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Re: Ask HN: Which job sites are you using to look for new jobs?

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Post by giantg2 »

JohnFen wrote: post #18
giantg2 wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pretty much all of them have those "evergreen" listing by the bigger companies. I'm not sure how it's not fraud to advertise a job that isn't actually vacant at the time. I guess there's no incentive to stop it since it would make the jobs numbers for the economy look like worse.

I think that it's not legally fraud (in the US) because an important component of fraud is that the lie is used to steal something of value from the victims. Advertising a job that doesn't exist doesn't do this unless you're charging an application fee or using the data collected from applicants for a purpose other than what was represented. The practice is lying, though, and I'll join in the chorus of voices saying…

False advertising is considered a type of fraud because you used false facts to extract, or try to extract, value from someone. If there was no job open, you just cost someone paper, ink, transportation, and time. It's a stetch, but in my book it fits.

Re: Ask HN: Which job sites are you using to look for new jobs?

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Post by DecentRecruiter »

walolla wrote: post #3

Hey, I personally recommend smaller platforms, I'm not a native English speaker, so the platforms I use will probably be useless to you, but I can distinguish a few key points: Keep it small, companies that go niche platforms probably aren't looking for 1000 applicants. Look for human written posts, that actually tell you something about them, instead of classic "we provide complex solutions for big companies, that p…

Wow. If this is how you write in your non-native language, you must be a virtuoso is your own!

What's your native language?

Re: Ask HN: Which job sites are you using to look for new jobs?

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Post by DecentRecruiter »

AznHisoka wrote: post #2

I run a daily mailing list that emails the latest remote engineering roles found that day (nothing outdated or older than 24 hrs) https://bloomberry.com/remote-jobs/ You can choose specific roles too such as: backend, leadership, frontend

Impressive. How do you know if it's a new vs. reposted job?

Re: Ask HN: Which job sites are you using to look for new jobs?

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Post by pcthrowaway »

DecentRecruiter wrote: post #23
walolla wrote: post #3

Hey, I personally recommend smaller platforms, I'm not a native English speaker, so the platforms I use will probably be useless to you, but I can distinguish a few key points: Keep it small, companies that go niche platforms probably aren't looking for 1000 applicants. Look for human written posts, that actually tell you something about them, instead of classic "we provide complex solutions for big companies, that p…

Wow. If this is how you write in your non-native language, you must be a virtuoso is your own! What's your native language?

I don't think the point was that they weren't a fluent English speaker. Many countries like Denmark and Germany have a majority of the population which speaks better English than most Americans.

The reason for mentioning being a non-native speaker presumably was to point out that their own experience with more "niche" job boards would be with sites which are in their native language, or which have more uptake among users of their native language, such that they can't give any specific recommendations to a native English speaker.

Re: Ask HN: Which job sites are you using to look for new jobs?

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Post by solarmist »

SquidgeyFidgets wrote: post #12

If you are in the U.S., I generally pitch USAjobs. The government seems to be leaning into in sourcing tech talent and and I've seen an uptick in the 2210 series being posted. If you are willing to work for a government agency, check them out. If you look at the CR that was just passed, look for agencies that were funded for 2024. If the agency was funded, odds are jobs will be opening up soon. Also, some agencies ar…

What are your tips for USAjobs? I've applied several times (w/ 10 pt advantage) and I've never even gotten an email back.

Re: Ask HN: Which job sites are you using to look for new jobs?

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Post by walolla »

DecentRecruiter wrote: post #23
walolla wrote: post #3

Hey, I personally recommend smaller platforms, I'm not a native English speaker, so the platforms I use will probably be useless to you, but I can distinguish a few key points: Keep it small, companies that go niche platforms probably aren't looking for 1000 applicants. Look for human written posts, that actually tell you something about them, instead of classic "we provide complex solutions for big companies, that p…

Wow. If this is how you write in your non-native language, you must be a virtuoso is your own! What's your native language?

Thanks a lot for the compliment <3. My first language is Russian, at the moment, trying to get up to speed with Georgian and French in the future.

Re: Ask HN: Which job sites are you using to look for new jobs?

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Post by walolla »

pcthrowaway wrote: post #25
DecentRecruiter wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wow. If this is how you write in your non-native language, you must be a virtuoso is your own! What's your native language?

I don't think the point was that they weren't a fluent English speaker. Many countries like Denmark and Germany have a majority of the population which speaks better English than most Americans. The reason for mentioning being a non-native speaker presumably was to point out that their own experience with more "niche" job boards would be with sites which are in their native language, or which have more uptake among u…

Yep, I guess it's not very useful to post a website with no English translation, unless people ask for it. But if someone, who speaks Russian, accidentally finds this thread, I used to look for jobs on rit.work, great place in my opinion.

Re: Ask HN: Which job sites are you using to look for new jobs?

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Post by AznHisoka »

DecentRecruiter wrote: post #24
AznHisoka wrote: post #2

I run a daily mailing list that emails the latest remote engineering roles found that day (nothing outdated or older than 24 hrs) https://bloomberry.com/remote-jobs/ You can choose specific roles too such as: backend, leadership, frontend

Impressive. How do you know if it's a new vs. reposted job?

I keep track of the urls and titles posted
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