Interested in applying for jobs to test the market. Not too interested in leaving until earliest next March/April. When should I start applying and seeing what’s out there?

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Just go for it. Gives you time to be picky and gives you a pulse for what the market is like. You can also sharpen up your interview skills if you end up running through some opportunities that don’t cut it for you.

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I’d start now. Some employers take six months (or longer) to reply much less schedule a screening interview, and that’s “expedited”. Others just never bother to reply. It’s better to start the process early and set a start date out in the future than try to time with your planned departure.

Plus, there’s the summertime disengagement while people are vacationing and upcoming holidays when people completely check out. And, let’s not forget budget season when FTEs /department headcount is under scrutiny and “open” positions may quietly be pulled or remain open to catalog potential candidates.

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I agree with this in principle, but it depends on if they’d be willing to accept if it came earlier. Next March is a long time from now.

I’d say start looking in September/October, assuming you’d be willing to accept a January start date if you had to.

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Agreed, and those were the situations I had in mind. Like if they want to join Google, start now. That assume that if they magically got an offer that was contingent on starting in august for example, they’d accept it.

I'm 2 months into a job search for a senior level role and I haven't landed anything so far. YMMV but start as early as possible to give you enough time to think through the offers and prep. Even if you get something in 2 weeks, you don't have to accept unless you yourself want it.

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Recommend start networking now so you can slowly get your feet wet and build connections which is the best route into a new role.
I found my role in 3-4 months of job searching but had probably 4 networking calls a week during that time in addition to interviews and it was exhausting so definitely recommend setting some ground work ahead so you’re not doing it all at once

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