> negative side of the remote job market right now
Have you considered non-remote jobs and relocating? maybe that'll be good enough and give you time to find to build up your resume and find a remote position.
Ask HN: Feeling quite disheartened about job search, any advice?
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#63Market is though and it will stay that way until we go back to ZIRP.
We stopped using recruiters and just do personal referrals.
Churn is low because nobody can find another job, albeit a few people still manage.
Feel free to reach out at f99k at proton me
Re: Ask HN: Feeling quite disheartened about job search, any advice?
#64The 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.
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#65I feel your pain. I've been working on https://customizedresumes.com which might help you. It takes your existing resume and uses AI to tailor it perfectly for each job description you are applying to, giving you a better chance at getting an interview. I'd love to hear your feedback.
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#66> have 8 YoE (mostly web apps) This sounds like a red flag for me.
Depends, but I'd agree. If you can do only JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks related to those languages then I can understand having issues finding work. Quite frankly, if you want to work as a developer right now then go add Java or C# to the list of language you know. A quick check on the local job listing site shows all Java and C#, and a single Rails developer, job posted. The Java and C# are frequently not fo…
This was true 20 years ago
Frontend (and mobile too) is pretty complex these days and a backend developer won't be able to do much there.
Similarly, full stack JS engineers doing node.js and react tend to have a good grasp of infra. When I interview I do a fang style system design interview and most candidates do well. The idea of "frontend engineers" doing a bit of css and jquery is largely gone.
Then, we can discuss whether the complexity is warranted, but that's another matter.
10 years ago banks were hiring contractors at top rate to fix their crappy java applications nobody wanted to touch, today they hire engineers to deal with their angular and react mess.
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#67throwaway. 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
We do get a lot of fake applications but they're fairly easy to filter.
Employment fraud can't be avoided, monitoring performance is hard and the economy is harsh enough people feel justified pulling multiple jobs.
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#68Market is totally brutal right now.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm curious what subset of tech you're applying for, and what your region and salary expectation are. Speaking as someone with 20+ YOE experience myself.
I'm past IC (which I did for 15 years) and onto director/head/vp of eng, though I can be hands-on. In Canada, applying for full remote gigs. I've made a point this time not to come out with a salary expectation and instead ask them to make an offer. I'm not even getting through for Engineering Manager positions which are significantly lower on the experience scale.
Right, that definitely makes it much harder.
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#70The National Labs are most definitely hiring for all STEM roles.
https://nationallabs.org/work-here/careers/
I just looked at Berkeley and they have 60 openings with the word “software” in the title. https://jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/search/4993486