Codesmith vs 100devs - how to decide?

Some companies are freezing, but at Formation we're seeing people get hired and interviewing at dozens of top tier companies, so while some of the bigger names are frozen, most are not. There is more of a shift to experienced engineers, and less risk taking with no-experience people (I've heard from students that are recent grads from Codesmith for example that they are having a harder time getting interviews than students in the past for those with no experience, but the people with experience are getting interviews and strong offers still). At Formation, we are also seeing a bit of a shift. For example, a company might interview someone for senior and they didn't meet the bar, but in the past they would down level to mid-level and now they are just not making an offer at all. So a slight "tightening" rather than full blown freezes. On the no-experience side, at Formation we're surprisingly still seeing many people get interviews. Perhaps fewer interviews than in the past, but still getting interviews and offers. So I would frame it as the variance in the time it takes is wider, meaning if it was going to take approx. 6 to 8 months before, it might take approx. 5 to 13 months now. Some people are job hunting a tad early because of the market and getting unexpected offers too... each person at Formation has a unique path so it's hard to generalize here. A key piece of advice is double down on your unique background and find opportunities that match it. If you were cook, look into restaurant and food technology companies. If you were an athlete, look into sports tech. If you were a semi-pro gamer, look into gaming companies. Leverage your network to find paths into these companies that can skip the resume reviews that might otherwise have filtered you out.