u/WillHungFan wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
Good advice. That is generally what I'm aiming for but they have also done a few layoffs recently and are planning some acquisitions next year so I want to at least have an updated resume and some feelers out just in case.
u/michaelnovati replied ·
Feel free to DM me more details if you want .more specific advice based on your exact background but this could be a tricky situation.
The market is too competitive right now that if you don't have at least a year at your company, you will get overlooked at a lot of the top companies, even if you were awesome and a layoff wasn't your fault.... just too many other people that don't have either on their resume.
A negative pattern I've seen over and over and the bootcamp grads that job hops every 8 months for 2-3 years, maybe you end up with a higher title, and then have a crazy hard time making the next jump.
A tiny number of people go through this and get amazing jobs after and go against the trend. Most do not, and it's psychologically intense for them having to rebuild their identities and some just quit the industry.
I'm not trying to create fear and I'm not selling you anything, just giving my views since you seem like someone who prepared a lot.
The simplest advice is to do what you need to do stay at the company for one year and ideally two. (If one year, make sure your second company is well over a year).
If you have a choppy history, then you can look at special programs like Meta REng.