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I automated my job application process

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Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by hackernewds »

ugurs wrote: post #238
quicksilver03 wrote: post #123

I'd prefer an application to automatically fill in my data in those junk ATS systems, such as WorkDay, that pretend to parse my LinkedIn profile or a PDF resume and inevitably makes me do all the copy-paste twice. A couple of years ago it was so bad that I stopped applying as soon as I saw that WorkDay crap pop up, regardless of the company.

Workday is a hostile environment for applicants. Perhaps that is intended.

If the domain of easy applications is automated entries and copy paste, then Workday is indeed the desired tooling. LinkedIn Easy Apply serves the applicant, but I can't imagine any recruiter loves it.

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by bb88 »

lukan wrote: post #423
fijiaarone wrote: post #404

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LLMs can’t write unit tests. They can’t even tell what you intend. If your code is already correct, you don’t need the unit test, if it’s not, the LLM can’t write the unit test. If you thing an LLM can write tests for you, you can be replaced by an LLM.

I don't think the concept here is blindly taking the output of the LLM and calling it a day. One can test, the test.

I've had about 33% luck with unit tests coming out perfect. Usually the issues are small problems that are easily fixed though.

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by throwaway48476 »

the_snooze wrote: post #415
edmundsauto wrote: post #400

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I’ve flown myself out for interviews at companies that were dream jobs. Think: sports industries, not insurance companies. They tended to be small and didn’t have the resources to put together reservations (and would have taken months to figure out budgeting situations) Yes, I wanted to work for them so badly it was well worth the risk. Sometimes you see opportunities and want to pay for them.

>They tended to be small and didn’t have the resources to put together reservations (and would have taken months to figure out budgeting situations) This makes no sense. If they can't afford a one-off line item like travel arrangements, how can they possibly make payroll reliably? You're describing either a company with no financial buffer, or one that's asking prospective applicants to subsidize them.

To be honest the DC intern economy runs on rich parents willing to subsidize their kids rubbing shoulders with power.

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by Gigachad »

charlie0 wrote: post #513
Gigachad wrote: post #320

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Resumes must be dropped off at the office in person.

YEAH! Go back to the old Boomer ways of applying, lol. How ironic, but this seems preferable over the current sh*tstorm.

The internet is going to end up just a place for AI generated noise. Real people will only be found in the real world soon.

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by throwaway48476 »

teitoklien wrote: post #566
selimthegrim wrote: post #275

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>mouth to mouth for sourcing candidates for now Well, I certainly hope your revival rate is better than your hiring success rate.

hahaha, i was thinking the same when i read it, such an odd way to phrase it. “Mouth to mouth” lol

The English phrase for this is 'word of mouth'

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by LtWorf »

throwaway2037 wrote: post #421
hnthrow90348765 wrote: post #207

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>It’s sad to see smart, motivated young people get their opinions on the job market from cesspools like Reddit and TikTok, which teach them that trying is lame and the only way to retain your dignity is to withhold your effort from a job, lie your way through interviews, and “quiet quit” by testing the limits of how little you can. Reddit and TikTok swoop in to rationalize this behavior as the fault of companies and…

Why do still work there?

He hasn't set up his bot to apply to other jobs yet, so he gets autorejected

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by LtWorf »

trod1234 wrote: post #183
Aurornis wrote: post #145

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Public job board listings have always been flooded with low-effort spam applicants, but AI tools have supercharged the problem. The saddest part to me is watching the AI and social media malaise infect young mentees. I’ve been doing volunteer mentoring for years. Recent cohorts have been infected with a sense that the job market is nothing more than a game that they need to min-max. It’s sad to see smart, motivated y…

Public job board listings have been spammed by fake jobs called ghost jobs. Candidates must overcome that to find real jobs, and the boards in general do not remove said postings. Candidates are forced to identify characterize and remove listings on their side (extra work and cost), through strict OSINT background searches. Businesses have forced candidates to bear increasing arbitrary costs just to find a job and th…

The inquisition being as bad as you think it was was mostly protestant porn/propaganda. Protestant countries burned far more people and for centuries after the catholics had stopped.
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