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Techie Lands Two Job Offers After Seven Months of Unemployment and Shares Four Key Tips
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News18•17-10-2026, 11:06
Techie Lands Two Job Offers After Seven Months of Unemployment and Shares Four Key Tips
- •A Reddit user in the tech, product, and design field landed two job offers in the same week after being unemployed for seven months.
- •The first tip is to avoid signaling on LinkedIn that you are open to any role, as companies prefer specialists over generalists.
- •The second tip advises applying immediately when a job is posted since recruiters often stop reviewing applications after building a shortlist.
- •The third tip stresses tailoring the CV for every single application to immediately prove you are the exact expert the company needs.
- •The fourth tip encourages job seekers to look wider and consider roles outside their comfort zone or slightly below their previous level.
Key Questions Answered
The tech professional shared four main tips: avoid announcing on LinkedIn that you are open to every role, apply as soon as jobs are advertised, tailor your CV for every application, and look wider than comfortable, even at roles below your level or outside usual expectations.
No, both offers actually paid less than their previous job. However, the user chose the role that best aligned with their career plans and provided the necessary title for their next step.
The job search lasted for seven months of unemployment before two job offers finally arrived in the same week.
