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0 pointsbusterarm2y ago0 comments

A ton of people have the impression that "nobody hires in December" but it's the furthest thing from the truth.

Almost every job I've ever landed I interviewed in December. Just last month I interviewed a dozen people or so for roles in my company. My recruiter friends that I talked to all landed a bunch of offers last month.

Everyone is about to get swarmed with resumes right now but there's a pool out there with a three week headstart and less competition because of the reasoning I mentioned.

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AlotOfReading2y ago

The problem with December is the 2 week scheduling break for holidays as everyone leaves the office. Even if your application is in, you probably aren't scheduling interviews for that whole back half.

busterarmOP2y ago

Except we did and all of those employers I interviewed with in December did as well. Not everyone leaves the office.

Late December is a perfect time for interviewing because of code freezes and lack of progress on bigger projects. We had more time to interview than candidates in pipeline during that back half. Plus it's a time of year when generally people are relaxed and in a good mood.

AlotOfReading2y ago

Your experiences are very different than mine then. I've been interviewing all December and no one was able to schedule for those weeks.

madamelic2y ago

Did you apply in December?

In my experience, you _can_ get hired but it tends to be much slower. These were all also small companies so only 1 - 2 people were sorting through applications.

ermir2y ago

Ideally you want to apply all the time, and not wait for the best time. Still, I am hoping that applicants will get some encouragement and try a bit harder in the next few weeks.

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0 pointsbusterarm2y ago0 comments

A ton of people have the impression that "nobody hires in December" but it's the furthest thing from the truth.

Everyone is about to get swarmed with resumes right now but there's a pool out there with a three week headstart and less competition because of the reasoning I mentioned.

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AlotOfReading2y ago

busterarmOP2y ago

Except we did and all of those employers I interviewed with in December did as well. Not everyone leaves the office.

AlotOfReading2y ago

Your experiences are very different than mine then. I've been interviewing all December and no one was able to schedule for those weeks.

madamelic2y ago

Did you apply in December?

In my experience, you _can_ get hired but it tends to be much slower. These were all also small companies so only 1 - 2 people were sorting through applications.

ermir2y ago

Ideally you want to apply all the time, and not wait for the best time. Still, I am hoping that applicants will get some encouragement and try a bit harder in the next few weeks.

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