RANT ALERT ... People are sleeping on the wheel in terms of no of IT sector job losses we are going to witness in the coming 90 days. A lot of folks have skills in old technology with little to no growth in adoption, these will have tough time even getting interviews.

Election year in USA has historically been a slow year for IT services. Previously they would look for growth in diff geography or buy revenue growth by acquiring mid sized consultancy firms. Since covid is a global and not regional phenomena this trick is thrown away too.

Startups of all size n scale are already drawing or most likely will, a list of employees they have to let go. With exception of those who raised money in last 6-15 months OR the grocery, gaming, fitness apps seeing growth since ppl are at home using their products more.

Soon we will witness a lot of NRIs arriving in doves. Most will compete for roles like Technical
/ Engineering / Product Managers and above. Coders with client facing relationships are mostly prized and retained for current or future client projects.

I feel this is going to be bigger then 2000 crash, job losses after sub prime crash.

So what can you do?. I can speak for those who code. Skills pay the bills.
Being a polyglot programmer who has worked across multiple business domains I can tell you it allows you to cast a wide net when applying. So learn a language that's growing. I would bet on dart today.

It's amazing how bad ppl are at writing resume/cv , cover letters. Also ppl send the same resume for every opening without re-arranging sections that are relevant to JD. Don't do that. Writing thoughtful custom cover letter in India is an exception then norm. Do it.

Interviews are over before you enter to be interviewed. How so?. It's all in the preparation. If you are one of those who says why are asking me Red black tree or binary search in an interview it's not like I am going to use it for my job. I ask do you want the job?, then prepare

At most companies going via referral makes a lot of difference. Go add all the ppl you know on linkedin including that old director you met once in a park jogging. Why?. Magic is getting referral from those who are 2nd degree away from you and secure a referral

If your company or job is on shaky grounds the smartest thing you can do is prepare and jump ship before the shit show truly comes to a townhall meeting near you.