I know this is a odd niche part of the job market but if you have system admin experience and have an engineering degree look at most large electrical utilities or contracting firms for design, they need people that understand how to setup a server and how to build virtual machines and how to configure a switch. But their HR departments are very selective about the degree has to be engineering. They are in person jobs though so that might not be for those who have gotten use to the remote work life.
Ask HN: Who's getting their job applications rejected?
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Re: Ask HN: Who's getting their job applications rejected?
#92I have not from the perspective of seeking emplyment, but from the smaller mid-size employer side (200 employees, robotics) we have had to reject a number of candidates. Normally this is based on a resume review (so as not to waste people's time), but sometimes it does come out in interviews. My main challenge, and I'm not saying this is the case for you - I'm just offering the perspective on the other side, has been…
Money and interest. There's only one reason we all work; to make money so we can pay bills. Otherwise we'd just sit at home and work on our own personal projects all day. You want people to stay 5-10 years, you have to keep their pay better than market. Secondary to that, you have to have interesting projects to work on.
Re: Ask HN: Who's getting their job applications rejected?
#93I have not from the perspective of seeking emplyment, but from the smaller mid-size employer side (200 employees, robotics) we have had to reject a number of candidates. Normally this is based on a resume review (so as not to waste people's time), but sometimes it does come out in interviews. My main challenge, and I'm not saying this is the case for you - I'm just offering the perspective on the other side, has been…
How many people looking for jobs though have a 10 year stint with a company on their resume? It's probably pretty uncommon outside of some traditional tech employers like IBM where I know people who have been there for 25+ years. On the other hand, if the resume is all 1-3 year segments, yeah, there's no reason to think you're going to be different.
I've got a 10 year stint on the resume, but I doubt for various reasons I will ever have another. After that experience, I've learned the importance of jumping before the layoff hits, though of course that's very hard in the current market.
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#94I work at Grafana, and we be hiring, I posted on the Who's Hiring in January and that was a big mistake. I've posted before (probably 6 times a year as I miss the 1st sometimes) and had few to no responses, but in January I had over 50 responses in the first few hours, and it continued to elicit responses for the next week. Employers are swamped right now, there are a lot of people seeking few positions. I've gone fr…
There is no real way to handle the influx of applications these days since it's so easy to apply, especially on platforms like LinkedIn. I just take the first X and try to find a qualified applicant. I'm at a small company, we simply can't process 1000 resumes.
A former boss told me that this is how you make sure only to hire lucky people.
Re: Ask HN: Who's getting their job applications rejected?
#95I have not from the perspective of seeking emplyment, but from the smaller mid-size employer side (200 employees, robotics) we have had to reject a number of candidates. Normally this is based on a resume review (so as not to waste people's time), but sometimes it does come out in interviews. My main challenge, and I'm not saying this is the case for you - I'm just offering the perspective on the other side, has been…
I'm not saying this is the case for you, but often when companies have recurring problems with retention it's because of some underlying issue: culture, perceived lack of professional development opportunities, low pay, etc. These issues might affect even new hires joining with the best of intentions.
(Writing this to address the several similar astute responses)...
You're not wrong that there is an underlying, systemic, contributing issue on our companies side affecting retention. Our compensation/benefits are well above industry standard and our culture is very friendly and transparent (and I came from a place that was not thos things). In exist interviews, most employees are just saying that they want to expand their skiĺls by working in a new field (or something that aligns more deeply with their interests), and I certainly don't fault them for that. I think we could probably thwart that loss of talent if those feelings about wanting to grow professionally were recognized earlier and we worked together on a plan to achieve those goals. Maybe, maybe not.
I'm relatively new myself (1.5 yrs in) and we're in a growth phase, but the organization lacks structure for communication to flow efficiently. It's a problem we are actively working to fix via restructuring. That being said, when a candidate resume is received and there is a history of job-hopping, we will generally pass on that resume.
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#96Everyone. I am a very senior PM with two big name tech companies on my resume, and the track record of bringing multiple products from zero to one and creating revenue (and even profit!) from them. In the old days, I had recruiters in my LinkedIn, I would breeze through the first 30 minute screener calls, and get lots of call backs. My hit rate for job applications for non-FAANG cold applies was fairly high. Two mont…
Any idea / feeling, on if this is temporary?
I just have hard time understanding how 1 year ago, everyone was hiring SE and now nobody is. Shouldn't this be indicative of some huge economic meltdown? But economy isn't melting down. Can skills mismatch suddenly be so dramatically different? AI is great but it can't have this much impact already. Could over-hiring during Covid really have this much impact?
It just feels like there is something shifting below the surface.
Re: Ask HN: Who's getting their job applications rejected?
#97Hang in there, everyone. This is what happens when interest rates are high, LPs prefer to plow money into fixed income or public markets and VCs with what little funds they have prefer to be in AI. 2011-2022 was an unusual golden age for software engineers with 2021 being the absolute peak. The current state is an usual low while the overdose is wearing off. This is not you - this is just the nature of the cycle. You…
> You got to enjoy the high but how you have to survive the lows.
But I have been in the same employer for the last 6 years, so I didn't get to enjoy the high :/
Re: Ask HN: Who's getting their job applications rejected?
#98To everyone struggling to get hired: Start your own thing. Seriously.
This only really works if you have a way to pay the bills outside of your salary, or are young enough to live with your parents or on a buddy’s couch.
Re: Ask HN: Who's getting their job applications rejected?
#99I have not from the perspective of seeking emplyment, but from the smaller mid-size employer side (200 employees, robotics) we have had to reject a number of candidates. Normally this is based on a resume review (so as not to waste people's time), but sometimes it does come out in interviews. My main challenge, and I'm not saying this is the case for you - I'm just offering the perspective on the other side, has been…
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That may be true in theory, but it's more likely no one is going to care about your ideas. "Interesting ideas, but we pay you to bring the load from A to B, now get back to work."