Some Job Hunting Resources and Advice
Tags: career
Published: 2020-04-09 18:50:03

<h1>General Advice and Observations</h1>
<strong>Non-essential Skilled Job Posts Have All Upgraded Reqs</strong>
This may just be me or software/web development specifically, but I have noticed that many Junior/Entry level roles have gone away. Everything right now seems to be upgraded one level up. Senior roles are everywhere, and it is really hard to find a role that matches someone with less than 5 years of experience right now. This may be in part because a lot of jobs suddenly shifted to remote, and employers have always valued more experience in those roles. All I can say is keep applying anyway.

<strong>Networking From Home</strong>

Probably the biggest shift in job-hunting is how networking has been effected. Now is a good time to connect and reinforce existing network contacts - even engaging non-professionally just to check-in. With meetups, conventions, and other group events on pause for a while, it gets very hard to expand your network by physically meeting new people.

***If anyone knows of any Virtual Job Fairs or Online Networking Sessions/Events (not LinkedIn or other social media) please let me know by commenting down below.***

<strong>Volunteer Opportunities</strong>

There actually are some pretty unique volunteer opportunities to help gain some experience. For example New York is putting together a [Covid-19 SWAT Team](https://www.ny.gov/programs/new-york-state-covid-19-technology-swat-team) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has made a mass call out for tech experts to create a [machine readable Covid-19 dataset](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/call-action-tech-community-new-machine-readable-covid-19-dataset/). There is literally zero harm in checking out volunteer opportunities, and may actually be the best way to network in this crisis. 
<h1>Resources</h1>
<strong>1. [Candor](https://candor.co/hiring-freezes/)</strong>
Anybody who hasn't seen this crowd-sourced list yet should *really* check it out. Easily the most helpful resource available. It tells you whether a company is hiring, in a hiring freeze, or laying off. It also tracks industry-specific statistics regarding how many companies in a said field are in a specified status.

<strong>2. [Remote Jobs in March Google Doc](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R9IR8Z3-gU8uf76HOvVvh44R-UeQAxzmDe03E_vwRfs/edit#gid=388136490)</strong>
This is a *massive* list of remote jobs that were posted and available in the month of March (approximately 1589 jobs or so). I haven't been able to validate how many of these positions were frozen, changed, or removed as of today, but it is a resource worth checking out. The list is organized by company, contains a link to the job postings, and has several labels provided to each job for easy doc navigation.

<strong>3. [Power to Fly](https://blog.powertofly.com/companies-still-hiring-during-covid-19-2645619431.html)</strong>
My favorite traditional blog article so far, this is a list of 28 well-known companies still hiring. Link's to each companies postings on www.powertofly.com where you can get more detailed info on each position.

<strong>4. [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22665398)</strong>
A web sourced forum article that is worth taking a look at.

<h1>Conclusion</h1>
Just stay safe, be careful, and keep pressing forward.