Nearly 300,000 tech employees have been laid off since last year, data shows.

It’s a dark time to be a tech worker right now::Nearly 300,000 tech employees have been laid off since last year, data shows.

    • Zabok@lemmy.worldEnglish
      291·
      10 months ago

      700+ applications and multiple recruiting companies later and still only 3 interviews since May. With almost a decade of software development experience. It’s actually a little reassuring that I’m not alone here and it’s not just a problem with me. Best of luck in your search friend!

      • preludeofme@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        Ok whew I thought I was just doing something wrong. Glad to hear but also not glad to hear figuring what we’re having to go through

    • randon31415@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      10 months ago

      If people randomly drew your name out of a hat, on average you would have to apply to “the average number of applicants for positions you are applying for” number of jobs to get hired. Keep at it, some jobs see thousands of applicants.

    • Zabok@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Just wanted to drop this update in here for anybody going through this now: I finally got a job offer, but it took over 1700 total applications, and 11 months! I hope you have had some luck in finding something since your original comment!