Thread regarding Nike Inc. layoffs

In both your resume and interviews, focus on the impact you had. If you have concrete numbers on anything, that also helps.

What finally clicked for me was focusing on what I brought to the table that a similar candidate might not. And to demonstrate confidence in my abilities.

1. I left Portland. It's a dumpster fire of a city
2. I went to in-person events & job fairs. Was offered a job at a different dumpster fire halfway through my first beer.
3. I DONT use AI to edit my resume, doing so self-selects for companies that overly rely on AI in their hiring process which means they've completely lost control of their talent management process.
4. I accepted a pay cut, but I had a new job within a month. I'll be interviewing again within a year but I'll do so patiently with a job under my feet.

Similar to @ax, got offers within a month after April layoffs using AI. I use both ChatGPT and Claude. I told it what I did and the projects I worked on. Then pasted the job title and description, and asked it to tailor my work to it. Make sure to also ask it to adjust your bullet points/description for AI and ATS matching.

@ax Nice job and congratulations! More of these stories of positive outcomes from having the courage to CHANGE and leave Nike will help our country. Quitting and taking your talent/skills elsewhere says much more about your character than most admit. If we have the courage to change our own situation we can then help others around us and change the world into being better, happier, full of kindness, and love. Stop being miserable and move on. Life is short. Upward and onward!

Do your best to talk to actual people. Avoid LinkedIn applications if possible.

Make a daily effort to network. Lunch. Coffee. LinkedIn. Whatever. Come prepared with what you need help with. Don't leave it up for them to figure out.

This isn't a brilliant observation, but it takes commitment.

I tailored my resume for each application. Feeding my base resume and the job description into ChatGPT usually generated useful input for resume edits as well as a draft cover letter. 12 applications, 4 initial interviews, pursued the best opportunity and ended up with a nice offer. Five weeks in and working with a great team in a completely different industry. A better commute and refreshing change to work for a company that has their $h!t together

Don’t panic. If your skills and abilities are in demand, simply let it be known that you’re available, and companies will come to you. However, if you’re in a job that’s heavily automated, outsourced, or being eliminated due to AI, it might be time to consider a career change. That’s the reality of the job market today.

I know at least 10 people who were impacted in April, and they didn’t even apply for jobs. Others interviewing still.

Immediately prepare for your next great humiliation ritual of 2026 - Job applications.