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Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by ProllyInfamous »

add-sub-mul-div wrote: post #46
Der_Einzige wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're delusional if you think that the rise of Generative AI hasn't been a factor in the relative difficulty of finding a job today.

I believe it's taking jobs/gigs from creatives, and that we've unfortunately only seen the start of it. But I don't believe it will affect software engineers nearly the same way.

SWEs utilizing [e.g. tools like] Co-Pilot will rapidly replace formerly dozens-large teams to perhaps just a handful [IMHO: optimistically].

I personally believe, at-present, it is unethical to not utilize LLM systems for underserved legal and medical populations. Here in the US, that is at least a small majority. To not be personally accessing these systems already will cost you thou$and$.

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by notsurenymore »

It’s finally come to a close. I found a job through a referral via family member. I have to move somewhere I really don’t want to move, and may not even be able to hold done the job for long, but screw it.

I’m just hoping I can find a way out of the industry before it’s too late.

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by ProllyInfamous »

How would a forty-year-old electrician (with data center [IBEW] and private residential experience) segway into a more-technical career? I have a STEM degree, but never ended up working anywhere where college wasn't shunned by hard-working co-workers.

The concept of "make six figures" while "working at home" makes literally zero sense to me, except with an image of a young `1337` coder abusing way-too-much speed performing back-end programming. I would love to provide my technical background to [perhaps project] management, but honestly have no github nor online coding examples to cite.

I can "program" an Arduino, by changing others' code/variables [but make it do things I want] — that's about the limit of my coding abilities. I am done with physically building houses IRL. Thank god I have enough savings to last a decade+, but I need/want to be using my brain to problem-solve [behind a computer screen].

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by silent_cal »

geuis wrote: post #64
zyang wrote: post #59

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Is location a factor in your search. I'm seeing some openings around bay area but all remote opportunities have dried up.

Nah. I live in SF. I'm fine with going to an office. I'm fine with anything at this point.

Would you take an in-person job that's not in a big city?

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by sunnybythesea »

Panini_Jones wrote: post #69
anoojb wrote: post #63

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What features about your profile or approach do you think made your experience more reasonable compared to the overwhelming negative consensus here?

I don't know. Most people on HN are in some dimension, at least, qualified for FAANG or better. I have 6 yoe with quite a bit of impact and I've crossed many domains. I've received quite a few offers over the past year but I've also received my fair share of rejections. I just go through the rejections (it's like dating, and heck I've been through rejection there too). I leetcode daily and have a system design study…

Is there any chance you do this group virtually? I tried organizing a group a few year ago and almost got traction but it fizzled out as people moved on. I'm guessing you're in the bay area. I'm in SoCal, but would love to learn from someone like yourself who's been grinding it out and learning. Currently looking for a new position after several years at a company, but taking the long view (it's a marathon and not a sprint etc). I've realized that I haven't invested in my growth as much as I should have. My email is in my profile.

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by wahnfrieden »

refulgentis wrote: post #37
onethought wrote: post #36

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CEO class is spooked by either haemorrhaging money during Covid or haemorrhaging after (depending on what kind of company is was). Then economy was “definitely a recession coming” for like 12 months. I think people are waiting for a rate cut to unclench their sphincter and start hiring again. That, and likely it all got a bit over the top anyway. When you have Meta product managers with TikTok videos about how cushy…

Cosign though seeming teleports off the rails in the 3rd para. Never understood peoples obsession with that video

many of those videos were produced with help from recruiting. it's just culture war nonsense.

Re: Ask HN: How's your job search going in this current economy?

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Post by CableNinja »

huijzer wrote: post #83
john-tells-all wrote: post #60

Bad. DevOps/Software Engineer with 20+ years experience. ~100 applications this year, a good number of interviews, but no offers yet. (2.5 calls this week scheduled) It seems I either get: - proto-startups with ~5 people and no concrete revenue stream, or - 5k-person enterprises who want someone with a very specific skillset Both are fine, but they're picky... as am I, so I'm doing my own consulting for a bit. What h…

> who want someone with a very specific skillset I’m also probably going to look for a job soon. Do you think that being very skilled in a niche could help if there is work in that niche or would you think that even those jobs are gone?

Honestly, unless youre looking down the barrel of unemployment, keep your job for now. Its so bad right now.

20+ years exp, from greenfield building to managing and improving existing things, physical, cloud, hybrid, virtual, breadth of technologies touched and used. Been looking for 3 months now, and its just been a shitshow

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