I gave #linkedin an honest try, for a year or more, in terms of finding #work. It's a cesspool of #toxicpositivity and fake job postings.
Now I'm asking, with all urgency -- to anyone who has anything #tech to offer, please consider a guy who has:
- 30 yrs of exp
- out of work 20 mo
- 3 kids, one approaching her 1st birthday
- a track record for secure systems
- a month before eviction
- low salary reqs
CV: https://jrlenz.com/files/cv-2023-12.pdf
US citizen | PH resident
I've had more boosts on this posts in 5 minutes than I've had on anything on fb or linkedin in a year.
Thank you all!
@SarraceniaWilds I have other machines that are more reliable for work purposes.
This is the one I leave in the store, mostly for playing Diablo 2 when there's no customers around.
Hi Ralf,
As another dude mentioned, use hashtags. No algorithm here, so without those no one will see you. You definitely want jobs, GetFediHired plus your skills.
I was searching at the worst possible time, right after all the tech layoffs and took me almost seven months to find a position that was a good match, I was filling out 1-5 applications a day, every day. Most never replied.
Good luck with your search.
@danie1 I own a small convenience store, but that's enough ... I am not looking to start a consulting firm in the tech industry; marketing myself to clients abroad (the only folks who could afford to pay me) would be a nightmare to execute.
Besides that, all my capital is gone after 20 months of unemployment.
@ralf I don't do any marketing for myself. I just tell my customers that I have some time for a new project and they throw more work at me :)
But it requires some networking, of course. What helps is helping people in public forums, publishing guides, sharing code on GitHub.
@bonkers That's the issue -- at 20 months of unemployment, my savings are depleted and I can not afford to spend time on tasks that "might pay later."
I need to spend time on tasks that pay *right now*.
Even if it's just asking people for 20 bucks so I can buy food for the kids.
Some people are better suited to entrepreneurial ventures in person rather than online.
If I have to work online in tech, I'd rather work for someone else.
Give CoTech a shout.
Also, Shareable for co-ops/mutuals in the USA:
@ralf if you know or can learn Kotlin quickly, LegalZoom is hiring senior-level folks. I've been there a bit over a year. The work isn't the most engaging but the company is very supportive as an employer.
(List me as a referral if you apply for something.)
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@quanin I applied for automattic over a year ago. I'd love to work there -- my Wordpress is more ... "hacking things to make them work the way I want them to, when necessary."
Anything that can be done in PHP, I've probably done it -- including modifying the WP core.
While I agree, most recruiters (and ATS's) live by the infamous Dr. House mantra that "persistence does not equal worthiness."
In addition, being ghosted by a company and not even receiving a proper automated rejection E-mail decreases the likelihood that I will apply there multiple times (not saying that was the case with automattic, but it has been with many other companies).
James, good to know. I figure once a year isn't too frequently to apply, anyway, so I did.
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As I mentioned, I've taken over 1800 shots in the last 6 months and missed 100% of those.
I appreciate all the advice -- but what I need is an offer, or a referral, or something with a higher percentage of success than "take a shot."
I have children. Spraying resumes and applications is not working.
That whole last sentence would ensure I'd never get hired anywhere.
@AlanSill there are 3 fully remote positions (which i'd require, I have a 1-year-old baby that I can't leave behind in the Philippines).
I'll have a go at all 3 of them, qualified or not.
I'd have just said "I have a predilection for your mom. Next question please."
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