herodotusxviii

14 karma · joined October 25, 2022

Currently out of work software developer; professional career entirely in .NET but looking to transition out to something GNU/Linux based. No college degree. Eventually looking to land in security programming, with the end goal being exploit development.

6 years experience in .NET and Microsoft shops primarily dealing with internal corporate applications development.

Very interested in security, currently working on getting my OSCP.

I'm in my early 30's.

herodotusxviiion Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?

This definitely used to be the case for me, but the large employment gap absolutely killed that. Not a surprise.

herodotusxviiion Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?

If you don't mind, could you tell me how I should go about finding a recruiter directly on LinkedIn? I've been out of the market for three years now (had to take care of sick family) and it's extra brutal; I've been contacted by a few recruiters but I'd really like to speed up the process of networking with them if possible. Thank you. (I'm in the Inland Empire in Southern California).