I pretty much hate all of them due to the low quality and puffery filled content on them. LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Blind seem to be better than others, but not by much. HN who is hiring seems to have less BS, but there are a lower number of listings and almost no options in my geographic area. Not to mention it seems HN posting are geared to higher performers (I'm a low performer).
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#12If you are in the U.S., I generally pitch USAjobs. The government seems to be leaning into in sourcing tech talent and and I've seen an uptick in the 2210 series being posted. If you are willing to work for a government agency, check them out. If you look at the CR that was just passed, look for agencies that were funded for 2024. If the agency was funded, odds are jobs will be opening up soon. Also, some agencies are willing to do 100 percent telework or remote positions to get in top talent for IT. Granted if you aren't a veteran it can be tough to certify for those kinds of jobs, but no harm in throwing your hat in the ring. I'm not a pro at gov employment, but if you want some details on the right kinds of positions, grades and series that would fit I'd be happy to give some info. The misinformation is strong out there, every little bit helps. Good luck!!
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#13I pretty much hate all of them due to the low quality and puffery filled content on them. LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Blind seem to be better than others, but not by much. HN who is hiring seems to have less BS, but there are a lower number of listings and almost no options in my geographic area. Not to mention it seems HN posting are geared to higher performers (I'm a low performer).
I feel line linkedin is also full of fake job listings. At least I’ve seen ones that are there since forever
Re: Ask HN: Which job sites are you using to look for new jobs?
#14If you are in the U.S., I generally pitch USAjobs. The government seems to be leaning into in sourcing tech talent and and I've seen an uptick in the 2210 series being posted. If you are willing to work for a government agency, check them out. If you look at the CR that was just passed, look for agencies that were funded for 2024. If the agency was funded, odds are jobs will be opening up soon. Also, some agencies ar…
Thanks for the detailed explanation, hopefully it can helo others, I’m based in Europe
Re: Ask HN: Which job sites are you using to look for new jobs?
#15I pretty much hate all of them due to the low quality and puffery filled content on them. LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and Blind seem to be better than others, but not by much. HN who is hiring seems to have less BS, but there are a lower number of listings and almost no options in my geographic area. Not to mention it seems HN posting are geared to higher performers (I'm a low performer).
I feel line linkedin is also full of fake job listings. At least I’ve seen ones that are there since forever
Pretty much all of them have those "evergreen" listing by the bigger companies.
I'm not sure how it's not fraud to advertise a job that isn't actually vacant at the time. I guess there's no incentive to stop it since it would make the jobs numbers for the economy look like worse.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
I feel line linkedin is also full of fake job listings. At least I’ve seen ones that are there since forever
Pretty much all of them have those "evergreen" listing by the bigger companies. I'm not sure how it's not fraud to advertise a job that isn't actually vacant at the time. I guess there's no incentive to stop it since it would make the jobs numbers for the economy look like worse.
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#17I had a lot of success on Dice about 6 months ago.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
I feel line linkedin is also full of fake job listings. At least I’ve seen ones that are there since forever
Pretty much all of them have those "evergreen" listing by the bigger companies. I'm not sure how it's not fraud to advertise a job that isn't actually vacant at the time. I guess there's no incentive to stop it since it would make the jobs numbers for the economy look like worse.
I think that it's not legally fraud (in the US) because an important component of fraud is that the lie is used to steal something of value from the victims. Advertising a job that doesn't exist doesn't do this unless you're charging an application fee or using the data collected from applicants for a purpose other than what was represented.
The practice is lying, though, and I'll join in the chorus of voices saying that it's terrible behavior.
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#19Honestly, I've never had luck with any job site. I get my jobs by locating and directly applying at companies that I'm interested in working for (whether or not they have any open positions listed) and through a trusted recruiter.
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#20I had a lot of success on Dice about 6 months ago.
Nice, thanks for sharing