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Julia Hu opted to start an AI brand strategy firm with a friend after getting laid off as director of software engineering at Eventbrite in 2023.
“I had some time on my hands, so I should probably ramp up my skill set,” Hu said of pausing her job search after six months. Hu’s been working on her startup for almost a year and says her knowledge of how to deliver an AI product has grown exponentially.
Now, she’s restarting her job search and using her experience as an AI founder to her advantage. “It’s definitely nice to have on my résumé,” she said. “It opens up more of the job market for me.”
Even though tech overall is still in growth mode, the sputtering of the job market isn’t trivial. Zhao from Glassdoor notes that it might get worse before it gets better, especially with federal government workers unexpectedly entering the job market.