company did a surprise layoff round four months after I finally felt settled in and now I'm back to square one on the search
Just started actually feeling competent instead of like I was faking my way through standups. Trying to keep the resume update boring and factual instead of panicked, which is harder than it sounds. If anyone's been through a second search right after a layoff, how long did the reset actually take you?
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AnonymousAnon The severance runway caught me off guard more than the actual search did last time. Budgeting for longer than you think you'll need made the whole thing feel a lot less like a countdown.
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AnonymousAnon Sending good luck on the reset. Keeping the resume update factual instead of panicked is the right call, hiring managers can tell the difference between a layoff and a performance issue if you just state it plainly.
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AnonymousAnon Went through this exact sequence last year, comfortable for about four months then a round hit half my team. Second search took me around ten weeks, noticeably faster than the first time since I already had my materials and story dialed in.