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Re: Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring?

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Post by OptionOfT » Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 12:49 AM UTC

It's been really quiet. I was laid off twice in 2024. First in April after 10 years at the same place. There wasn't a lot. Got a new great opportunity, but restructurings happened, I was the last to join and... again laid off.

But now it feels even more quiet than April-May-June. I've been debating cutting down my cover letter into a couple of lines just telling the company why I find the role interesting, and removing the rest.

But it's hard.

Re: Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring?

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Post by dom96 » Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 1:04 AM UTC

Great graph, crazy that we still haven't recovered to 2018/2019 levels

Re: Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring?

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Post by bilsbie » Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 1:21 AM UTC

OptionOfT wrote: post #21

It's been really quiet. I was laid off twice in 2024. First in April after 10 years at the same place. There wasn't a lot. Got a new great opportunity, but restructurings happened, I was the last to join and... again laid off. But now it feels even more quiet than April-May-June. I've been debating cutting down my cover letter into a couple of lines just telling the company why I find the role interesting, and removi…

For one data point I always did better with a short, generic cover letter than a customized one.

Maybe employers like you more if you don’t look too interested?

Re: Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring?

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Post by Trasmatta » Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 1:39 AM UTC

2021 was such a bizarre year in so many ways. It feels like a post COVID fever dream in retrospect, and seeing that massive jump in job listings that year is a reminder of how weird it was.

Re: Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring?

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Post by OptionOfT » Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 1:46 AM UTC

bilsbie wrote: post #23

OptionOfT wrote: post #21

It's been really quiet. I was laid off twice in 2024. First in April after 10 years at the same place. There wasn't a lot. Got a new great opportunity, but restructurings happened, I was the last to join and... again laid off. But now it feels even more quiet than April-May-June. I've been debating cutting down my cover letter into a couple of lines just telling the company why I find the role interesting, and removi…

For one data point I always did better with a short, generic cover letter than a customized one. Maybe employers like you more if you don’t look too interested?

But these days half of the employers ask why you want to work somewhere, which is gauging interest.

So unsure. Plus, I haven't had success with my previous cover letter. So I figured I'd change something.

Re: Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring?

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Post by pkaye » Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 1:49 AM UTC

cryptoz wrote: post #18

Remarkably consistent downward trend for Android :(

If you graph iOS and Android they are both on a downward trend.

Re: Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring?

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Post by joshdavham » Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 1:52 AM UTC

Nice timing with this post! I guess there will be another new HN Who is Hiring? in a couple days

Re: Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring?

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Post by dartos » Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 1:55 AM UTC

As someone who’s been in the industry for 15 years and got laid off just today for the 2nd time in the past year.

This is depressing.

Re: Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring?

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Post by mttpgn » Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 1:56 AM UTC

What a great reply this graph can make the next time we see VCs on X complaining how, "Everyone I talk to has so, so many engineering positions they just can't fill". By these measurements, the job market looks worse now than it did at the troughs of lockdown.

Re: Job trends of HN Who Is Hiring?

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Post by harimau777 » Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 1:59 AM UTC

Personally, I'm getting close to just giving up. I've completed hundreds of applications, contacted hundreds of recruiters, and spent hundred of hours studying. All with nothing to show for it. Every single job I see has hundreds of applications. I have no idea what to do.