For engineers laid off from FAANG-tier companies

You were laid off.
50,000 ex-coworkers
apply the same way.

That's why you're hearing nothing back. A recruiter screens 49,999 other ex-Meta resumes in 6 seconds each before yours gets a real look.

Free 60-second callback audit below. No signup to see your score.

90 days
of severance is the common runway — most searches run longer than that
6 seconds
is roughly what your resume gets on first screen — the layoff isn't what filters you
Month 1
is when positioning gets fixed cheaply — month 3 is when most people finally look for the real blocker

Free FAANG callback audit

Paste your resume below. Runs in your browser — your resume is never sent anywhere until you opt in.

No signup. No upload. Runs locally.

Built specifically for the post-FAANG market

Most resume tools give you a generic "score." We calibrated this audit on what actually keeps ex-FAANG engineers stuck — internal acronyms, table layouts, and the missing recruiter-filter keywords every L5+ resume omits.

Written by the person who does the rejecting

Every red flag this audit checks is something a recruiter actually screens on — built by a recruiter with 30+ years on the hiring side, not reverse-engineered from a blog post.

Checks what real systems choke on

Table layouts, internal-only acronyms, missing search keywords — the known failure patterns in the systems most applications flow through (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS).

Outputs a fix plan, not just a score

Every red flag comes with the exact rewrite to apply. No "improve your bullet points" generic advice — we tell you which bullet, and how to rewrite it.

Common questions from the laid-off cohort

Why is my resume getting filtered when I have 8 years at FAANG?

FAANG resumes commonly use internal-only language ("L5", "oncall", "P0") that external recruiter searches don't recognize. They also lean on table layouts that Workday parses column-by-column, scrambling your timeline before a human ever reads it. Both issues are quick fixes once you see them.

Should I list "Present" for my old role since I haven't started a new one?

No. List your actual layoff date as the end date. Recruiters who see "Present" + a long gap assume you lied about being laid off — which is somehow worse than the layoff itself in their pattern matching.

Should I use a different resume per job, or one master resume?

Per job. A resume tailored to the JD's actual language consistently outperforms a master resume — the recruiter is searching for their words, not yours. Resume Annex's paid product does the tailoring in about 60 seconds per role; the audit + fix plan above gets you most of the way manually.

Is this just a thinly veiled product pitch?

Yes and no. The audit + fix plan above is fully free; you don't need an account. If you want the full platform — the rewrite-per-JD engine, recruiter review, matched roles, interview prep — that's the Career Pass: $49 once for 60 days, no subscription, 30-day money-back guarantee (or Pro at $29/mo for longer searches). If the manual fix from the audit gets you there, perfect — that's the win for both of us.

Built and operated by a recruiter (not a product company) — Resume Annex is run by Gary Smith, founder of Transparent Search Group. More about Resume Annex →