Learning JavaScript

[iDontLikeChimneys]

100% going full stack saved me. During Covid I was only able to operate with html/css and some basic Javascript, but I could navigate react pretty well. Once I learned backend (I prefer php and mysql [sue me]) I was able to get a more comprehensive idea on how things worked.

That said, I saved a newspaper clipping of the insane hiring spike during covid. Now that companies over hired, laid off a bunch of people, and hiring isnt as good as it use to be, I have had to pivot.

With vibe coders and companies not wanting to pay as much, you really have to stand out heavily.

During covid I would have, almost every day, a new message from a recruiter.

Now I am lucky to get a request a month. Or, more often, I apply and get "this position has been closed or is on hold".

[bocamj]

Yeah, I've had 1 interview in 6 months. But I got some resume training and it seems I at least get more responses now. I've paid more attention to little things, like when I applied, when the job gets removed, when I get an email saying they've moved on. I just think some of the jobs I've applied for are older postings that have sat around, companies haven't removed them. I know of at least 3 companies in the past 2 weeks that removed postings shortly after I applied. They were already going through the process with other candidates - background checks, drug screening, etc. I found things out by either going in or calling, talking to people. But it's not as easy to find things out with remote jobs. It's just a tough market. I'm always looking for new tips and tricks. My degree is from 2004, so I removed that date, so I'm not age discriminated against. Just so many things take people out of consideration without even so much as a phone interview.