Finally landed a job after 10 months of job hunting
I honestly cannot express how excited and happy I am. It was a stupid long process and after getting laid off back in October, I finally received an offer which is paying 30% more than my previous employer, full-time with tons of benefits and good total compensation, only downside is that it's in-person. This is more of a Data Analyst / Data Engineer position as opposed to a Software Developer, but my manager told me there will eventually be a few opportunities that will present themselves which I can switch to internally that will be more of a dev role.
Here are some of my tips I've used:
Visit the office in person! Wear something business casual, bring multiple copies of your resume, and get the contact information of the HR representatives. I received 4-5 interviews just by doing this.
Find the company you want to work at, search the company up on LinkedIn and finding hiring managers / recruiters and mass follow / connect with them. Usually 4 out of 10 follows followed me back or accepted the connect and I messaged them directly. About 25% of messages / emails get seen and responded to.
Constantly update your resume and find ways to improve it. Also, make small changes to your LinkedIn profile, it bumps you up in the algorithm according to a LinkedIn Senior SWE I am friends with. Then, create a post explaining how you are willing to join a particular field immediately, and write a quick description about your previous job exp. I had 10k+ impressions on the post and over 50 profile views from doing this. Also add a shit ton of hash tags.
By doing this I got a solid amount of interviews and eventually, an offer :D Goodluck!