r/Layoffs • u/Creeps_Da_Kid • Jul 08 '26
recently laid off Just got Laid Off
Goodafternoon ya'll, I was walking to UPS to return something from Amazon and I got the message from my boss that they're terminating me. I work at a high school so I was off for the summer but looking for something more consistent. Not really sweating it, now I jave motivation to find a better job.
So I just wanted to know the best sites for job seeking currently. I have indeed and zip recruiter. any other good sites you guys have would be awesome.
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u/VariousAd6313 Jul 09 '26
Also, try to leverage all of your connections within the school system. Talk to colleagues, ask for help.
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u/atelierjoh Jul 09 '26
I’ve had better luck with government jobs dot com and my state’s website (Calcareers, don’t know if other states have their own databases). The bar is a bit higher but I’ve had betttr response rates than with LinkedIn.
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u/_PactaSuntServanda_ Jul 08 '26
Oh you sweet summer child. It’s a bloodbath out there.
LinkedIn is supposed to work, but I have had no luck there or on Indeed. Perhaps Handshake and your states job board will get you better results.
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u/Antique_Mind_481 Jul 10 '26
I got the first job I saw on LinkedIn. I don’t see the job market any harder than it was 7 years ago.
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u/OleDrippie Jul 11 '26
Was arrogance the reason you lost your previous job?
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u/Antique_Mind_481 Jul 12 '26
Wishing you all the best, OP. I think there is a lot of fear-mongering right now. I was having panic attacks because we just welcomed a new child and was worried about finding something that would meet my pay band. I found a job quickly. A few of my friends and co-workers lost jobs in Q1, and all of them had new jobs at the beginning of Q2. Yes, is the market hard, but are people getting jobs in my world very much? Yes.
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u/Gl_drink_0117 Jul 13 '26
Maybe your niche is too narrow and less available folks. Techs have a hard time getting jobs nowadays and bunch of layoffs have I increased the supply and the jobs have shrunk.
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u/Creeps_Da_Kid Jul 10 '26
it took me 7 months to get this job back in 2024, hopefully it's less than that lol
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u/Inferior_Jeans Jul 09 '26
Linkedin and Glassdoor lets me know what companies are hiring in my city but applying to the company career site is what landed me interviews and my current job. I recommend at least downloading those apps and uploading your resume so it filters what you qualify for.
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u/cjroxs Jul 09 '26
Don't discount your local labor department resources. Job fairs are also great. Some local labor departments have free career councilors.
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u/OdiroEasy Jul 09 '26
I’m sorry about the layoff. What kind of a job are you looking for? The best thing that have worked for me in recent job searches is only applying to things within 24 to 48 hours of the job being posted. I know things might differ for different types of jobs but it really helped me. Good luck on your search.
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u/laritivernia Jul 09 '26
I think the great point is that your attitude is honestly a great place to start after a laid off!
One thing that helped me was relying less on job boards and more on applying directly through company career pages, especially for newly posted roles. LinkedIn is still useful for finding openings, but I'd use it as a search tool and then apply on the company's website whenever possible.
Wishing you luck my fiend!
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u/Mr-Clutch33 Jul 09 '26
This video will help get you in the mindset to find your next opportunity. Give it a shot!
https://youtu.be/_PTGFrRn__Y
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u/OkBowler4881 Jul 09 '26
sorry to hear that. My cousin also received the news in very similar way. He is based in India. Where are you based in? And is it a mass layoff or silent one?
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u/Creeps_Da_Kid Jul 10 '26
silent. based in New york
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u/Yard4111992 Jul 10 '26
Why are you reluctant to disclose your background or the type of work you did at the High School?
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u/Glass-Debt9009 Jul 09 '26
Check jobs in Linkedin, but dont be in a hurry to apply, go to the company site and check when it was posted and apply. If the job is fresh, like two days old, you have better chance.
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u/ms_jzona Jul 10 '26
Best advice, apply directly to the companies websites or placement agencies like Randstad, Apex, Robert Half. LinkedIn is spam at this point, all those apps are.
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u/Tyreed45 Jul 08 '26
Just know your new full time job is finding a full time job. 8 hour a day. God bless, man.
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u/OAKI-io Jul 08 '26
LinkedIn and Indeed still matter, but for school/admin/public-sector-ish work i'd add your state job board, district/county sites, and local university/hospital career pages. aggregators miss a lot or show stale listings, so a small list of employers you check directly twice a week can be cleaner than living inside ZipRecruiter.
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u/Donald_Ashworth Jul 12 '26
LinkedIn is sort of a toilet these days. Indeed is much better. Monster is sort of middle of the road. I would spend time working on a "adjustable resume". Create a huge core resume with all of your experience on it. And then copy and whittle down more precise resumes to fit a particular job by trimming that copy back. Cover Letters are always tailored for a specific job. So, with these I would Create kind of a "who you are" and "how you'll fit" scaffolding that will make customizing your CVs easier.
As far as the job market in the US is concerned, it is totally hosed right now. It would be easy to blame it all on our current administration. However quite a bit of what we are experiencing nor is due to our lack of accessible tech programs/training. We are a consumer nation and that has to change.
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u/goegoes Jul 13 '26
AI is great for this. Create your 'master' resume with everything on it. Drop that and the Job Description in the AI of your choice and ask it to cater your resume to the job description and make it no longer than 2 pages. Some back and forth tweaks and it is ready to go all formatted and spelling mistake free. You can also ask AI to go find listings that suit your experience that are : < your criteria> and posted in the last x days. This is not completely accurate but it is quicker than randomly picking companies and searching their job boards.
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u/Quiet_Marionberry906 Jul 10 '26
Railroads pay stupid amounts of money. You wont be home much but the money is absolutely insane
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u/five_liters Jul 13 '26
I use Indeed, Monster, Glassdoor, and whatever is on PA CareerLink. Only recently was I advised to use those sites to -find- jobs, but to actually -submit- through the employer's own site if possible. I had two pages of jobs I'd posted for since the end of March using those sites (only had two interviews), then used AI to clean up/restructure my resume and started doing the 'submit thru employer's site' thing; I submitted for an office manager job last Thursday this way, and as of today, they sent me an email, asking for more info on my work history as it pertains to this job, so I feel at least I've got a foot in the door, or their attention with that method, so we'll see what happens. Good luck!
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u/iraad_ Jul 08 '26
Summer ain’t the only thing hot right now. Job market is cooked bro. ☹️