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Having experienced two job transitions in 2024 and 2025, I’ve picked up some valuable lessons that helped me navigate tumultuous times.
As a tech leader who found herself searching for a new role twice in less than a year, I’ve experienced the highs and lows of job searching acutely. These transitions were not part of a grand career plan, and that’s exactly what made them so emotionally disruptive.
In a post-COVID world still shaped by global uncertainty, the tech job market has changed drastically. For years, we could shift jobs relatively easily for better compensation, exciting challenges, or new technologies.