I think people sometimes don't consider how small a shift in supply and demand in a labor market can change things. A couple percent of the industry's workforce laid off, and even 5-10% fewer open positions (I suspect it's much worse than that), and suddenly a hot job market looks a hell of a lot cooler.

Obviously but for now I still have many contacts on LinkedIn and former colleagues wanting to refer me to their current company.

So yeah it's entirely subjective and I guess it'll heavily depend on how many times the lockdown is extended ...

> still have many contacts on LinkedIn and former colleagues wanting to refer me to their current company

Follow up ASAP & push for action in days, not weeks.

Lot of employees at companies are in the dark about the extent. I know companies that are putting on a show saying they're hiring but internal management is only hiring the absolute top talent out of layoffs.