I don't think that staying and waiting for severance pay is a good option for me, so I've already started looking for a new job. I know that this search will take some time, but I am interested, do you think that the experience at VMware on the resume has some value that can give a candidate for a job elsewhere an advantage over other candidates?
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VMware has value on a resume but companies will be extra picky because of the recession. Practice your leetcode if you want to get into FAANG.
If you want practice interviewing and find out the salary range, then apply for jobs at companies that are out of state that you know you would not take. When you get a phone call for an interview, be prepared. You'll be surprised what you can learn from real interviews that are just practice for you. The more you practice, the more confident you will feel and know how to answer questions without getting nervous.
The previous response is correct. If its been awhile since you've done an interview, say yes to every opportunity to practice. I interviewed with a few companies I had zero interest in working for but did so to get used to that process again.
The VMW name certainly helps in getting your foot the door, I have had good number of interviews and I am in final stages of finalizing offer. So put your resume out and see what you get, remember you don't have to accept every offer. If you haven't interviewed in awhile, it will take you 2-3 interviews to get your MOJO.
My experience: As soon as word got out of the acquisition I updated my resume immediately. There are few things in life that one can be certain of. I am absolutely certain 20,000 people are going to get laid off. I am also certain I would be one of them. I started applying the same day as the deal was announced.
The amount of jobs available dramatically dwindled. I know people at many of the larger tech firms and all of them told me they were freezing all new hires.
But a bit of encouragement: Yes, the VMware name is a good thing. Despite everything I said above so far I've managed to land 5 interviews and I'm currently in final interviews with several of them. But it has taken at least 100 submitted resumes and countless recruiters to get to this point some two months later. All of these were made possible because the brand carries merit and prestige and that was what got me to crack the door open at these other firms.
VMW has value on the resume. Your skills are more important of course, and your time developing those skills, experience with tech. But given two candidates, similar experience and one is coming from VMW another from their 2nd or third no name / startup or in house dev team, the VMW on the resume will win.
Same for those in Marketing etc.
Is it google? no. But then again I have meet id--ts from google also.
I took the VMW gig 3 years ago to have a recent big tech company on my resume. My previous was a competitor (smaller but well known) and 3 startups...
Look, just because your aunt knows who google or facebook is but doesnt "know" vmware. People in the industry know. And they wont hold you accountable for mgmt idiocy.
Whether or not VMware on the resume has any value depends on what it is you are after. I left VMware last week after five years and my new job is in the modern apps area. So VMware in itself didn’t help. More like what role I had and what experience I gained. VMware is huge value if you go to a partner doing VMware stuff. Obviously.
How is VMware compared to Amazon or Oracle?
Take the advice of the poster who rambles in long blocks of texts with random yelling in all caps. Can only imagine how their resume reads.
I agree, forget the severance pay. Companies have started to layoff. So you need to find a job quickly before more companies freeze hiring. The recession is starting and the rest of the year will be tough for those looking for a job. There are many companies that have not yet frozen hiring, but you can see in the news lots of companies are starting to even with a small percentage. If you think your job at VMWare is safe. Forget it. They will slowly start laying off groups as soon as Broadcom employees are trained or they decide to get ride of the product cause it doesn't make money. WAKE UP - YOUR JOB IS NOT SAFE. UPDATE YOUR RESUME AND START LOOKING FOR A JOB!!! I can not stress this enough. It happened to me at my previous company. If you haven't interviewed in a long time, the entire layoff, resume writing, interview, how old your skills are, how slow you are compared to the youngsters. The worst is when you start getting calls from head hunters for the first two weeks, and get a few interviews, thinking you'll get a job and then you don't. You don't get phone calls, you don't get interviews, and you're just tired of the entire process and slowly go into depression. So I beg you, please please please, start updating your resume, and send it out to everyone and apply online. You should have different resumes depending on the job description you are applying for. Most resumes go through an AI computer that scans for key words. Only then does it go to the next step which is HR and finally the hiring manager. Right after an interview, write down the questions or key words that you didn't know anything about and train yourself on that topic. Cause the next interview, you should be able to at least talk about it even though you don't know much about it so you don't look d-mb.
it can get interviews, not jobs
i guess vmware is better than other random no name companies.