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Not just them. Aha! is also notorious for this. Even recent startups like Jam.dev do this. Unfortunately a lot of companies use Who's Hiring as a way of keeping mind share / advertising. But they are not doing well so they can't actually hire you.
I was just hired at Jam through the HN post a couple of months ago, so it’s definitely not fake.
Yes, sorry - the job ad system on HN has needed some work for years now. I'll see what I can do.
Is the company still paying for these ads? Or have they just not expired yet from their last payment?
Not just them. Aha! is also notorious for this. Even recent startups like Jam.dev do this. Unfortunately a lot of companies use Who's Hiring as a way of keeping mind share / advertising. But they are not doing well so they can't actually hire you.
> Even recent startups like Jam.dev do this. I was just hired at Jam through the HN post a couple of months ago, so it’s definitely not fake.
There's also a company called MixRank that continuously posts the same openings but apparently never hires anyone.
I'll admit that we are selective. Our positions are in high demand, I think partly due to macro reasons, and I think partly because we make an effort to offer entry-level positions with training.
I'm sad that you (or someone you know) didn't have a good experience applying for one of our positions. Please accept my apology (on their behalf).
Some of the companies that post on “who's hiring” are not actually hiring too. I think they're using these fake openings to signal something to their competitors or investors.
Not just them. Aha! is also notorious for this. Even recent startups like Jam.dev do this. Unfortunately a lot of companies use Who's Hiring as a way of keeping mind share / advertising. But they are not doing well so they can't actually hire you.
Not just them. Aha! is also notorious for this. Even recent startups like Jam.dev do this. Unfortunately a lot of companies use Who's Hiring as a way of keeping mind share / advertising. But they are not doing well so they can't actually hire you.
This is false. I am one of the co-founders of Jam. We hired 3 engineers who applied to us because they saw our post here. We don’t post here for advertising.