Advices
Tips for job search. On other pages you see one at a time — close it and it stays hidden until you come back here.
Job search can take hundreds of contacts.
Let's start with ~100 and see what we get.
Average response rate is 5–20%, mostly rejections.
Others will ignore you — that's okay.
Let's start with ~100 and see what we get.
Average response rate is 5–20%, mostly rejections.
Others will ignore you — that's okay.
Don't be afraid to apply
Recruiters process hundreds of applications per month
They won't remember you
Recruiters process hundreds of applications per month
They won't remember you
The Ukrainian tech hiring market is roughly
- 25% of hires through LinkedIn
- 21% djinni
- 20% DOU
- 15% recommendations
- 19% other
A typical job search looks like
- 200 applications + DMs in 1–3 months (most ignore you — that's okay)
- 40 replies (most rejections — that's okay)
- 20 interviews
- 10 test tasks
- 3 offers
If you're a Junior Developer, UX Designer, or QA Manual, it can take up to 1500 contacts to get an offer.
Recommendations
Remember people you liked working or studying with, and ask them directly if they have open jobs
Remember people you liked working or studying with, and ask them directly if they have open jobs
djinni
Turn on your profile on djinni.co. 30% of recruiters contact jobseekers directly, without posting a job.
Send me your public djinni profile link before setting status to "Active" — I'll check for stupid mistakes.
Date of publication matters — your profile shows up in recruiter notifications and emails.
And you can bump your profile once a week.
Turn on your profile on djinni.co. 30% of recruiters contact jobseekers directly, without posting a job.
Send me your public djinni profile link before setting status to "Active" — I'll check for stupid mistakes.
Date of publication matters — your profile shows up in recruiter notifications and emails.
And you can bump your profile once a week.
LinkedIn
Set that you're looking for jobs on LinkedIn — it will show you in searches.
Don't use the #OpenToWork badge — many see it as "poor and needy".
Fill in your skills, including skills at past workplaces.
Set that you're looking for jobs on LinkedIn — it will show you in searches.
Don't use the #OpenToWork badge — many see it as "poor and needy".
Fill in your skills, including skills at past workplaces.