I got a job at Google within 90 days of getting laid off from AWS. I started preparing well beforehand.
Charles Broomfield's last day at Amazon Web Services Charles Broomfield Charles Broomfield was cut from AWS and landed a job at Google within 90 days. He said he got referrals for 26 roles when job hunting, and six turned into interviews. Broomfield said financial planning and networking helped him stay calm after getting laid off. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Charles Broomfield , a 25-year-old engineering analyst at Google, based in Washington, D.C. His employment and identity have been confirmed by Business Insider. This story has been edited for length and clarity. I graduated from a tiny liberal arts college called Knox College. The downside is to that that there is a much smaller alumni network. The benefit is that I suspect the likelihood of them being willing to help out is much higher. I was a computer science tutor there. That ended up being an advantage because I got to work with a lot of people who are now at great companies and were willing to ...