Job Hunting in Tech

I constantly read online and hear from others about the growing racism in North America for some ethnic groups. Some of this seems to be traversing in the hiring process as well with what I have read ...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

Is it true that staying after accepting a counter-offer is career suicide? My current company matched a competitive offer I brought them, and now I’m torn on whether to stay. They suddenly found the b...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Do you think the tech industry doesn’t care about referrals anymore? I have been networking aggressively and got a couple referrals to apply for two separate job openings, but I didn’t even end up get...

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...

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H1B’s have been screwing the software engineering field for decades. Deport, deport, deport.

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...