[dtagames]

I feel for you. My startup collapsed about a year and half ago and I was thrust into the job market.

I would say start hunting ASAP because it is likely to take most or all of the 6 months to find what you want. I would also recommend getting a career counselor. I used someone from placement.com. The coaches know what is going on w/ the job hunt world and how to set yourself up on LinkedIn and Indeed to start getting replies. There are definitely tricks to the trade.

I found the job hunt terribly depressing and dehumanizing, so steel yourself against that. It took me a few hours every day to properly research and reply to all the right ads, even though most would ignore me and several dragged me through long processes only to ignore me after that. So just expect that and know that it's not you.

As for switching up your career, I get that, too! I was totally worn out and I asked myself what my dream job really would be. I've always loved video games and spent my career in business and web software development, so I put the focus on trying to get into the gaming industry -- and was successful! It can work for you, too. My in was to find a bridge from what I have already worked on to what the game studio needed.

Good luck in your hunt and thanks for sharing your story!

[the_only_law]

> I would also recommend getting a career counselor. I used someone from placement.com.

Was this very expensive? I’ve been out of work for too long. I had an easier time finding work when I was first trying to get into the field with no experience. I’ve already wasted time and money on resume rewrites that turn out to be useless though.

[dtagames]

It was not and it was worth it in my case. My resume needed very little help. What I didn't know was how to get past the filters and processes that are used now. If you're good at that, you may not need help, but I did get more responses after I really beefed-up my LinkedIn (grueling) and wrote individualized reply letters to every match that I liked from Indeed.

[umbrella11]

Thank you for your response and support! Your comment about video games makes me think about the areas of tech I‘m interested in but thought were inaccessible to me (e.g. video and art). So you inspire me to consider those as real possibilities to pursue.