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Experienced U.S. IT professional (10+ years) looking for advice on breaking through the hiring pipeline at USAA. 18 application 0 pick

I couldn’t land a job and have to move to big city. It’s a painful move with no certainty what will happen after 6 months in this company. Now, I am certain many people moved this way. Have you gotten comfortable in the new routine or actively trying to get out? Did you adapt to 5 day RTO?

Around 60,000 employees — or more than a quarter of the company's workforce — will be eligible and the terms will be similar to Microsoft's standard severance.

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m5wg98zv

I managed to get through to the final interview round with two companies just to be ghosted by them. To say I'm getting discouraged would be an understatement. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. Are others having more luck?

Even if you aren't happy with your job at DXC, having a paycheck right now is something to appreciate. Finding a new position is much, much harder than you might expect.

The first one wasn't for me so I withdrew.

But: the job market is improving for sure. Hang in there! There is life and opportunity out there. Just not here.

Initial unemployment claims just hit 194,000, near a 57-year low, but employers added only 29,000 jobs in Sept. Companies aren't laying people off in large numbers, but they're barely hiring either. Only two states showed meaningful job growth last month. If you have a job, you're probably staying put. If you're unemployed or trying to switch companies, good luck finding anything decent. This might actually be worse than a traditional downturn for job seekers because there are so few openings and nobody knows when hiring will pick up.

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/layoffs-near-57-low-why-132710835.html

I'm old and retired from CMCSA but was laid off from another large telecom company before joining CMCSA.

Hopefully the following will be helpful if you are laid off;

1. It's NOT your fault,
2. You WILL find another job,
3. The culture at that new job may be very different (like CMCSA was for me),
4. Take this as a lesson to save as MUCH as you can on the new job as there
   is NOTHING like being able to walk away on your own terms.

Corporate America can su-k but take advantage of them.

Hi, I'm likely going to be forced out via a PIP in the coming weeks, and I was wondering where to look outside of IBM for a new job? I'm applying lots of places, but has anyone had success in a particular company?

I'm in the US, but any state would be fine for me, I don't mind relocating. What companies are treating their employees better? Remote work options? I have 4 years experience so far, so I'm having a hard time finding roles that fit my skillset and experience level. I hear that's enough to be a Senior software engineer most places, but most of my work is frontend so it's a lil difficult.

I'm also LGBTQ, which I don't want to make a bug fuss about, but that can be hard with employers, sometimes.

Any advice is welcome and appreciated! It's a tough market, but I got people who depend on me, so I really need to figure something out.

Hope everyone is doing okay and staying safe!

I’m looking for a job in dynamic (read constantly shifting priorities and moving goalposts), fast paced environment (read where everyone is constantly running around like chickens with their heads cut off). Job security and honest, competent bosses are not a priority for me. Can you hook me up?

In my daily New Jobs for You Alert there are around 20 Dir, Sr Dir, ED H roles listed. Any one know what that is about? Are those roles that impacted employees now need to battle for a position?
Just seemed odd....

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to near 57-year lows last week amid low layoffs, ‘suggesting’ a modest pickup in job growth in October after September's underwhelming performance. However, the reality is, it is very difficult for many to switch jobs. Especially those of us looking to escape BNY. These labor department stats suggest that everyone is working. Thing is, what kind of ‘jobs’ are these? Govt jobs, part time jobs shouldn’t count. There is a huge difference between a professional career job versus working delivery at Amazon or Dominoes pizza. I’ve been actively looking to get a new position for 2 years now and have had 4 interviews.

Hi everyone, I want to post this as a grievance of my experience after layoff.

It's been over 12 months and I can't find a job or make it past more than 2 rounds in an interview.

I gave usaa over 9 years of my life and thought that the usaa brand would have enough weight to keep me competitive in the market.

At USAA, I did everything from product to marketing to experience owner and even program management.

I felt like the skills i learned and even all the training like the safe agile training would help me in the job market.

After a whole year of searching, interviewing, getting my hopes up, and realizing in those interviews that my skills were dated, I cried.

I don't have anywhere or anyone to help teach me these new skills especially as ai has taken over. All of the stuff USAA did for adopting AI is so far behind. It's so overwhelming to see that the market has moved so far past what we were doing.

How am i supposed to learn how to use AI if I can't even afford a subscription at this point? I have a family to feed and if I spend money on a subscription, it takes away from that because I don't have a job anymore.

I have tried applying to USAA multiple times over the past year but have not gotten a call back.

And the saddest part is that my colleagues that I worked with for almost a decade have become too busy to help me get a foot back in the door. I've helped so many of these people get promotions and advocated for them. It really hurts to have such a big part of my professional identity tied to USAA and I can't even get anyone I thought was a friend on the phone.

I used to think I was good at every role I had at usaa, and that was more than likely true. I was promoted and had great reviews. But after months of rejection, I find myself just questioning if I will ever make it out.

Its lonely out here.
I wish I was back in with the people I used to work with every day.
I wish nothing changed because it was good.

But most of all, I wish that if I got laid off, I would have gotten laid off sooner because then at least I would have an easier time adapting to the market. If you were laid off in the past 16 months, you would know what im talking about.

The job market is different. Companies only want the best now. I even had an interview with a former USAA exec and she told me that she doesn't really hire from usaa because the organization was too slow to market, so most of the skills were built only for usaa.

Ughh. Im just ranting now.

Im sorry guys.

Anything on service techs/linetechs in NER?

If so, Would love to start making my next move

if you think you are safe, No.
you have better chance finding a job in the same career path while you are at the job now, not after getting laid-off.

Any groups at intel are currently hiring? I am looking for software dev jobs.

Has anyone approved for unemployment benefits taking the VSP option ? any tips on how to appeal this do I have to wait after three months? I hope a job comes sooner than this, but has anyone heard anything as far as getting unemployment or has received unemployment?

For those who were let go in one of the last rounds, how long did it take you to find a new job? Are any of you hitting a wall?

It has been nearly a year of constant applying and interviewing and I have absolutely nothing to show for it. I have done dozens of interviews and sent out way more applications than I can count, and I still cannot figure out why nothing is sticking. I want out of here so badly but I am starting to wonder if I am doing something fundamentally wrong or if the market is just that broken right now. Either way, I am exhausted and I do not know how much longer I can keep this up.

How do you answer that in an interview, without sounding like you were fed an answer by ChatGPT?

I’m mentally drained. Being laid off hit me hard but I thought I had enough skills to land a new job within a month or two. I was so wrong. I’m not even sure what I’m doing to be rejected every single time. Now I’m at the point where I'm assuming in advance I won’t get the job even when I’m doing interviews, because that’s exactly what’s been happening. I’m so tired and scared.

I sent out about twenty applications ten days ago, just to test out the waters. I got nothing in response. Literally, nothing but crickets. It’s been a while since I last applied for a job so is this how things work now? Not even a rejection response? Just silence?

Any recommendations for jobs those that already found one ? Like which companies are hiring ? At this point anything will do .

After this job any job sounds good including Walmart . lol

HMH is the place you accept a job when you absolutely cannot find a job anywhere else. If hired, your primary job no matter what management tells you is to spend every waking moment trying to find your next job. They are certainly spending every waking moment planning how and when they will lay you off.

For those who were laid off within the past year or so, were you able to find a new opportunity?

I would love to see the names of companies people are leaving for. I see some on LjnkedIn but am curious where people are leaving to. Data Centers seem hot.

New unemployment claims saw a minor uptick last week, reaching 199,000. This figure remained below the 200,000 mark for the fifth consecutive week. The labor market continues to show stability due to low layoff rates. Employers are experiencing sluggish hiring amidst economic headwinds. Continuing claims for unemployment benefits also decreased.

Washington, D.C.

https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/workplace-4-0/talent-management/us-weekly-jobless-claims-rise-marginally-amid-low-layoffs/134985404?utm_source=latest_news&utm_medium=homepage

I am one of those who have advanced career after being laid off from Q. My sincere advice to those finding jobs is that never post, share, or like any LinkedIn posts associated with politics. Those who review your cases are much more diverse than you think. Act smartly and remove any such footprints from your account. Sad to see that a junior candidate for my team was not given a chance due to this foolish mistake.

Yes, we have a lot of RIFs and it's really hard to watch our work friends leave all the time... but are there any competitors you think are worse places to work and you would never work there?

For me. "the Z word" or S&N. He-l to the no. The first can't win market share in any space they play in, and the latter is a failing company, imo.

I would be an antiques dealer.

So I’m on the Medicare UM centralization team and there was just a meeting under our associate directors teams where the manager makes a comment that we’re expected to know these policies they’re just reminding us of these policies that are in place, but none of them are in writing. Can you please explain that to me? How is something not in writing for how we’re supposed to do something. We’re just somehow supposed to know that we’re supposed to go to this really hard place that they call mentor to get instructions, but there aren’t any instructions on how exactly to apply what it says there but somehow we’re just supposed to know and we’re accountable for it but they’re not gonna put it in writing for how to do it make it make sense oh wait maybe it’s because if they don’t put it in writing then they’re not accountable for it and then they can use it as an excuse to lay off nurses? I mean, make it make sense folks, not in writing how do you have policy and not put it in writing and then tell an entire group of people they were expected to do it and understand it and remember how to use it but they’re not putting it in writing. I don’t know why I even stay anymore. Oh wait that’s right. I’m actively looking for a job and this is why. And then she makes this comment about how they know we centralized a year ago and things will probably change again next week, but we’re just now figuring it out. It’s been a year folks. What the heck do you mean you’re just now figuring it out. I probably need to look a little harder for a new job because this was so discouraging. I feel so set up for failure and I know other people on my team do now as well.

I got IP last year for bad RTO adherence, my manager tried to change it, but HR was firm. If I apply to a new role today will a hiring manager be able to see that? How far back can they see my rating?

By now you should have updated your resume, applied for internal positions available, removed personal information from company computer, prepare your family there is a strong possibility you will lose your job to offshore cheaper labor. Have a list of co workers to check on. Keep touch. Tell your story to the department of Labor. Watch for a class action because something sticks like rotten fish.

Just curious about what everyone used development day for today? Did you use AI to make a new resumé? Maybe work on skills more marketable at other places? Practice Leet Code? Maybe doom scroll all the new green circles on LinkedIn?

"Here are 35 AI energy companies that are actively hiring right now, ranked by percentage headcount growth in the past 90 days.
Joulent - custom power for large loads (Houston)
Dexter Energy - power market forecasting and trading (Amsterdam)
Modo Energy - AI intelligence for battery, solar, and wind (London)
ThinkLabs AI - AI digital twins for grid operators (New York)
Fuse Energy - tech-led energy supplier (London)
Emerald AI - data centers that flex power use for the grid (US)
tem - AI-native energy trading (London)
Zanskar - AI-driven geothermal exploration (Salt Lake City)
Halcyon - AI search for energy market info (San Francisco)
Gigaton - self-learning AI for heavy industry (London)
Applied Computing - foundation AI for energy operations (London)
WeaveGrid - grid orchestration for utilities and EVs (San Francisco)
EARTH AI - AI critical metals exploration (San Francisco)
Arcadia - energy data platform for utility bills (Washington, DC)
VoltaGrid - hybrid power for AI data centers (Houston)
KoBold Metals - AI discovery of battery metals (Berkeley)
1KOMMA5° - home clean energy with an AI manager (Hamburg)
Terabase Energy - solar plant construction automation (Berkeley)
Morgan Solar - AI monitoring for solar fleets (Toronto)
GRIDSIGHT - AI digital twins for distribution grids (Sydney)
NZero - automated utility data analytics (Reno)
NobleAI - science-based AI for energy R&D (San Francisco)
The Nuclear Company - software-led nuclear build-out (Lexington)
Jua - weather and energy forecasting model (Zurich)
Immensa - AI parts inventory for energy (Dammam)
Detect Technologies - industrial AI for oil, gas, and industry (Chennai)
Smart Wires Inc. - power flow control for grids (Durham)
Planted - autonomous solar deployment (Oakland)
SolarX - solar energy monitoring (Port Louis)
enspired - AI trading for battery storage (Vienna)
Lunar Energy - home solar, battery, and virtual power plants (Mountain View)
GeologicAI - AI core scanning for mining (Calgary)
Infinium - captured carbon into e-fuels (Sacramento)
Novi Labs - AI forecasting for oil and gas (Austin)
Vortexa - real-time global energy flow intelligence (London)"

I see posts here debating if there is going to be an EOY layoff, we can’t know for sure, but I think that points to a bigger morale problem. Associates have lost faith in the future of the company. I’ve been here for almost a decade and never seen this many people genuinely hopeless going into the next year. Almost everybody I know at T Rowe has told me that they’ve looked for a new job, but the market is so sh---y. I’ve even had people tell me they wish they’d be part of the next layoff just so they’d have the time and energy to search for a new job. Some have been lucky and secured another job, but I think most are just waiting the market out. I don’t think things are going to get better here, especially with all of the initiatives related to Next90 emphasizing productivity and efficiency. Personally, I’m just waiting to get my bonus then search aggressively for a new job in 2027.

(not my post, i am resharing) I was laid off from Citi after eight years, literally the day after returning from vacation. I was completely blindsided.

What struck me the most was that I had a master’s degree and years of experience in my field, while four of my colleagues had only high school diplomas and had been with the company for over 20 years. Many had landed in technology roles through reorganizations and internal connections, despite having little to no prior experience in the field. Not that there’s anything wrong with learning on the job, but it was frustrating to realize that my education, experience, and qualifications ultimately meant very little.

I was also one of the more junior employees on the team and knew I was making less than everyone else. I genuinely thought that made my position relatively secure if layoffs ever came. Clearly, I was wrong.

Unfortunately, that’s corporate America. My advice to anyone working at a large corporation is to save your money, build your financial security, and never assume a company will provide you with a career for life. Loyalty and hard work don’t necessarily guarantee job security.

One thing I will say is that you’re fortunate they gave you several months’ notice. I had absolutely no warning. It took me nearly a year to find another permanent position. About eight months into my unemployment, I landed a consulting role that lasted a couple of months, but it wasn’t until around the one-year mark that I finally secured something permanent.

My biggest criticism of Citi is that it’s an enormous institution that, in my opinion, has become far too reliant on restructuring and cutting employees to improve its bottom line rather than genuinely innovating. You can only cut your way to profitability for so long.

I’m genuinely sorry you’re going through this. I know firsthand how frustrating and discouraging it can be, especially after giving a company so many years of your life. My advice is to keep applying, and don’t overlook smaller banks. In my experience, they can offer more stability and may be less prone to the constant restructuring you see at larger institutions.

Wishing you the best of luck. Just remember, losing that job doesn’t diminish your experience, your abilities, or what you bring to the table. If there’s one thing my experience taught me, it’s that you should always prioritize your own future over a company’s loyalty to you.

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I'm interested in your thoughts about the Centene hiring process. Would it be frowned upon to email to ask the talent recruiter about feedback after the screening? I applied for the Utilization Review Clinician - Behavioral Health position. The following day, I was notified that I was under consideration and was invited to do the initial "screening interview" with the talent recruiter. I completed that yesterday - it couldn't have went any better. 🤷‍♀️ We had an amazing rapport & she was raving about how much behavioral health, medical detox, acute care/ER, and remote nursing experience I had. I've been a nurse for 12 years with my compact license and CCM credential. I have experience in the psych ER, working remotely as a RN BH care coach, and last 6 years remotely as a RN case manager with another insurance company for our most at risk Medicare/Medicaid members ( who have a lot of BH/financial barriers.) I just got an email saying that they are not moving forward with me due to "moving forward with other candidates whose qualifications better complement the needs of the business." The ONLY thing is that I haven't been a official UM RN yet, but I felt like I did a great job in promoting how I have transferable skills from all of my nursing background and reviewing charts as a case manager to have the critical thinking expertise needed to differentiate if patients meet medical criteria. 🤷‍♀️ did I dodge a bullet?

I've been looking myself, and it's been bleak. I can't imagine having to navigate this kind of a job market without already having the safety of an existing job. I feel really bad for everybody who was cut.

I cannot believe how bad it is here. I came in like the other newbies, thinking we were going to kick a-s and make the company better. I was one of the many newbies that criticized the current coworkers. I am dreading that sh-t because this place is more fu---d up and misled than I thought. I am already floating my resume.