Not to troll but what is a "forced immigrant"?
Refugee? Asylum seeker? Move to support family? Could be many things forcing relocation.
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Re: Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel
#32Another trend I've seen is what I would term .. bottom-feeder ... services trying to take advantage and exploit people's hardship. AI generated e-mails that then do things like this (and this is only one of these kinds of things I've received):
"Right now, we are running a $35,000 API Hackathon. If you build the best tool on our data, we acquire your codebase for up to $20k.
But here is the real hook for your job search: To get API access, you must pass our Architectural System Design Audit. If your submission clears our technical bar, you don't just get an API key—you get instant VIP access to our job pipeline, and I will personally bypass HR to pitch your profile to hiring engineering leaders."
a) Written by AI [LLM shibboleths all over it]
b) Getting people to do interviews for things that aren't jobs.
c) Trying to get fire-sale "purchase" on people's IP assets / work?
d) Acting like a recruiter, but actually gatekeeping for jobs that... may not exist.
People are using the HN hiring forum posts to produce these.
Be careful out there people.
Re: Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel
#33Not to troll but what is a "forced immigrant"?
Refugee? Draft dodger?
Re: Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel
#34Not to troll but what is a "forced immigrant"?
Based on the name, he's either Ukrainian running away from the war, or Russian, running away from being complicit in the war. Shitty situation to be in either way.
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#36Not to troll but what is a "forced immigrant"?
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#37Re: Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel
#38Have you gotten the "hey, wanna be a North Korean proxy?" offer yet?
Does that happen?? I’ve always been curious how those things go down
Re: Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel
#39Not to troll but what is a "forced immigrant"?
You had to leave and you can't go back.
Re: Please don't spam people looking for employment. It's just cruel
#40I was once suggested creating a 'fake job posting' to promote my startup, didn't do it for the same reason you described. Also the reason I have deep hatred for operators trying to exploit jobseekers or the ones trying to scam already indebted people.