I’m on a technical track and expect I might get laid off in the next 2–3 weeks due to some internal conflicts. I’m confident in my skills and still get a steady stream of recruiter pings in my niche, and I don’t have any visa/H1B constraints to worry about.

I’m trying to figure out the best strategy:
• Should I start actively job hunting now, or wait until the layoff happens so I can receive the full severance package (which would be ~6 months including PTO)?

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Thanks P1: How long does it take to hear back from the major companies when you apply on their websites? Is it a week .. if you don’t hear back or some initial call … then you can assume they are not interested?

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Depends on market needs. If there’s a role for you, it can be as quick as a week. Otherwise weeks to months.

• I’m not overly worried about employability — even if I take a less ideal role first, I could always move later.
• But at the same time, walking away from ~6 months of pay and pto feels like leaving money on the table.

What would you suggest?

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See the writing on the wall? It takes 2-3 weeks at the least from interview to offer. I wud passively interview.

If you are getting laid off in 3 weeks, you should start looking now. In this market, be prepared to keep looking for indefinite amount of time. You may want to strat networking and lining up conversations. You should be very worried about employability . Specially if your question is “when should I start looking”

I didn’t know Deloitte severance package was 6 months, that is quite impressive

Thanks for your input … 6 months include PTOs as well.

Market is pretty competitive out there, so it will definitely take longer than usual to find something. But with 6 months of severance, I would definitely take some break to rejuvenate and spend some family time.

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