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. The ATS sees 49,999 other ex-Meta resumes before a human opens yours.

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

~80,000
tech engineers laid off Q4 2025 + Q1 2026
87 jobs
average application count before first interview for ex-FAANG IC
~120 days
avg job search; severance runway expires for many in 90

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.

Trained on layoff cohort data

Calibrated to the resume patterns that surface from the 2024-2026 FAANG-tier layoff wave — the exact archetype above the fold.

Targets the real hiring systems

Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS — most layoff candidates submit through the same 6 systems. We test against the exact parsing rules of each.

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. The same resume averaging 47 callbacks at 100 applications gets ~115 callbacks if you tailor each to the JD's exact keyword set. Resume Annex's paid product does this in 60 seconds; for now the audit + fix plan above gets you 80% of the lift 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 auto-rewrite-per-JD feature, that's the paid product (Plus, $12/wk to $79/qtr — cancel anytime). 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 →