Started the search for a new position in early December 2020 and have gotten exactly zero interviews. Anyone else in the same boat?

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In general I think early January is a better time to start applying than Dec before the holidays because people are taking off. Have you found more places to apply to?

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A lot of folks wait until around this time to give notice (after picking up a bonus check). So things should be picking up again soon.

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Same boat (except I had one unsuccessful interview). Trying not to get discouraged and give it time.

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I wouldn’t get discouraged just yet. December is a terrible time for job hunting and 2 months is not a long time for a job search at all. A lot of folks leave jobs around this time after collecting their bonus. A lot of firms and companies post job openings around this time after seeing exodus of a few folks and figuring out their budgets and hiring needs for the new year. People are getting more optimistic too with vaccine light at end of the covid tunnel. I’m seeing tons more openings posted now compared to last fall.

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It took me a full year of steadily applying to jobs in a mid size city during 2020. Depends on your practice area, how many years of experience. I wouldn’t expect anything after only a month.

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I was let go in late Nov 2017 and it took me until Feb 2018 to find a position and back then the market was scorching hot. Take a breath

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Yeah, this shit takes time, don't stress about it. The going wisdom is that it takes a year to find the right thing, which I think is true. In my case a couple years ago, it did (granted, I did turn down an offer during that time for something that wasn't the right fit; if I was desperate I could have taken that)

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It generally takes 6 months to do a job search unless you’re responding to a recruiter for jumping from one big law to another in your specific practice area. Also, our job search methodology is very specific- to provide context - mba friends easily take 1 year doing networking chats to find a company; multiple interviews; offer to a position that may not have existed 10 mo before...

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