I gave my 2 months notice without any offer because previous company moved me to a shitty role. 1. I applied via Naukri, LinkedIn, Talent 500 and Hirist. Got most of the calls via Naukri. A few good ones from Talent 500 as well. 2. My tech stack is JAVA full stack and YOE 8 years 3. The biggest thing that made difference for me was tailoring my resume using ChatGPT and making it ATS perfect with score above 80-90 percent. I also saw a surge of calls once I mentioned AI related tasks that I had done in my project. Even developing using AI is worth mentioning if nothing else. I gave a lot of interviews I think more than 50 for sure. I was giving one interview every day or every other day and kept perfecting my tech stack related questions. I used to note down questions asked and expected questions in a single doc and made it golden QUESTION BANK. I would revisit this bank before each interview while also learning something new about a tech stack related topic or System design concept each time. I also started doing 2-3 DSA most asked questions every day. 4. The search took around 2.5 months for me. I was freaking out everyday of my notice period that I have to get a job before my LWD but it didn’t happen for me. As soon as I let go of the pressure and decided that I will only join a good company no matter how long will it take, I started getting better calls and got my first offer. 5. My biggest advice would be : Don’t lose hope, good opportunities take time. I feel hard work is important and job hunting is tough in our field but consider it one time grind to fix your life for next few years. Give as many interviews as you can so you are perfected like a DIAMOND once the good opportunities arrive at the end of your notice period. I am a big believer of MANIFESTATION, so I advise always write down your dream package and the kind of company you are looking for. Write something you can actually believe you can achieve and then leave it be.