Job Hunting in Tech

For people currently job hunting in tech, are you still writing cover letters for every application? I can’t tell if recruiters even read them anymore. Part of me feels like I’m wasting hours customiz...

Four rounds of interviews over two weeks with nothing but excellent post-interview feedback and got rejected out of nowhere with no actual feedback. This is the farthest I've gotten in 6 months of loo...

I took a two-year career break after being laid off in early 2024 to focus on my mental and physical health. I’ve worked hard to get my life back on track and feel ready to return to tech. But the job...

I know this Market is insane, but two weeks ago, when I first reentered the job market, I was able to secure 4 interviews, these past 2 weeks I have zero. I'm grateful for the 4, even though none of t...

What’s the best way to explain being laid off during interviews without sounding negative? I know layoffs are common in tech right now but I still feel awkward talking about it when interviewers ask w...

I had a recruiter reach out to me for a role and then completely disappear after our first conversation. It’s frustrating because they acted extremely interested at first and then stopped responding w...

I was laid off in November and, 7 months later, I'm still searching. As a Technical Writer/Documentation Specialist, it used to take 45–60 days to land a role. Today, it feels like winning the lottery...

What would you do in the days immediately following a lay off? Take time to decompress or get back out there immediately? I hear the market is tough but I’m burnt out.

I just sent a breakup email to a recruiter who hasn't replied in a month, and it was the most cathartic thing I’ve done all year. I told them that because of their lack of communication, I’m withdrawi...

Has anyone here gotten hired recently after a long employment gap? I’ve been out of work longer than expected and I’m starting to worry recruiters see the gap and immediately move on. I still feel con...

In need of a job badlly. Data Analyst, Sales analyst, Business analyst, I'm innnnn 😭😭😭😭. I've been into job searching for the past 2 years i don't know what I'm doing wrong. I need to survive. Any...

I’m honestly surprised by how emotionally draining tech job hunting has become. Between rejections, ghosting and endless applications it starts feeling like a full time job with no paycheck. Curious h...

Do you think working remotely kills creativity? I still look for remote jobs as my first preference because it allows me to save money, time, and be in a space I am usually more creative i.e. my own h...

I keep hearing that networking is the key to finding tech jobs but I genuinely don’t know how people do it naturally without feeling fake. Are people mostly meeting through online communities now or a...

How did you all get over the guilt of leaving the first company that actually took a chance on you? I’ve been here two years and the team has been amazing to me, but the salary stagnation is real and ...

I had an interview recently where they asked me to complete an unpaid project that would probably take an entire weekend. 😅 Are candidates actually doing these assignments now? I want to stay competi...

Is unlimited PTO as a perk a red flag at this point while looking for a job ? I catch myself writing off any job that lists it because my last company used it as a cover to never approve real time off...

For anyone working remotely in tech, do companies still hire fully remote entry level employees or are most businesses pushing hybrid now? I keep seeing remote postings but then finding out later they...

Is talking through your code still the gold standard, or has that changed? I was told I was too communicative during my technical interview because I explained my thought process as I coded. The feedb...

A friend of mine who is a corporate executive said that the higher up the corporate laddar you climb, the fewer boundaries you end up setting and the more reachable you have to be. For those of you lo...