Ask HN: How to find a job in the bay area quickly?

16 points·bonobo3000··7 comments

So i'm in a little bit of trouble. I was fired from my previous job as a software engineer, and I have an H1B visa - that leaves me about 30 days to start working at a new job before my status in the US is endangered.

HNers, do you have any tips on how to find a job as fast as possible in the bay area? Is it useful to work with recruiters and tell them the situation here?

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Yes. Start by reaching out to recruiters. Let them know your situation. They will be happy to work with you as the chance of you taking some job is very high.

Also, I would do what's below. I would reach out specially to the company and see if they can send out ~500 resumes / week instead of 100 for 5x the $. Or just outsource this to ODesk instead.

https://medium.com/@calcsam/outsource-your-job-search-3e9909...

If you get really desperate you could try walking into the offices of some small companies and telling them about your situation and then offering to work for below market rates in exchange for a quick hiring. This would probably only work if your resume is good enough to interest them.

Don't H1B visas require that the workers be paid market rates? Of course there's bound to be wiggle room but be careful with that...

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Consider https://hired.com/ to apply to many companies at once. Create a good profile and send notes to to people on AngelList.

Try lookin gat startup companies, it's much easier. Good luck!

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