as if I am the only person who is looking for job. I felt very uncomfortable. Though I had no problem answering this kind of questions. I think it is getting me .. need a break or start over, or engage in something new.
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That's a very darn good point @3dhz.
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Say that Intel severance package is world class and allowed you to take some time off. It is true.
@JoHrXJX-3vjp yup... you hit the nail on the head. If you got fired you need to relocate as there is NOTHING here. One of the reason that Intel likes the place. They hire you in, and you are locked in as you buy house and raise children. No matter how bad it is, how hard you have to work hard to completely uproot, a brilliant strategy of Intel. Of course when ACT2 and ACT3 happen the job market will be non existent the larger house market will completely implode and you'll have to uproot anyways.
So if you are in Oregon better have an exit strategy before the $hit hits the fan during ACT2 and ACT3. If you already got kicked to the curb in ACT1 or ACT-1 you just need to relocate as hard as that is.
Good luck... There are jobs out there!
If you are in Oregon you need to GTFO. Unless you have the web/app developer skills to work at some bro startup downtown, market is saturated and there ain't nothin.
A good response about a long gap is that you wanted to take time for yourself and recharge. Like the sabbatical you kept pushing out (even if it's not true), and never got to take it due to the timing of leaving the company, Then you found it was a pretty tough market when you were ready to start looking so it's taken a while.
Put a positive spin on it for them saying 'Hopefully it wont take much longer as I'm refreshed from taking some time off and ready to jump back in'. No matter if it's true or not, it's the positive spin you leave them with,
Trust me, not everyone leaves that impression on those hiring. I overheard a conversation at a local eatery. It was about an ex Intel employee with a LOT of anger that he doesn't even realize he has and is puzzled how long it's taking him to get a job and he doesn't realize how he's reacting negatively toward people". NOT a good thing for him. There's more but I don't want to spell it all out here. My point there was.... you want to leave the recruiter or hiring person with a positive image of you. You don't want to be 'that angry guy' as your resume will hit the garbage before the conversation is even over.
Positivity wins, folks...
Worse than a long work gap would be HAVING A CRIMINAL RECORD.
Combination of both - being in a jail or prison for months due to a crime !!!! 👎❓😉
Is there anything worse than long gap?Curious.
The recruiter was probably just trying to be friendly or wondering how to explain the gap to your future employer.
You must be really SENSITIVE or have an explanation for the gap which is really bad ... 😂😃😁to get offended so easily.
It was only ONE of MANY recruiters, get over it and keep searching.
Good move on your part. Never found recruiters to be much help, especially since the introduction of the internet.
Recruiters work on commison, longer yoy are out harder it is. Plus your resume is at the obvious places. She looking for warm meat intel people so smart
Oh, yikes @qhr!! Next February??? That's a LONG ways off (but I don't need to tell you that). Hard to believe.
Sales is really hard, you have a quota, it's a number if u miss 2 quarters you are out even after 10 years. You can't blame anyone like Asians. Every quarter yor are ranked. Hardest job there is
In AZ and just went to a previously scheduled engineering and tech career fair today. Lo and behold, the event had been postponed until next February! I found out at the business office in the event center that these companies had pulled out because of very weak supply of available jobs. This seems to be a sign of stunted growth in these tech companies. The February event is a placeholder to be held after the potential release of 1Q17 funding assuming hiring will reassume. It did not sound very hopeful. A lot of ifs.
I know some people that are going into sales when they've never been a salesman before. They are changing careers midstream. And in all honestly, high tech has always been very volatile. The fact that one day, after a decade or more, things change and people out of a job isn't too surprising to me. What surprises me is some people got surprised thinking they could stay as long as they wanted to. That just simply isn't the case in high tech. You always need a backup plan AND roll with the punches when you're let go as in a very basic sense.... it's simply the nature of the beast and you need to view it for what it is.
People need to look at it positively which is "I'm glad I got to ride that money train for as long as I did", and not angry at being let go when they weren't ready because it was INEVITABLE. Did the way Intel handle it svck? Oh good god yes, and BIG time. It was deplorable the way they treated people, and don't even get me started on their sh|tty 'ineligible to be rehired' cr4p. BUT, to beat yourself over it, or contemplate suicide or hurting others just is really bad for your well being.
I get it but people need to get over it and move on. Wallowing in self-pity or whatever some are wallowing in is NOT healthy for you. It should be viewed like death or divorice (which it actually is) and go through the mental cycles which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. I get that people will go through those cycles at their own speed (and could backpedal), but getting to acceptance and moving on really is going to be better for your well being. I wish you all much luck.
Oregon, HW Engineer, took VSP - 18yrs here -white male. There are a lot of jobs out there, but they are NOT hardware engineering, nor do they pay more than 15 bucks an hour. Am I a loser? Nope...After YEARS of Intel laying off qualified engineers in Oregon and other states, we are saturated. Highest college graduate baristas is what I have heard. For me and my family, I am looking at another trade all together - electrician, woodworker-finisher or something in metal fab. Or we move to another state - I hear NC, Utah, Texas, Seattle, are the places for growth in high tech. Hang in there something will break for you. You have a lot of valuable skills that any small start up would love to have.