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Alex Atzberger

Laid-off Big Tech workers are back on the job market. These hard truths I've come to learn can help them land jobs in startups

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Whether we’re about to enter a crippling economic downturn in weeks or not, one thing is clear: Layoffs continue to hit the tech industry–and many Big Tech employees are finding themselves back on the job market for the first time in a long while.

In December, Spotify announced it was cutting 17% of its workforce and Rivian reportedly laid off a significant number of employees, the latest in the hefty list of 2023’s casualties. This was followed by a hiring freeze at Salesforce and news of massive layoffs at Amazon in the new year.

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