What do you find to be the biggest pain point in finding and applying for a job these days?
Ask HN: What is the biggest pain point of finding and applying for a job?
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#2Knowing enough people.
Hiring off of resumes is dead. Companies don't even advertise jobs unless they are high turnover and/or lower paid.
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#3Corrupt job sites that lie or link to garbage sites that require another login.
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#4Technical tests that take a lot of your personal time, face to face technical test with a group of people looking at you while you're trying to focus.
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#5Deciding to find and apply for a job.
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#6Too many forms to fill.
Re: Ask HN: What is the biggest pain point of finding and applying for a job?
#7Deciding to find and apply for a job.
In particular, I already have a job. Finding and applying for a job is a bunch of effort that I don't have to do. Is my current job bad enough that I'm ready to move? Would a new job be enough better to be worth the effort?
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#8Knowing enough people. Hiring off of resumes is dead. Companies don't even advertise jobs unless they are high turnover and/or lower paid.
We have not found this to be the case. A lot of times it is about getting the resume to the right person. There are numerous examples of high paying jobs at great companies being secured by direct cold-applying. So the good news is it can be done!
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#9Filling out forms is a waste of time. I have spent time laying out my resume and cover letters, if you cannot read them or take the time to sift through, then it's probably not worth my time
One unpopular belief I hold though, is the technical tests are actually valuable. I usually use this as an opportunity to try out a programming style or language I've never used before