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I'm sure you have all seen news of increasing layoffs and hiring freezes, especially in tech.

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I'm sure you have all seen news of increasing layoffs and hiring freezes, especially in tech. I work for a public tech company with about 5000 employees that, in my opinion, massively overhired last year. Last week, our CEO announced hiring freezes, budget cuts, and the closures of several offices- including the office aligned to my geography (I work from home). I'm nervous and looking for other potential signs of layoffs, I work in sales and they recently implemented a bunch of new tracking metrics for reps, but other people around me don't seem to be as worried. I've only been there for 6 months so I'm not thrilled at the idea of job hopping... looking for any wisdom or insight, what would you all do?

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  1. Anonymous

    I would definitely keep networking but you are not in immediate danger so you can afford to be selective in your search. No while you are not urgently looking. Keep shopping the job boards, your favorite companies career pages and keep talking to your network about your plans and what you're looking for.

    I would make sure to utilize any continuing education support your company makes available as well as your benefits like medical and dental and vision to make sure all those annual appointments are scheduled while you are still employed.

    I would also join any company committees and volunteer strategies to up your visibility across the company. When you get involved you are seen as a more valuable employee and your commitment and alignment with the company increases and opportunities to transfer or work on higher profile initiatives may present these.

    Finally keep striving to hit your goals and delivering. The rest is out of your hands.

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