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Re: Ask HN: Feeling quite disheartened about job search, any advice?

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Post by codegeek »

lokhura wrote: post #98
throwitall wrote: post #38

throwaway. we stopped hiring remote workers after experiencing massive amounts of employment fraud (multiple jobs, lying about who they were) and extremely low quality candidates despite good offers

Two reasons why this probably happened. 1) you paid too little, and 2) you probably had people in-office too so the remote employees were second class workers. The solution is simple: pay above market rates and create a truly remote culture.

Doesn't matter. Do u think frauds will not apply to 2 jobs because one pays well ? Hiring remote is a lot harder and requires a lot more trust on both sides. Employers are finding that if they have the supply locally, they can choose not to do full remote. Right now, it is an employer market so they can do this.

Re: Ask HN: Feeling quite disheartened about job search, any advice?

#102

Post by altdataseller »

I run a daily email/newsletter that emails you the latest remote dev jobs (nothing outdated, and anything from backend to ML). It’s all free so if you or anyone here is interested, you can sign up here: https://bloomberry.com/remote-jobs/

I built this to scratch my own itch when I was looking for a new job, and everyone I knew wanted something like this, so I’ve just kept it getting for people who are looking for remote engineering jobs :)

Re: Ask HN: Feeling quite disheartened about job search, any advice?

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Post by DamnInteresting »

The tech job market is indeed brutal right now. Until recently I was in the same boat as you, applying for lots of jobs and hearing nothing back. For context, I am an early graybeard, I've been coding since the late 1990s. Until ~2020 I never had trouble finding a job--then it suddenly went from falling off a log to nigh impossible.

Rather than repeat some of the advice already given, I suggest you cultivate at least one uncommon niche skill. Doing so adds keywords to your resume that don't appear on all of the others, and demonstrates the ability and willingness to learn new things. It's also possible that there is some employer out there who really needs work in that niche, and they're struggling to find matching applicants.

One potential niche is legacy code. I landed my current position because I know Perl, and this employer has a lot of legacy code. I also found some traction with ColdFusion. If you can't stomach learning old-timey stuff like that, maybe learn how to build browser extensions, or Wordpress plugins. Those aren't super rare skills, but they're not as common these days as React or Angular. You don't have to master anything, just offer a running start.

Also: Don't be afraid to be slightly silly on your resume. The people who have to review those things see a lot of very boring stuff, and something with a little personality can stand out.

Good luck.

Re: Ask HN: Feeling quite disheartened about job search, any advice?

#104

Post by jokethrowaway »

lokhura wrote: post #98
throwitall wrote: post #38

throwaway. we stopped hiring remote workers after experiencing massive amounts of employment fraud (multiple jobs, lying about who they were) and extremely low quality candidates despite good offers

Two reasons why this probably happened. 1) you paid too little, and 2) you probably had people in-office too so the remote employees were second class workers. The solution is simple: pay above market rates and create a truly remote culture.

Nah, I've heard of people doing 150k$ x2 which is a lot better than 150k$.

If they can keep up both of their jobs and the contract allows it, I don't see the problem.

The reality is that a lot of jobs don't require that much time and low performing people can go unnoticed for years.

Re: Ask HN: Feeling quite disheartened about job search, any advice?

#106

Post by ayewo »

altdataseller wrote: post #102

I run a daily email/newsletter that emails you the latest remote dev jobs (nothing outdated, and anything from backend to ML). It’s all free so if you or anyone here is interested, you can sign up here: https://bloomberry.com/remote-jobs/ I built this to scratch my own itch when I was looking for a new job, and everyone I knew wanted something like this, so I’ve just kept it getting for people who are looking for rem…

Can you offer a weekly option?

Re: Ask HN: Feeling quite disheartened about job search, any advice?

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Post by em-bee »

shp0ngle wrote: post #64

The job market is ass right now. My stupid advice is... give up something. Give up remote, give up working on same tech stack, give up high salary. I got through the slog of interviews and got something that's not ideal but hey it's a job. But damn was it all so torturous.

Give up remote

not an option when you have family, and there are no local jobs.

give up working on same tech stack

well, yes, but who is hiring someone who doesn't already have experience on their tech stack?

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