Finding a new job is never easy, and a sudden layoff can take a serious toll on mental health. For many professionals—especially in the IT sector, which is currently facing a hiring slowdown and job cuts—it often takes months to secure another role.
Recently, a tech professional took to social media to share how he managed to land a new job within a month of being abruptly laid off.
According to his Reddit post, the techie lost his job on December 15. “I was suddenly laid off and asked to resign within a week. It came out of nowhere. I was working in a support-heavy role, so the first thing that hit me was panic… I knew I had gaps, and I knew I had to upskill fast,” he wrote.
With two years of experience, he had been working in a support-oriented role and had limited exposure to technologies such as Python, SQL, PySpark, AWS services, S3, Kafka, and Airflow—skills he was frequently asked about during interviews.
To bridge those gaps, he said he focused intensely on learning. “Most of what I spoke about in interviews was learned in the last one to two months. It wasn’t production experience, but I learned whatever I could and made sure to fix gaps after every interview,” he said. He described the following weeks as extremely intense, spending long hours completing tutorials, watching lectures, and strengthening his fundamentals. At the same time, he treated job applications like a full-time job, applying daily without dwelling on rejections.
“What helped the most was consistency. I regularly updated my profiles on job portals, which helped me get interview calls. It wasn’t smooth at all—I failed multiple interviews and online assessments—but each rejection clearly showed me where I was weak,” he added.
Reflecting on the experience, the techie said he was initially just trying to get through a crisis. “But things worked out better than I expected. I ended up with an offer that was a significant step up—a 50% hike—from my previous role. What felt like the worst phase of my career turned into one of the most important learning periods of my life.”
He said he shared his experience to encourage others going through similar situations. “Layoffs mess with your confidence, but if you keep showing up every day and fixing your gaps, things can turn around faster than you think.”
Recently, a tech professional took to social media to share how he managed to land a new job within a month of being abruptly laid off.
According to his Reddit post, the techie lost his job on December 15. “I was suddenly laid off and asked to resign within a week. It came out of nowhere. I was working in a support-heavy role, so the first thing that hit me was panic… I knew I had gaps, and I knew I had to upskill fast,” he wrote.
With two years of experience, he had been working in a support-oriented role and had limited exposure to technologies such as Python, SQL, PySpark, AWS services, S3, Kafka, and Airflow—skills he was frequently asked about during interviews.
To bridge those gaps, he said he focused intensely on learning. “Most of what I spoke about in interviews was learned in the last one to two months. It wasn’t production experience, but I learned whatever I could and made sure to fix gaps after every interview,” he said. He described the following weeks as extremely intense, spending long hours completing tutorials, watching lectures, and strengthening his fundamentals. At the same time, he treated job applications like a full-time job, applying daily without dwelling on rejections.
“What helped the most was consistency. I regularly updated my profiles on job portals, which helped me get interview calls. It wasn’t smooth at all—I failed multiple interviews and online assessments—but each rejection clearly showed me where I was weak,” he added.
Reflecting on the experience, the techie said he was initially just trying to get through a crisis. “But things worked out better than I expected. I ended up with an offer that was a significant step up—a 50% hike—from my previous role. What felt like the worst phase of my career turned into one of the most important learning periods of my life.”
He said he shared his experience to encourage others going through similar situations. “Layoffs mess with your confidence, but if you keep showing up every day and fixing your gaps, things can turn around faster than you think.”
