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Ask HN: How feasible is changing jobs right now?

4 points by snovymgodym ↗ HN
Long story short, the company I work for is kind of in flux, current project isn't going well, I fear that sooner or later I may need to look for work elsewhere.

How bad is it right now? I have a degree from a top 10 CS University, 3 years of full time experience (about 5 years total experience if internships/part-time is counted), and my only hard requirements are that the position is fully remote and pays somewhere North of $65k a year.

I think I'm decent at interviewing - in mid 2022 I passed the Google coding interviews with zero preparation, but didn't end up joining because all the teams I spoke to demanded relocation/RTO. But Google also shut down their entire hiring pipeline later that year.

Can anyone speak to how good/bad the job search would be for me if I were to start looking in the near future?

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mydriasis
You should be fine, and you should be making much more than that if you're programming. If that's all they're paying you, you're being ripped off.

Edit: Well. In the US anyway.

snovymgodym
I should clarify, I'm making much more that my listed minimum currently. The $65k is what I'd need roughly to meet all my current expenses comfortably.
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moneywoes
What’s your strategy for interviews, how did you get so good?