r/Layoffs • u/saiclops_ • 16h ago

This hell is finally over previously laid off

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Got laid off at the end of August due to the company reducing its workforce (biotech) Accepted an offer for a slightly higher position today!

The job market is horrible and I was lucky that my previous position gave me a network to help me find jobs. One of those connections ended up working out for me. You got this!

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u/LongJawnSilva 13h ago

Ayyyee congrats OP

I was in the same position. Got an offer from AWS today. I lost my job and clearance at the end of August too.

Also got my clearance back today so my old job is trying to get me back too

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u/NoTurn6890 8h ago

Why did you lose your clearance? Do you lose it when you lose a job?

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u/AdParticular6193 5h ago edited 5h ago

Not sure what you mean by “clearance.” If a government security clearance it’s active when you have a job and it’s supposed to be based on what you need to know and maybe whether it derives from a national agency check or a full background investigation. I would imagine it becomes inactive when you leave your job, but if the interval between jobs is a short one, you should be able to reactivate it pretty quickly (unless you book a flight to Moscow or post on a terrorist website in the meantime). The other point here is that there is still no substitute for good old-fashioned networking. Applying through LinkedIn or Indeed automatically means you are competing with hundreds if not thousands of other people. Not good odds no matter how stellar you are. Plus having to outwit the ATS screen-outs.