I noticed people who no longer work at TD popping up on this forum, so I thought I'd throw this question out there. For those who were laid off, how tough was it to land a new gig? Especially considering everything that's been going on this year? I'm kinda freaking out, to be honest.
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There are tons of jobs right now, I think maybe you all need to have better resumes or learn to network.
I was laid-off in Nov-22. I was a backend engineer. The timing was bad as there were holidays and Christmas vacation. I did get a job in Dec-2022 and have been interviewing regularly as my current bosses are insufferable. My experience has been similar to others like going through till final rounds but not getting an offer especially in product based organizations like Cisco,HPE and FAANG companies. You would have better luck with big banks like Wells Fargo,jpmc etc. as i saw many of laid-off friends go there after salary cut or no hike. But yes the competition is more as new set of ppl also graduate in summer and are cheaper to hire
I was laid off in Jan 2023.I had been with TD for 25 years. It was overwhelming , had great friends who helped me with Nick interview questions etc. it was difficult, lots of interviews some final interviews but was not landing a job.
I will say this, send out resumes, req h our to friends, most important - take time to do what you like, I walked everyday and that was my prayer time and my time - hope this helps
Its musical chairs out there right now, and if you are looking for one, just take the first one available. Eventually there will not be any chairs left.
It's way more difficult than it was a year ago. I would stay put for the foreseeable future because there's just way too many people out there and salaries are eroding
It significantly depends on the role and your experience. I am in technical pre-sales, and left Teradata 2 years ago, only to be riffed by another company this March. I have been looking for a new job, but the pickings are slim. My advice would be to stay at your current company unless you are in a bad position or have an insufferable leader.