Ask HN: Best underrated way to get a job in tech during a hiring slowdown?

Find a small company, there are lots of little software companies that work in niche areas.

They may not pay as much up front but you get your foot in the door and at small organizations you can touch everything.

Don’t be afraid to look at weird industries you might not associate with tech.

> it's pretty bleak right now.

My brother in $DEITY, it’s been bleak since 2023 at the very least. Two years later it’s no longer just a phase.

Forget underrated, the only thing that works is referrals and word of mouth. As you’re already in the field, your direct contacts are her best option.

Local/state government tech work. Pay is lower, job security higher.

Marrying a high management?

Make use of a hacker space[1] / start a version of Home Brew Computer club [0] and/or other local area club affiliated with a professional organization / join,participate in a related professional organization subgroup activity(s)[2]

[0] : https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-happened-at-the-homebrew-...

      https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/personal-computers/17/312

[1] : https://hackerspaces.org/

[2] : a) https://www.acm.org/

      b) https://www.ieee.org/

      c) start a side project to keep/retain skills aka https://makezine.com/

      d) "top 10" professional organizations : https://technologymagazine.com/top10/top-10-technology-associations

Contribute substantially to large open source projects with active communities.