I automated my job application process
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I automated my job application process
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#2This seems like an excellent use of LLM.
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#3One of the major reasons why applying for jobs sucks so much is that companies are flooded with more garbage applications than they can process.
So hurray for the tragedy of the commons, I guess. It was nice knowing everyone.
On a personal level, I consider the practice espoused by this article of flooding the world with automated messages without care for how it impacts anyone else to be narcissistic and morally reprehensible, not admirable, but whatever floats a person's boat.
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#4All the jobs I got over my career, I got by filling out a non-conventional long job application form.
I always assumed it's because that's where most job seekers would drop off.
It's how I got a job as an HVAC tech without any trade school exp and how I got a software dev job without any college, bootcamp, or professional exp.
Just some advice for any job seekers out there. The more annoying the job application process, the more likely you are to get hired.
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#5> The irony? I got a job offer before I even finished building it. More on that later
Nothing succeeds like success. If you are on n attempt, and you are geared up for what you will do for n+2, usually the problem surrenders its self on n.
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#6All the jobs I got over my career, I got by filling out a non-conventional long job application form. I always assumed it's because that's where most job seekers would drop off. It's how I got a job as an HVAC tech without any trade school exp and how I got a software dev job without any college, bootcamp, or professional exp. Just some advice for any job seekers out there. The more annoying the job application proce…
While agents and HR may be looking to match the bare requirements, the hiring manager is likely also looking for “alpha” the stuff that escapes formal requirements. My hires are usually those that passes the base reqs and provide that unique something that the cover letter seems to reveal.
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#7It will be interesting to see a SaaS that applies to jobs come up.
I wonder if the application process will switch up in the near future to people posting their profiles for then company recruiters/AI to reach out and contact since if they post a job they just get 10k automated applications.
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#8One of the major reasons why applying for jobs sucks so much is that companies are flooded with more garbage applications than they can process. So hurray for the tragedy of the commons, I guess. It was nice knowing everyone. On a personal level, I consider the practice espoused by this article of flooding the world with automated messages without care for how it impacts anyone else to be narcissistic and morally rep…
Time to go back to handing out resumes in person
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#9One of those cases where the act of building the system serves as sufficient qualification in itself, even when the results of the system are mediocre.
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#10Is cover letter important? Do hiring managers/recruiters read those?