[_dave]

If it's improving, it sure isn't including me. It's been 14 months since getting laid off and all I'm getting are rejection e-mails, scams that say I got a position without any interviews, and recruiters who call/e-mail me ranting about how I "wasted [their] time if [I] wasn't qualified". Trying to get hired via referrals went nowhere because everywhere was doing layoffs. Several interviewers have told me post-interview that apparently side projects aren't counting anymore but the years of work experience do. Sorry I graduated with my bachelors' in back in '19.