Can you get a job in tech right now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The stats don\u2019t feel great: one recent Time article<\/a> notes that there\u2019s one job opening for every two applicants on LinkedIn, job seekers are sending out 40 percent more applications than they did a year ago, and candidates from underrepresented groups are 25 percent more likely to be ghosted after interviews than their white counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But there\u2019s no reason to be thoroughly depressed \u2013 far from it, actually. You\u2019ve got options and you can get a gig. Tech companies are still hiring (I know, I work with them every day – and I am one). Instead of more conventional options, here are six things you can do right now to help yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Informational interviews are a real thing! Do them. Listen, by the time roles are posted, companies already have great people in the queue for interviews (courtesy of the whisper network). Come to your informational interview with thought-provoking questions. Be genuinely interested. Do a little homework so you can feel confident and look prepared. Seek to understand the company and what a \u201cday in the life\u201d looks like at various roles. As a CEO, I\u2019m much more excited by the prospect of having a real and candid conversation with someone energetic and informed than I am by babysitting (sorry!) a project. Plus everyone loves to talk about themselves – informational interviews are flattering!<\/p>\n\n\n\nInstead of offering to do a project, ask for an informational interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Instead of waiting around for the perfect job, take a job<\/h2>\n\n\n\n