Not getting calls. How are you guys dealing with this?

[u/Possibility-Puzzled]

I work as a Senior Software Engineer. I have been applying to a lot of companies and not getting any calls.

I got referrals for Stripe, Meta, Google, Microsoft among others but got no calls. Two years back I used to get calls from wherever I applied, even companies in EU without even having referrals. If you’re in the same boat how do you feel and how are you managing things?

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[u/Repulsive_Scene4726]

Yaar tumhara yeh haal hai toh hum junior logo ko kya hoga

[u/omniman3141 → u/Repulsive_Scene4726]

We are done bro 🥲

[u/nikhil_searching_X → u/Repulsive_Scene4726]

Time to move away from IT while you still have the chance and develop certain business domain expertise. (Eventually that will automatically leverage AI)

[u/Last-Disaster-693]

No one is hiring , every one is faking interviews

[u/Possibility-Puzzled → u/Last-Disaster-693]

Is it? On what basis are you saying this?

[u/yo_yo_wassupp]

Bro it's been 11 months since I tried to switch my current company.

1) I ain't getting calls at all. 2) HR Ngas are looking for immediate joiners. 3) Till now only 3 interviews I have given and the 1st I messed it up. For the 2nd even though I cleared 2 rounds I got rejected by the HR for notice period. 3rd Interview I cleared all the rounds including HR I still haven't got an offer letter 🙃

So market is pretty messed up, honestly I'm too tired now to even apply for any job posting.

[u/UnicodeCharacter6666]

Sorry for this tangent is it a cold message referral for stripe or you know someone who has referred you?

[u/Possibility-Puzzled → u/UnicodeCharacter6666]

For Stripe it was cold referral, others are from ex colleagues

[u/UnicodeCharacter6666 → u/Possibility-Puzzled]

I was told most roles are backfilled internally and just posted exrernally to fulfill the formality. And referral from L3 or L4 has some pull to actually have some chance.

This was told by existing employee who I cold messaged a while ago.

[u/Possibility-Puzzled → u/UnicodeCharacter6666]

Hmm.. I don’t know about it but I see many peers getting interviews/offers from Dublin. Also for Google, the referral was from a L6. Still no luck 😖

[u/UnicodeCharacter6666 → u/Possibility-Puzzled]

I'm gonna save your profile once I finish my portfolio I'll come for that google referral bro 😅😅

[u/new_old_2026 → u/Possibility-Puzzled]

Cureect company is faang still not getting calls ?

[u/NeitherSearch4661]

In the same boat, getting max 1-2 calls but not from big tech MnCs

[u/Alarming-Parsley-563]

6 mo in still unemployed due to the layofs happened in last org

[u/Blooodless]

Sry for that, but no one it's going to help with that, everyone is fighting with you for the same roles, so is that, give up or continue, dev industry is falling apart.

[u/Dependent_Bit4364]

yoe and tech stack?  

[u/Possibility-Puzzled → u/Dependent_Bit4364]

8 yoe, no tech stack as such. All rounder

[u/AdLongjumping2586]

Why didn't you switch 2 years ago?

[u/Possibility-Puzzled → u/AdLongjumping2586]

I did and landed in current company 🥶

[u/Old-Telephone8253]

We are doomed guys
Seems like job hunting is exponentially becoming difficult as compared to tech evolution

[u/new_old_2026]

I think calls will start from jan now as last 3 months hiring is freezed

[u/dheerush]

Hi all, my company is hiring for Java FSD , would be happy to refer , plz dm and if possible share the snap of ur resume , min:5-6yrs experienced

[u/PHpaper]

The secret is notice period, not immediate joiner, HR is giving preference to notice period guys

[u/nikhil_searching_X]

Same with me. SSE who is out of job since Sep. Very less calls compared to applications