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I automated my job application process

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Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by directevolve »

vunderba wrote: post #77
codegeek wrote: post #12

Nice. But as a hiring manager, this is the last thing we want. Flooded with auto submitted Resumes. I posted a job recently and got 100+ resumes in 2 days and 99% were not even remotely close to being a good fit. I struggled to sort through so many Resumes to find someone worth interviewing. The problem is that with so much noise, good candidates may get ignored or rejected by mistake. And the cycle continues. I get…

With automated hiring spam and our industry's tenuous grasp of basic integrity with actual HN posts proudly boasting of their apps to help you cheat during interviews using LLMs, several of my friends who assist in hiring at their companies have already returned to "on site" interviews to cut down on the proverbial chaff. The kicker? These are 100% remote jobs - the interviews are being performed at shared workspaces…

The next logical step is for exam proctoring facilities to begin offering interview and resume proctoring services.

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by throwaway48476 »

Aurornis wrote: post #145
codegeek wrote: post #12

Nice. But as a hiring manager, this is the last thing we want. Flooded with auto submitted Resumes. I posted a job recently and got 100+ resumes in 2 days and 99% were not even remotely close to being a good fit. I struggled to sort through so many Resumes to find someone worth interviewing. The problem is that with so much noise, good candidates may get ignored or rejected by mistake. And the cycle continues. I get…

Public job board listings have always been flooded with low-effort spam applicants, but AI tools have supercharged the problem. The saddest part to me is watching the AI and social media malaise infect young mentees. I’ve been doing volunteer mentoring for years. Recent cohorts have been infected with a sense that the job market is nothing more than a game that they need to min-max. It’s sad to see smart, motivated y…

'We pretend to work and they pretend to pay us'

I see sovietization everywhere in the country now.

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by cylemons »

MrMember wrote: post #314

I'm seeing a lot of back in forth in the comments between hiring managers and employees discussing who is more responsible for the current situation, but from the perspective of someone looking for a job what should I be doing? I've been pretty aggressively looking for a job for the past six months or so. I have 10+ years of professional software dev experience so I've mostly been looking at senior dev positions. I h…

Is going to the company in person an option?

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by newsclues »

MrMember wrote: post #314

I'm seeing a lot of back in forth in the comments between hiring managers and employees discussing who is more responsible for the current situation, but from the perspective of someone looking for a job what should I be doing? I've been pretty aggressively looking for a job for the past six months or so. I have 10+ years of professional software dev experience so I've mostly been looking at senior dev positions. I h…

Networking to make contact that can help you get past the HR filter is the new skill set that is essential not job application automation.

Meet people and form connections.

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by pluc »

This is part of the fucking problem. It started with recruiters using AI to filter candidates, candidates caught on and now use AI to massively apply to jobs, overflowing the response rate, so recruiters have no choice but to use AI. Meanwhile I've manually applied to over a thousand jobs that I am explicitly qualified for, I have 25 years of experience, I have tried writing resumes and cover letters specifically for the job I am applying to and I maybe got 5 calls back.

This timeline fucking blows.

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by throwaway2037 »

CactusOnFire wrote: post #116
programjames wrote: post #104

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's actually a solution around this: name and shame! Just like bad companies get called out on GlassDoor, companies should create a reputation system for prospective employees (e.g. a professional credit score). This already exists for potential tenants, so I don't really understand why it doesn't exist for potential employees given they occur at about the same frequency and have a similar amount of money trading…

Just like how many companies have methods available to them to remove bad glassdoor reviews (or make fake 5-star reviews), this system is even more rife for abuse.

    > many companies have methods available to them to remove bad glassdoor reviews
I never heard about this. Can you share more details? Is it rumors or verified?

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by StefanBatory »

matheusmoreira wrote: post #464
MrMember wrote: post #314

I'm seeing a lot of back in forth in the comments between hiring managers and employees discussing who is more responsible for the current situation, but from the perspective of someone looking for a job what should I be doing? I've been pretty aggressively looking for a job for the past six months or so. I have 10+ years of professional software dev experience so I've mostly been looking at senior dev positions. I h…

> I have 10+ years of professional software dev experience so I've mostly been looking at senior dev positions. Is the job market just as bad for juniors, people looking to enter the field right now?

I'm a junior; even getting internship in my city was impossible. And it's a requirement to graduate.

I had many of my peers pay people for signing off that they had an "internship" at some companies.

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by StefanBatory »

imnotjames wrote: post #54
petesergeant wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can’t stop other people doing this, and not doing it if other people are is a disadvantage for me. Imprisoned in a dilemma of our own making.

What happens when you get an interview and spend time for a company you don't want to work for?

You are happy you have anything to pay your bills ;)

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by ajmurmann »

codegeek wrote: post #12

Nice. But as a hiring manager, this is the last thing we want. Flooded with auto submitted Resumes. I posted a job recently and got 100+ resumes in 2 days and 99% were not even remotely close to being a good fit. I struggled to sort through so many Resumes to find someone worth interviewing. The problem is that with so much noise, good candidates may get ignored or rejected by mistake. And the cycle continues. I get…

I also wonder how many applications are from people who just send applications to hit the minimum needed to receive unemployment but don't actually want the specific job.

Re: I automated my job application process

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Post by StefanBatory »

mhb wrote: post #263
nsxwolf wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What’s our alternative? It doesn’t seem to be “carefully consider and apply to a handful of highly relevant postings”. I don’t see the downsides for candidates to play the numbers game.

Charge $x for a candidate to apply for your job. Put the money in an escrow pool. Pay it to the person you hire for the job. Idea 2: Bid to have yourself reviewed for the job. Money goes in escrow pool.

"Hey, if you want to work, pay us" sounds so fucking dystopian.

I already saw "work" offers where YOU have to pay them their salary. As in, to employer, for the "opportunity"

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