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Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like?

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Post by icedchai »

wc_nomad wrote: post #24
MeetingsBrowser wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t know how to make the statistics match my perceived reality. Both in this thread, and people I know in real life who are looking for jobs are struggling hard. Mass layoffs are becoming more common and the time spent between jobs is measured in six month increments. And yet, the numbers say we are in a hiring market with more job openings than ever, except for during the pandemic. My perceived reality and the n…

Same, I'm at about a 40% ghost rate & 5% response for any applications I put out. Most everyone I talk with is looking as well, but nobody has moved roles. It feels like were all stuck.

Yep, I feel stuck. Almost everyone I talk to is unhappy.

Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like?

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Post by dimaaan »

rdtsc wrote: post #27

US tech company. Just as the RTO excuse ended it started with AI immediately. RTO was used to squeeze as hard as possible to force people to leave and not pay severance ("You're not in the office a month from now across the country? Looks like you decided to resign, sucks for you!"). First it was "be in any office, as long as you butt is in a building with our logo on it" to "well, no, you gotta be where you manager…

RTO - Return to Office

Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like?

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Post by rafaelmn »

rdtsc wrote: post #27

US tech company. Just as the RTO excuse ended it started with AI immediately. RTO was used to squeeze as hard as possible to force people to leave and not pay severance ("You're not in the office a month from now across the country? Looks like you decided to resign, sucks for you!"). First it was "be in any office, as long as you butt is in a building with our logo on it" to "well, no, you gotta be where you manager…

> The strange thing is this is happening in multiple companies at the same time. It's like all the CEOs and HR reps met at some golf retreat and decided to follow a script.

Industry trends spread in all roles ?

Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like?

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Post by blharr »

Mc91 wrote: post #26

I am a programmer in the US. Linkedin mails to me from recruiters - 2026 - one (recruiter did not name the company, hybrid six month contract in another city) 2025 - none 2024 - none 2023 - four (none after March) 2022 - twenty-seven (including Amazon, Google)

This just sounds like your Linkedin went stale for some reason or other. Do you have the Open to Work status? Or even just be active on there, apply to jobs, like posts or stuff like that?

I get plenty of messages from "recruiters" through LinkedIn. They're not particularly great, but I also only have a few years of experience

Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like?

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Post by xboxnolifes »

~3 years of experience. I can't exactly isolate the independent variable of my employment gap that increases as time goes by from my perceived quality of the job market, but my application response rate has steadily dropped from ~35% 2+ years ago to 18% right now. I rarely even get to talk to a human, it's either code assessments, IQ tests, or personality tests that get sent out within a day or two after applying, or no response. Almost always no response. Sometimes I get a request to video interview with an AI. I kindly reject those.

I'm tired, boss.

Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like?

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Post by Laurel1234 »

rdtsc wrote: post #27

US tech company. Just as the RTO excuse ended it started with AI immediately. RTO was used to squeeze as hard as possible to force people to leave and not pay severance ("You're not in the office a month from now across the country? Looks like you decided to resign, sucks for you!"). First it was "be in any office, as long as you butt is in a building with our logo on it" to "well, no, you gotta be where you manager…

This is a matter of public record, the joint is called Little St James.

Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like?

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Post by AlexITC »

My whole team got laid off recently and I have been in constant communication with them, I also have multiple friends who got laid off this year who shared the pain it has been to get a new role,

Market seems better than the last few years but it still does not feels right to me,

We have got multiple people reaching out but the majority of the roles are in-office or hybrid while I work fully remotely.

I posted on LinkedIn, with the help from friends I got quite a lot of visibility (most viral post I have ever had) but still, out of the ~10 recruiters that reached out, only 2 are remote roles, I also got a few offers to work for equity only.

I posted on the monthly "Who's wants to be hired?" thread, it has lead to a few offers to work for equity only + shady people that want me to attend calls and "delegate" the work to them while splitting the revenue.

I have also got a few referrals and even for these, they are moving slowly.

To put it in perspective, years before I'd easily get 10 recruiters in my inbox per week,

Market seems tough and I can't imagine what junior people are passing through while trying to get a job.

EDIT: I forgot mentioning the people reaching out with promising offers and the intention of getting me to run their malware hidden in coding challenges.

Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like?

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Post by joeypickles »

teeray wrote: post #36
red_hare wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> pause for 5 seconds between responses I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I've gotten so aggressive about monitoring for this. I do most interviews zoomed in on the candidate's eyes and I rubric on how they "thought" through the problem, not just the results. Thankfully the interview tools are catching on as well and now tracking this like browser focus, number of monitors, window size, and sending notifications whe…

I did not have Voight-Kampff tests on my 2026 hiring bingo card, but here we are.

I know this is HN and we’re not supposed to laugh, but this gave me a smile.

Re: Ask HN: What is the job market like?

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Post by sixtyj »

AlexITC wrote: post #47

My whole team got laid off recently and I have been in constant communication with them, I also have multiple friends who got laid off this year who shared the pain it has been to get a new role, Market seems better than the last few years but it still does not feels right to me, We have got multiple people reaching out but the majority of the roles are in-office or hybrid while I work fully remotely. I posted on Lin…

Remoteok has remote only job positions listed.
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