Recently, the capital winter, many enterprises have been spreading the news of big layoffs.
The wave of layoffs came so quickly that many people were caught off guard: some were laid off the next day after launching overnight; Someone fixes bugs in the morning and gets fired in the afternoon; And companies don’t pay their employees and force them to quit… .
Most of those laid off are those who have been with the company for a year or two, or have been with the company for a short time, and are having a hard time finding work in the cold winter.
Through understanding several young programmers who have been laid off, we know that even though it is difficult to find a job in the winter, they still expect their salary to be higher than before, on the grounds that they should not be hit by fresh graduates after working for a year or two.
Just as small animals accumulate food for winter from spring, it is important and necessary for new employees who work for one or two years to accumulate food.
Experience accumulation: summarize projects and build knowledge framework
Many programmers think that I don’t even have time to fix bugs in one project after another. How can I have time to write a summary?
Knowing that you can’t take code with you when you leave the company, some people are having trouble writing a resume: there seems to be nothing to write.
Moreover, technical details are often discussed during the interview process, and many people awkwardly say “I forgot” because it is too long ago to remember the details.
This is the daily never review summary reason, work for a year or two head a blank.
Have seen programmers while doing projects while recording, stepped on the pit, encountered changes, their mistakes and so on.
After working for a year, I made a stack of project summaries and knowledge arrangement. You’ll have plenty of time to write your resume and prepare quickly for your interview.
Keep a sense of crisis
Go out for an interview every six months
One of my friends has the habit of going out for interviews for half a year. Even though his current job is stable and well-paid, he always maintains a sense of crisis.
He is very rational, never think the company is static, the individual can retire in peace. On the contrary, it is more necessary to interview in peacetime. First, if there is a better opportunity to change jobs; Second, thinking in a big company for a long time is easy to solidify stagnation, go to the interview to see the situation outside; Third, review their professional knowledge through the interview.
He concluded that it’s best to interview before a raise or bonus is handed out, so you don’t waste time waiting for a bonus — your employer will pay for it, and you’ll give your former employer a chance to hold on to that raise.
He has worked for five years, and his salary has grown from less than 10,000 yuan to more than 30,000 yuan a month now. Every job change has been carried out by this strategy.
The bigger the company, the longer it takes for entry-level employees to become aware of what’s going on in the company, and then to act on it.
As Grove, the founder of Intel, put it, “When you’re sailing, the wind changes direction, but for some reason, it changes direction high up in the air, and you don’t feel it on the ground. All of a sudden, the ship lists, and everything that used to apply is now of no help, and the new direction and strength of the wind must be felt. It is very difficult to take decisive action at this point.”
Resource accumulation: Expand circles and increase weak links
This winter is a big test for young professionals who have been working for a year or two:
This has to do with tighter job openings and higher company requirements, as well as the fact that many programmers have fewer connections when they are just starting out in the workforce.
In the same laid-off small employees are worried about finding a job, five years of work, Xiaoxian, easily find another job, he was laid off the second day, received the invitation of the company, the salary doubled than before. Xiaoxian met this senior in the alumni association, and later cooperated with him in the project. He recognized Xiaoxian’s ability very much.
In addition, the technical friends who had previously attended the technical conference also extended an olive branch to Xiao Xian.
Winter for no accumulation of people, is broken bones, and for the accumulation of resources, it is broken cocoon into butterfly.
In our spare time, we might as well do more “useless work” to expand the weak connection: write technical blog, attend technical sharing meeting of interest, alumni meeting outstanding alumni, etc.
Steve Jobs once said: Life is a process of connecting the dots. Some experiences may not see the meaning at first, but after a few years, they will play a special role.
For those who are looking for a job, they need to quickly put down the resentment of being laid off and adjust their emotions into the job search. They can expand the scope of job search by sending job information widely in their circle of friends, alumni groups and technical groups. They can also ask their former leaders and colleagues if there are suitable opportunities.
We can not control the market and enterprise situation change, can only control our own accumulation and choice direction. Just as Ma said: in the prosperous cloth good bureau, can be besieged when there is a way.
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