Just talked to a friend, he's been out of work since April, with very few opportunities. A lot of really senior people are applying for junior or mid level roles, and willing to take the pay cut. Make sure in your interviews if you're competing with that, that you find a way to emphasize the concept of loyalty and how excited you are by that job description. Senior guys taking junior or mid roles does not and never will indicate long term loyalty.
My friends benefits are going to run out in June, its a terrible situation, and I'm talking with a lot of people who are coming across as extremely depressed, and I'm trying to talk to them about getting help if they can.
I don't want to lose friends and colleagues to this situation. I can't emphasize this enough, if your feeling desperate or hopeless, or the job search grind is beating you up, talk to someone, there are lots of resources, or talk to someone here if you're more comfortable with that, I'm sure we're all willing to give that time.
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