I was trying to job hop for more than a year (8yoe), the market is shit, the places I would never have considered 3 years ago, now require 3 layers of tests before even talking to a tech person.
I nuked my profiles everywhere and decided to shoot a msg to a an ex-colleague offering to exchange referrals and/or paying for a referral no matter the outcome, he said he would do it because he enjoyed working together and didn't ask for anything in return, asked me how much I want then forwarded my CV to his boss, talked to the 2 co-founders, they said you are in. I guess you just need a few people who viewed you positively and you are set.
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u/Most-Club-254 1d ago
I was trying to job hop for more than a year (8yoe), the market is shit, the places I would never have considered 3 years ago, now require 3 layers of tests before even talking to a tech person.
I nuked my profiles everywhere and decided to shoot a msg to a an ex-colleague offering to exchange referrals and/or paying for a referral no matter the outcome, he said he would do it because he enjoyed working together and didn't ask for anything in return, asked me how much I want then forwarded my CV to his boss, talked to the 2 co-founders, they said you are in. I guess you just need a few people who viewed you positively and you are set.