How I Found a New Tech Job in 3 Months

Amy Blankenship
8 min readSep 23, 2023
Jobless man sitting on city sidewalk with his dog
By Sergey Novikov Adobe Stock Photos

It might not sound all that exciting that it took me 3 months to find a new job, but word has it that tech hiring is much slower this year compared to last year. I have friends who have been out of work for close to a year at this point. I actually plan that I’ll be out of work for up to 6 months every 2–3 years, so at this point I have a routine down. It may not be the best routine, but if you’ve been laid off from a job…

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Amy Blankenship

Full Stack developer at fintech company. I mainly write about React, Javascript, Typescript, and testing.