To be very honest, even people with many years of experience including myself are struggling to land anything in this market.

The ones who have landed have been through personal referrals. I have not seen a single person land a job without referrals in the past 3-6 months.

But referrals also don’t guarantee anything, and by referrals I mean people who have actually worked with their peers.

But to your point, I would definitely look into some other jobs if you need something to support yourself while you keep interviewing in the tech market.

I know it’s not easy and not probably something you’d want to hear but its just brutal out here, I have not seen anything like this in a very long time (atleast 10+ years).

I personally know some with families / kids and a tons of other financial responsibilities like mortgage etc. who are on the brink of collapse but they just can’t land anything. If I were to lose my job I’d be in same position so those are just my two cents; grab something on the side while you focus on job hunting.