For tech? Pretty bad. And that timing on the house could not have been worse.

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Oct 5, 2022
9:45:05pm

byubyu Truly Addicted User

Ouch. Hopefully he is able to find something soon.

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byubyu

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How bad is the job market currently? A close colleague of mine was laid off

1984coug

10/5/22 9:43pm

For tech? Pretty bad. And that timing on the house could not have been worse.

byubyu

10/5/22 9:45pm

So true on the home. When I say blindsided, I mean it- he had just gotten a

1984coug

10/5/22 9:49pm

Think U should do him a solid & review his resume & provide appropriate feedback

MightyFreakingCougar

10/5/22 9:45pm

Sorry- already did that- connected him with a professional resume writer

1984coug

10/5/22 9:48pm

That could have been written in October 2008 😟

Zooropa

10/5/22 9:45pm

It may depend on the industry. In my organization if feels like everyone is

cougarfan84

10/5/22 9:47pm

Some industries feeling it and some not. Tech is feeling it.

BlooCoog

10/5/22 9:49pm

In fact, I put my resume in for a job opening yesterday just to test the waters

cougarfan84

10/5/22 9:56pm

Sounds exactly like my employer. We had 20 people leave for the same competitor

Daedalus

10/5/22 10:02pm

What does he do in tech.

whirl

10/5/22 9:51pm

Not that, he helped run payment/revenue/sales and customer operations

1984coug

10/5/22 9:55pm

My company in tech is looking for someone to for that position. BM and maybe we

Cougs or die

10/5/22 9:58pm

Semi.....conductors?

TNT

10/5/22 9:58pm

Yep. Y’know, highways, roads, that kind of stuff

scottpete

10/6/22 4:59am

I started in semiconductors back in 99. The cycles almost killed me. I think

LaserCoug

10/6/22 9:22am

What position are you looking to fill?

VDUB_COUG

10/7/22 11:49am

Depends on the industry. I had a couple of recruiters contact me today about jobs (Financial Services/Payments), but I

Clark Addison

10/5/22 9:51pm

I only consult and run a few side gigs, I shut down my only one with employees

1984coug

10/5/22 9:54pm

Maybe he isn’t getting through the filters.

Malathion

10/5/22 9:53pm

It’s likely- but I’ve even connected him to ceos and hiring managers- same story

1984coug

10/5/22 9:55pm

We're hiring like crazy at my company....

Xenon

10/5/22 9:54pm

Tech might be the worst industry to be in right now.

Chefcurry

10/5/22 9:58pm

Mortgage and housing would be worse

johnnybyu

10/5/22 10:54pm

I’ve had multiple friends laid off (all in tech.)

Adwight

10/5/22 9:58pm

We live in weird times

cougarbart

10/5/22 10:02pm

He may need some interviewing practice and feedback

RisinUp

10/5/22 10:03pm

PCF in Utah is hiring a bunch of different positions. He could email his resume

JohnnyC

10/5/22 10:10pm

Tell him to learn to code

letthewookieewin

10/5/22 10:27pm

He’s currently doing a web development course, then going to do coding

1984coug

10/5/22 10:31pm

Coming soon, another semiliterate programmer with no actual programming skills..

Les IsMore

10/6/22 12:56am

I’ll share your concern with him

1984coug

10/6/22 5:24am

I was laid off on August 30th and accepted a new job on September 30th.

HiLife

10/5/22 11:40pm

My company has a huge shortage. Can’t get enough people ever since COVID

ColonelMustard

10/6/22 12:38am

I have a hard time believing this. 350 jobs??

Mr. Rumsfield

10/6/22 7:17am

He's sent me a list of each LinkedIn and Indeed application, sure enough, 350

1984coug

10/6/22 11:33am

If you’ve applied for 350 jobs and not gotten one you to go back to your app

Virginia Ute

10/6/22 11:44am

He isn't blaming reverse racism, that's a different thread now from a commenter

1984coug

10/6/22 12:00pm

Reading is fundamental.

Abe Froman

10/6/22 12:02pm

Thank you. I have gone back and made the appropriate edits.

Virginia Ute

10/6/22 12:23pm

Sounds like this guy needs help with his resume and personal branding.

HiLife

10/6/22 2:43pm

where is he located?

BYU Grounds

10/6/22 12:33pm

Utah, utah county

1984coug

10/6/22 1:40pm

Crazy. We’re at like 2% unemployment and anytime a tech company raises a round

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