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Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?

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They want senior+ who are <35yo, but then when they interview the 35yo for a senior position, they give them an offer for a non-senior role so they can pay them less.

Jesus is 35+ graybeard territory?

I have been wondering the same. Depending on the job posting and how the company looks online, I have selectively left off lots of experience and simply said "10+ years of experience"

Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?

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Not personal experience, but most people I know who were laid off are taking it easy and enjoying their severance period. My own company just announced that we are massively ramping up hiring in the second half of the year, so the jobs will come back soon enough.

Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?

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You mean to tell me that they don't wanna hire seniors in your area? Idk the market seems to be looking mainly for senior+.

They want senior+ who are <35yo, but then when they interview the 35yo for a senior position, they give them an offer for a non-senior role so they can pay them less.

That sounds great as long as I dont have to do a seniors job. Less responsibility is fine by me!

Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?

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Not personal experience, but most people I know who were laid off are taking it easy and enjoying their severance period. My own company just announced that we are massively ramping up hiring in the second half of the year, so the jobs will come back soon enough.

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Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?

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Seems pretty bad right now. A lot of companies, mine included, are in a hiring freeze. Some companies outside of big tech are hiring(I noticed quite a few jobs from banks), but a lot are expecting relocation or hybrid in addition to substantial pay cuts compared to tech salaries. I've had most of my recent applications rejected without even a recruiter call when in the past I had felt my resume was very strong.

Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?

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It's fine. I have been getting a lot of inbound and am in the loop for most applications I've sent out.

The doomspelling of the tech job market is both overly exaggerated and heavily biased toward experiences of junior and intermediate developers. If you have a decade or more of experience, it's business as usual.

Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?

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Based in Australia, recent graduate, market for junior positions is pretty difficult even with industry experience.

So i heard. How are they gonna find seniors in the future if they don't invest in juniors now, i wonder.

> So i heard. How are they gonna find seniors in the future if they don't invest in juniors now, i wonder.

Magically, automatically. You are really giving employers too much credit. It only takes a few years of watching middle management to see how silly planning is. Don't raise management on a pedestal.

Re: Ask HN: How's the Job Hunt Going?

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post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They want senior+ who are <35yo, but then when they interview the 35yo for a senior position, they give them an offer for a non-senior role so they can pay them less.

Jesus is 35+ graybeard territory?

My beard started graying at 31. Maybe it was just the stress of 2020… and 2008…
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