For most of the world, 2020 was two different years, the one before March 12, and the shutdown caused by the Pandemic that really started in the USA on that date. You wouldn’t know it by recruiting activity in my inbox though:

Recruiting contacts 7/1/2019-3/11/2020: 103

Recruiting contacts 3/12/2020-12/2020: 93

OK, it decreased by 10. Over 8.5 months. Is that significant? 🤷🏻‍♂️

These numbers are from recruiters who mentioned their company names and were recruiting for software jobs. While I did not track these, it does seem to me that the number of random recruiters for low-quality jobs, jobs that were contract and/or limited duration and/or required moving and/or low-paying, etc., did go down.

As for me, I stopped responding to recruiters for the rest of 2020. There were multiple factors:

• Indeed had sent us home to work remotely on March 3rd.
• Indeed did not lay anybody off in 2020.
• My personal life was very challenging in 2020. While nobody got COVID or anything, we had a lot going on, and that took up all available time and energy.

So, without further ado, here is the list of companies who had recruiters contact me.

First, pre-pandemic:

• Apple (contract)
• Jamf
• DISCO
• Salesforce
• Cision
• Visa
• Whole Foods
• ReCharge Payments
• Lutron/Ketra
• Qualitest
• Apple (contract)
• USAA
• Garmin
• Magic Leap
• Cylance
• USAA
• Amazon Last Mile
• DISYS
• Vrbo
• Medtronic
• Facebook
• New Iron
• Apple
• GE Appliances
• Rev.com
• AWS
• Ethos
• TwoSig
• HEB
• realtor.com
• Arm
• Amazon Last Mile
• Cubic
• FullStory
• CarGurus
• Outdoorsy
• Kantar
• Gideon Health
• Crossover
• Infosys
• Amazon
• Optimizely
• Facebook
• Object Information Services

And here is the list after 3/12/2020:

• Apple
• Amazon Alexa
• SailPoint
• Apple
• Cox Automotive
• Amazon
• Spilberg (Netherlands)
• Gentis Solutions
• Conduent
• Audible
• Amazon
• Bridgewater Associates
• Rising Tide Digital
• Two Six
• Rundeck
• AffiniPay
• JAM
• Keller Williams Realty International
• Pen Pal Schools
• Honor
• Sysco Labs
• Natera
• Apple
• Wayfair
• Care.com
• Jobot
• TWIA
• playablestudios.com
• Roku
• Facet Data
• ReCharge Payments
• care.com
• Brex
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Lattice Engines
• Living Security
• Kazzo
• Roblox
• Apple (contract)
• Raytheon
• Ntrepid
• Microsoft
• Amazon
• DocSend
• Arista
• Cision
• Urbint
• Klaviyo
• Peach Street
• Apple (contract)
• Boundless Network
• Disco
• Eagle Eye Networks
• United States Digital Service
• Logic2020
• Anyconnect
• Juniper Square
• Amazon Digital Entertainment
• Cisco Meraki
• Sensus
• SourceDay
• Visa
• Amazon
• Kenna Security
• SocialChorus
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Secureframe
• Cvent
• Socialive
• SpyCloud
• Clear
• Capitol One
• http://www.zenbusiness.com
• SocialChorus
• Mindstreet
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Capital One Opportunities
• Amazon
• Cvent
• Facebook
• Envoy
• Photon
• Unity Technologies
• SciPlay
• General Atomics
• Collabera
• Wayfair
• Oracle Public Cloud
• Mondo
• dutchie
• Bestow