Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Years of experience: over 10 years at Google
Thomas Kelly was laid off from Google's recruitment team in March.
"I felt sad. I've been there for 10 years," he told Insider.
Kelly's wife also works for Google in Zurich, and his immediate reaction was to check whether her role had been impacted too — it was not.
Kelly's top tips for landing yourself a new job:
1. Look at recruiting for industries outside of techAs the cuts are wider and deeper across the tech sector than previously, you need to look at industries outside of tech, Kelly said. While some companies are still hiring for certain roles, the big companies are not hiring.
2. Build your brand onlineLinkedIn is a great avenue to build your brand. When recruiters are looking through these profiles, they're looking to see how active this person is. How are they known within the industry?
What's great about LinkedIn is that you can look for people in your network who work in a particular company that you want to apply to — this is when you can approach them for potential referrals.
3. Don't worry about the perfect interview answerDuring the interview, a lot of people focus on the perfect answers to interview questions — but I say focus on the thought process, and explain how you would solve a problem. A lot of people miss that.