Are you having any luck yet?
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Accepted a position that I found out about through a friend. Developing your network is key.
"You can’t code with 25+ years of experience?" - D-mb commenter, that is not the point.
I'm referring from the context of interview these days.
Looks like you are one pathetic H1B coder who is taking American jobs and using company time to put comments in this site.
Don't worry whether I can code or not. I make $15K / day in stock market and job is secondary (time pass) for me.
I was a transition employee, found a lucrative long-term contracting role working for a former VMware leader who is now at another company. He ultimately wants to convert me into an FTE, so this is sorta a side-door to employment.
I then ‘volunteered’ for early termination of my BC transition role. Was able to collect every cent of severance and even my full transition bonus based on my original termination date. Took two weeks off then started my contract role.
Finding a new role is possible you need to heavily leverage your professional network.
You can’t code with 25+ years of experience?
Left technology for good!
How? I'm wearing golden handcuffs here. $150k in total compensation is pretty hard to leave!
Left technology for good!
Job hunting just su-ks. Live coding test for candidate of 25+ years of experience ? They must be joking. My advice to everyone: Don't take job seriously. It is a joke these days.
You never know when shark like AVGO will buy those companies.
Invest , Invest and Invest. Don't spend on useless material things. Save for retirement and stay away from US (Dollar will crash eventually) in retirement age.
For me the job hunt was brutal and unbelievably draining, but I was able to get a new job and will be leaving BC in 3 weeks. LinkedIn Premium worked for me like a charm! I would highly recommend using it for 2-3 month while you are looking! Job market is crazy, but jobs are out there, so good luck and keep looking!
Job hunting is going well.
Found a job. Wasn’t hard
The process has turned into a soul-su-king grind just to get to a point where you might get considered for a job you probably won’t like and still get turned down.
My appetite to return to the corporate grind was pretty sparse to begin with and hasn’t grown since.
The industry has changed for the worse. I’m not missing it.
It was brutal for a while. The interview process seems to require more people involved than when I was last job searching six years ago. Lots more panel interviews, recruiter side-calls, and networking involved now. I ultimately landed a role last month due to old colleagues from Pivotal sending me a recommendation. Networking was the absolutely critical component to getting out of interview he-l.
If I get laid off, I still rent, I don't have kids, and own both of my cars.
Might go hike the Appalachian trail or Pacific crest.
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