| I can't imagine going through that much trouble trying to find a job as a developer. My m.o.: 1. Contact my list of (currently) 14 local recruiters from different companies with my resume, and tell them what type of job I'm looking for, salary, and location within the metro area. 2. They send me a list of jobs with the descriptions abd salary range - something you can't usually get without a recruiter - and I tell them which one I want to be submitted to. 3. Keep a list of the jobs, status (submitted, phone interview scheduled, in person interview scheduled, waiting for response), recruiter information, etc. so I don't get double submitted. Historically, since 1999 and three years out of college, it has taken me about a two-four weeks to find a job, usually paying significantly more. The last round I just went through. I had 13 prospects, 7 phone interviews, 3 in person interviews, trying to schedule the other 4, and will probably have four offers by the end of the week. This is with me being picky on location, salary, and environment. I'm not trying to say that I'm a special snowflake. I know a lot of people that I work with that could do the same. |