If you were laid off in the last year, how long did your job hunt take from start to finish? I'm trying to get people who are affected by tech layoffs an idea on how long to expect before getting a new job and set realistic expectations.

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It took me 5 weeks. Good luck buddy. Just do your best. Don’t base what gonna happen with you off of others failures or successes.

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Thanks for sharing!

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7 months. Just started the new one on Thursday. Don't give up, and keep mass applying! You can do this.

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Great News!

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I was laid off last July and still looking for work. It may be in my head, but it appears there are positions out there that are really not open. It is exhausting and not understanding why it has been such a challenge this time.

13 months and counting after my last job had their funds cut by $1B. Had a few interviews but they are rare due to the lean job market. I hear this is the "No hire, no fire" economy and I can believe it!

There's a whole lotta firing going on, which is contributing to the no hiring.

It took me 18 months, but I don't work in tech and my layoff was only indirectly related to tech. I worked in marketing and have made a career change to something more stable.

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layoff news about Amazon is true or just a rumour ?Amazon

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Onkar here.I have recently been laid off from FIS Global and I am actively looking for opportunities for java backend developer role.Preferences are payments,financial,banking domain.
Please let me know if there are any availability in your organization.
Contact :-9834952674
Experience:-2.2 years
My Techstack:-Spring Boot,Spring Webflux,Reactive Kafka,Ansible, Kubernetes (OCP),Jenkins, Cassandra,Docker.

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CCTC including all benefits is 16.57 with 8.3 YOE, primarily focused on Manual Testing.
Is it worth looking for another opportunity?
I am afraid after seeing layoffs news of EPAM, Publicis Sapient & most of the other companies calling employees in the office.
I love my WFH in PwC India & base location of Kolkata. & the best thing is stability in PwC India, they never lay off!!

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URGENT: Can anyone refer me for an entry-level software engineer/ Trainee Software engineer role (Java preferred)? I need a job on an urgent basis as my current organization has asked me to put down my papers due to changed business requirements (read layoffs) and has given me 30 days to find a new job. And I would really appreciate you guys if you can provide me with any help in this situation.

#layoffs

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