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I got laid off and realized how broken tech hiring is

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Re: I got laid off and realized how broken tech hiring is

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A lot of the roles posted are mostly focused on signalling growth. Plus a lot of companies never really learned how to hire, they just followed what ever comes out of silicon valley without thinking about it.

To be honest, I think ghost offers should be criminalized; they are just playing with people’s lives.

Seems like fraud. If the intention is to mislead as to corporate health for some monetary reason how is it not wire fraud?

Re: I got laid off and realized how broken tech hiring is

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To be honest, I think ghost offers should be criminalized; they are just playing with people’s lives.

Seems like fraud. If the intention is to mislead as to corporate health for some monetary reason how is it not wire fraud?

I guess it's a victimless crime

Re: I got laid off and realized how broken tech hiring is

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What are you looking for? Maybe I can help. We have a lot of open positions.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziedhosni/

Seems like, if anyone hires you, you are guaranteed to leave before two years so maybe it's easier to save the trouble.

Re: I got laid off and realized how broken tech hiring is

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The "tech jobs" you are looking for are actually potemkin ghost jobs that are never going to be filled and are only there to give no signal to market traders and analysts whether if the company is hiring or not.

I think it s a crime, playing with people lives

Here in Ontario, as of January 2026 it is a crime. There is a nice set of laws around job postings that kicked into effect.

Re: I got laid off and realized how broken tech hiring is

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziedhosni/

Seems like, if anyone hires you, you are guaranteed to leave before two years so maybe it's easier to save the trouble.

The average tenure of a Senior SWE is 2 years, what's the problem here?

Are you looking for someone that would stay for 20 years?

Re: I got laid off and realized how broken tech hiring is

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post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it s a crime, playing with people lives

Here in Ontario, as of January 2026 it is a crime. There is a nice set of laws around job postings that kicked into effect.

nice, thank you for the information, Quebec we should be inspired by that.

Re: I got laid off and realized how broken tech hiring is

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post #18

I found applying to job postings was effectively a waste of time. The number of replies I received from a person was What was effective was advertising my availability on LinkedIn, Indeed, and Dice, and waiting for recruiters to contact me. In other words in the current environment passive options were far more effective than active searches - the process is definitely upside down. The only alternative approach was k…

Referrals from other ICs will often land you an interview. It’s nicer to have a referral from a manager who wants you on their team when you still have to go through the interview process. It’s really nice when you have someone who can make hiring decisions and just tell their manager you are who they want and you basically have to show up to the interview with their manager naked not to get the job.

Re: I got laid off and realized how broken tech hiring is

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EEO rules require that available positions be posted to the public, but in many cases there is no intention to interview outside candidates for these positions. For example let’s say a large company wants to convert a contractor into an employee. That position still has to be posted to the public, but it’s only one of many examples. In my case I am a government contractor so candidates will not even be considered unl…

There is no general rule that a company can’t hire who they want without making the position public.

There is also no rule in general that a company can’t make a contractor a permanent employee.

Re: I got laid off and realized how broken tech hiring is

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What are you looking for? Maybe I can help. We have a lot of open positions.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziedhosni/

Your profile is very generic and doesn’t stand out from thousands of other web developers. I’m not criticizing your skillset - just your profile.

Your last five years just have job titles and nothing about what you did and you have a lot of short job stints.

Every job application for a “generic” skillset literally gets 100s of applicants within the first few hours. What is your “unfair advantage”?

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