Ask HN: How did you find your current job? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by cbm-vic-20 » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 1:33 PM UTC

A recruiter called looking for my roommate, who wasn't around. Asked me if I was also a software engineer too, and if I was interested in a new opportunity. My company was recently acquired by a company I didn't want to work for, so I went on an interview and got hired.

I'm still there 25 years later.

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by kanonieer » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 1:34 PM UTC

I got my last full-time gig via referral from a friend. Switched to contract/freelance work afterwards.

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by dsr_ » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 1:41 PM UTC

Craigslist ad.

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by ReDeiPirati » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 1:41 PM UTC

Currently working as a Product Manager. Found the JD on https://remotive.com/ (remote jobs aggregator), applied and reached out the hiring manager with a personalized intro.

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by duplabe » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 1:48 PM UTC

I found it on LinkedIn using the job alert feature.

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by silksowed » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 1:49 PM UTC

linkedin. online applications have consistently shown to be a waste of my time.

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by brians » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 1:51 PM UTC

There aren’t that many places doing planetary-scale distributed computing, with an opportunity to influence total human welfare, so I applied to all of them—and got in touch place whose people, overall, demonstrated the closest values match. So far, so good?

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by kradeelav » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 1:52 PM UTC

Design manager currently, found my current company through a short term creative recruiting agency. (My old contract went full time pretty quickly.) I'm often shocked at how many designers don't know that they're available to give short contracts to fill up the portfolio.

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by nexle » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 1:55 PM UTC

Search and filter from LinkedIn, NodeFlair, Indeed, Glassdoor and other review websites, then apply directly through the company's website.

Not a fan of going through with (external) recruiters, as their interest doesn't always align with yours.

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by dmuppet » Fri, Jun 10, 2022, 1:58 PM UTC

Recruiting Agency - Specifically Robert Half.