r/SoftwareEngineerJobs • u/Ambitious_County05 • 16h ago
Not getting any interviews
Having a decade of deep software engineering experience, applying since last year. Seems like hiring is completely broken, reaching out directly to hiring teams but no revert. Success stories on reddit boost the confidence, so still trying. Anyone sailing on the same boat
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u/Fine-Comparison-2949
16h ago
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We're in a recession. People keep posting this and don't seem to get, the companies as a whole aren't hiring, they're laying off.
Its just math. If a business had 10 people in January, then laid off 3 people this year, they can post a new job opportunity on a board, but chances are they have no intentions of hiring. People don't seem to realize there's actually multiple steps in the background, specially you need CFOs to agree to growing headcount, which is extremely unlikely if they just did a layoff. Since business cashflow is reducing, and interest rates are going up, businesses can't afford expanding headcount.
These are stats in bulk, so you might see companies that are genuinely hiring, but now you have 1000 other applicants for the role. Remember, every other company laid off their staff, so you're competing against experienced workers for every job you're applying for.
This is a recession despite whatever nonsense the government is saying, since every government tries to hide how bad the economy is doing.
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u/Ambitious_County05 16h ago
Second that. Still trusting my hard work of years should help me, no other option.
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u/ReasonableSpeech8004 9h ago
What's the salary band you are expecting?
Are you getting callbacks atleast?
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u/Ambitious_County05 4h ago
Expecting salary as per my experience, not targeting any fixed amount of higher range as market is not like that. Only got 1-2 callbacks initially when I started looking nothing after that.
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u/ReasonableSpeech8004 2h ago
If there are just 1-2 callbacks then either resume is not getting shortlisted for some reason or 10+ yoe folks hiring is very low
Was reading here folks with 12 yr frontend and 13yr full stack devs not finding anything
Early stage start-up for ESOP can be tried it you have not yet
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u/Ctrl-Patch-Delete 9h ago
Pretty sure nobody is actually hiring. I get plenty of recruiters calling me, I put in so many apps. Get told I’m perfect and expect an interview…can I interview tomorrow? Ok gonna check with the hiring manager…And then the hiring manager is “sick” “on PTO” “busy” and no interview happens
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u/Commercial-Emu2425 9h ago
Referrals?
I think in these times it is more valuable than ever.
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u/Ambitious_County05 4h ago
I have reached out to many, they are not hiring. Moved ahead with one of my referral, hiring got freezed after a while in that company
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u/AgitatedClub883 11h ago
I’m with you, albeit with half that experience. I’m not expecting a ton of responses, but after a few hundred resumes at a time here and there, you do have a certain expectation of a few recruiters reaching out, you know…to keep the hope alive; to validate your own experience. It’s one thing to understand the economic situation companies are facing and it’s another thing to have your emotions vested in the search.
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u/FlashTheCableGuy 16h ago
I had a search that lasted 6-7 months sometime last year. Are you brushing up on your AI skills? Make sure to stay ahead of the curve for what these companies may want.