[hijinks]

depends.. i think it feels saturated if you are a poor performer. I've always said when times were good you had people in tech that shouldn't be in tech but they are able to some sort of bare min task, usually not good but good enough to get the job done. I think its hard on them but if you are somewhat good at your job, finding a new job in this market isn't hard

[epicureanideal]

> depends.. i think it feels saturated if you are a poor performer.

There's a lot of luck involved in getting hired right now, even for high performers. There are a lot of other high performers competing for the same jobs.

I know some people who were laid off and found jobs in a few weeks, several others who were on the market for many months, and there was not a significant skill-based correlation.

[candiodari]

Problem with getting rehired in a few weeks (technically -2 weeks) is that you may have chosen, for comp reasons, to go into consultancy. Which means temporary contracts ...

[tkzed49]

are you trying to get hired right now? How long have you been in the industry? I have a feeling that this sentiment is not coming from people who have been laid off. I know people that have left voluntarily who are not having an easy time either.

[greesil]

What's it like these days?

[tkzed49]

For me, it's been pretty rough. I have about 3 YOE at a very grown-up startup, looking for mid level positions. My specialty is frontend (plus some more niche tech, and of course full stack competency). I've been very slowly finding my way into interview loops, mostly through LinkedIn and occasionally HN. I've been completing them at a very high rate, and getting passed up for people with more experience, or at least that's what I've heard when I've actually gotten feedback.

The other early-career people I know are having trouble as well.

[hijinks]

didn't get laid off but got a job 2 weeks after i started to look

[tkzed49]

very impressive, interviews usually take me longer than that.