More numbers from the job search. Six months laid off, 200+ applications out and it looks like I'm getting one serious interview (hiring manager or multiple rounds of screening) for every 30 applications. Some kind of followup happens with every 7 applications and of course half of my applications are being ghosted completely. What is everybody else seeing?

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My situation is much worst, I think it also depends on the tech stack and location.

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Same here I was impacted in July's time frame, company did surplus which also consisted of upper level management flattening org's. They had a number to meet outside of the goal of pushing those who were eligible to retire which i am far from reaching. After 17 years I learned alot and was grateful for opportunity so no ill feelings. After being in Technology/Engineering market for 20 plus years I figured education, certs, experience & skillsets plus working for top 5 Telecommunications company would be a plus to hit ground running with new company. I've used several different job sourcing Apps, paid for revamping resume 2x's & been on a few panel interviews which all feedback given was positive in 5 months nothing solid. What's feeding into my panic is I've had mentors impacted months before I was & they are still without a place to call work... I knew the market changed but is there something else going on here... I've seen many qualified individuals not landing spots when the power's that be say there's growth & improvement. Is the Technology/Engineering world that saturated??? Anyone else in a boat that seems to be adrift even though they used the instructions given to them to anchor to a solid foundation??

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That's news to me thanks I never thought about that since I'm new to the job market, but with the world we live in I wouldn't count it out. As smart as these companies are & the technology I would have assumed they have a process set up to check credentials of candidates prior to setting interviews. Hey maybe that's a idea that needs to be implemented to help those of us being impacted in order to squash the noise.. I guess that's me dreaming & being optimistic.. Good luck on your journey.

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