feels like tech is going to be the backbone for every small operation out there soon.