Ask HN: How do I restart my career

[rybamorska]

Hi. My last contract have ended in January, for various reasons, but burnout was a contributing factor. Since then I've been passively replying to Linkedin offers, but it looks like this won't land me any job. I'd like to be more active, but I have no idea what approach could help me land a good job.

My main language is Haskell, and i know a bit of C/C++

Any advice?

[mtmail]

On HN have a look at the monthly whoishiring threads and maybe add yourself there, too https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring

[ps256]

Two obvious problems

- you aren't applying actively

- your main language is Haskell

[rybamorska]

Ok, I've been applying actively, but not often, mostly because the amount of Haskell offers is limited. I'm willing to change language, and I'm currently considering Rust. Is this a good idea or is it still too niche?

[catlover76]

Rust is certainly a more employable language than Haskell, but why do you have this paradigm of having one obscure language that you think is the language you "do"?

If you have a good amount of experience, you should be competitive for a lot of jobs where they use C#, Python, JavaScript/Node/TypeScript, etc.