[0xy]

The open to work banner is an extremely negative signal. Nobody should use it.

[epicureanideal]

Unless you're desperate to feed and house your family and anything that shortens your search by a day might keep a roof over your head?

[el_benhameen]

I think the point is that the banner is more likely to extend your search by sending a negative signal than it is to speed up your search. Fair or not, potential employers often have a negative bias toward people who are unemployed, so indicating that you’re likely unemployed is unhelpful.

[bpodgursky]

It would be far more effective to spin up a placeholder 1-person contracting firm as your current employment even if it's marginal work for pocket change (build websites for a friend or something).

[muzani]

There's some data from Aline of interviewing.io who says it's a negative signal during a hot market but a neutral signal during a layoff market.

[esafak]

https://interviewing.io/blog/whos-open-to-work-a-tale-of-two...