For those who are job searching, how's the market been for you lately?
I’m a fullstack web dev with 7 years of experience, and been casually searching for the past year or so, but most applications don’t go anywhere, when I’ve had no problems with resumes in the past. How have your experiences been, anyone having any better luck?
My experience in the past year (I was laid off earlier) is that more jobs come from networking than from submitting applications. My best experiences have come from asking people I worked with, and them referring me directly to a hiring manager.
The best thing you can do for your career is get to know people and give them a good experience working with you. It may not help you today, but it will make a big difference in the future.
I think it depends on your field and level of experience. I work in silicon verification and most jobs seem to be from recruiters. There’s a domain specific recruitment company in the UK that has all the market.
But previously I’ve mostly got jobs from sending CVs.
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