I would like this question to be answered by those who have recently left. There are many who say they can’t wait to get their severance pay and leave Ford, probably counting on easily getting a new job. My resume isn’t great, but it’s not bad either however I don’t get the feeling that it’s easy to get a job now.
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It is only easy if you are in a high-demand field and bring what they look for. Yes, there is a shortage. But in what? Very specific fields that you study at least 2 years for Full Time. And if you happen to be in that field with that qualification: congrats! You will soon be looking to re-qualify due to your extreme specialization not being in demand anymore. oops.
But yes, there are jobs and you can find them. It just all depends.
Currently, according to labor statistics, it takes degreed candidates 3-6 weeks, from start to finish, to get a new job. This is as opposed to pre-COVID 6-12 weeks. This is a job market that is vastly understaffed, and most companies are begging for qualified applicants.
As others have said it depends. Some on luck and happenstance, some on how well you have treated others throughout your career, some on your skill set, a lot on your attitude.
If you are a supervisor/manager it is unlikely that you will find another job in a timely manner and without upskilling.
Some get a new job in less than two weeks, some it takes months, some it takes years.
Some tips for @OP in case it has been minute since job search,
- customize your resume for each job, be sure to have all the keywords in your resume match exactly to the job posting (do not lie, but make sure you are using the same keywords and phrasing as the job posting, as first level screen is done by computer, second level screen is done by a human who is not knowledgeable about your job)
- have an attitude of service in your interview. Learn how you can help to solve their problems and be happy to do it.
- get your core resume ready now, start interviewing now- even if it is just for practice. You will be able to assess your own situation via your practice interviewing
It depends. Pretty much every job I got laid off from took me to the 5-6 month mark to find that next job despite my best efforts. That's just how my job searches went - it was frustrating.
I am currently on my 8th job in the IT industry. I was laid-off 4 times and left 3 jobs due to a bad work environment, bad leadership or a combination of both. 5 of these were as a contractor and 3 were FT employment. I enjoyed every job initially but, usually due to internal directions and policy changes (and layoffs) my career turned into just a job to pay the bills. The shortest I was at a job was 9 months (contractor) and 10 years (FT). On average, I was at each job between 2 1/2 and just under 3 years.
I only regret 2 of my job decisions. One job used a cookie cutter approach to the project they accepted with the state of WI. It wasn't that simple. I joined the project that was bleeding all their expertise while the project was overbudget and well past the implementation date. The experts were leaving because they were trying to get the project on track and were working 80 hours with no relief in sight. They went on a hiring spree to fix it all. I, and many others, were expected to work miracles. We couldn't so they went through with a flame thrower.
The second was when I had 1 month's mortgage left in my bank account and was at risk of losing my home. As the saying goes, any piece of sh!t looks good while drowning in a toilet. I accepted a 6-figure job and had to relocate. I figured I could budget well and keep my original home. I managed to. The situation? It took 3 months to get my laptop and access to everything to do my job. After that, I was put into the on-call rotation (support) were I was primary for 67% of the time and secondary 33% of the time. They ran 2 shifts of support so I was on-call 12 hour days for 9 straight months including holidays and weekends. The job destroyed my health. I walked away after my 1 year contract was up and I had planned accordingly. I was able to save $40k because I knew I was going to take 3-4 months off just to get my health back.
Left a job earning 120k a year.
took 3 years, and a MBA to get the next job.
Unless you are a programmer/engineer, it will be a bit more difficult unless you are in a VERY demanding job.
Best to network and know somebody. Did about 3 dozen interviews with 20 companies with 1 solid offer but turned it down due to their culture (nightmare, 30% turnover, most last 1 year).
Those sets of interviews occurred in October-January. February to now maybe 2 interviews.
It depends.