Is it true that this time of year is the worst time to apply/ try to get jobs? Looking to pivot out of a contract I got after being laid off in August by 2023.

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It is but once in blue moon you might get something albeit rare. Q4 and Q1 (Oct through Mar/Apr) are typically when corporations have hiring freezes to wrap up year end performance, evaluate current employees for next year bonuses/pay outs/promotions. March is when teams start to have performance/promotion conversations, so more job opportunities will open up around then. April onwards is the better time

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In my own experience, while jobs do come available at the EOY, it very true that a lot of hiring occurs after the first of the year.

- Smaller and medium sized companies tend to slow down their hiring in Q3 to help them make their annual numbers.

- New budgets, including staffing numbers, are usually set at the beginning of the year.

- People take off a lot of time this time of year and/or are involved with trying to hit EOY deadlines, so it can be harder to schedule interviews.

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There are places still hiring now. Last company I was at I hired 5 people in December with January start dates.

Hiring cycles can be long. But I think last 2 weeks of December will be slow as people take time off.

Last year this time was ultra hot. This year not so much.

If you don't have a start date for early December by now, the chances are lower. I've started jobs in early December. It just doesn't make sense for most companies to hire you now. They don't have time to onboard you and in this environment people definitely aren't paying for you to do nothing. We're literally 1 month away from the new year, by 2nd week of January most will be back at it. Try not to stress.

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