I read somewhere that HN is not a good place to find a job in tech any longer.
Do you use HN for job search? Any luck?
Ask HN: Is Hacker News a good place to find a job in tech?
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#2"Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36160198 is two years old. Maybe it changed indeed.
It might add context it seems you run a directory website for job boards and in the past promoted various job boards on HN.
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#4I've been hired 3 times after replying to "who is hiring" posts in the past which resulted in 8 years of employment total. Recently, I've been contacted by a couple of interesting startups after posting to "who wants to be hired" threads. I'd say it's still pretty good and definitely way better than other public channels.
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#5I've been hired 3 times after replying to "who is hiring" posts in the past which resulted in 8 years of employment total. Recently, I've been contacted by a couple of interesting startups after posting to "who wants to be hired" threads. I'd say it's still pretty good and definitely way better than other public channels.
Thanks for sharing!
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#6"Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36160198 is two years old. Maybe it changed indeed. It might add context it seems you run a directory website for job boards and in the past promoted various job boards on HN.
I read it somewhere on LinkedIn, can't find it tho. The best way to know if by asking.
BTW great post, maybe you could ask again?
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#7There is no good place to find a job in tech in 2025. But HN "Who wants to be hired" is probably the best. You'll at least get some serious interviews (maybe, potentially, hypothetically), compared to none at all on LinkedIn or Indeed.
At least in Western Europe, that is.
Re: Ask HN: Is Hacker News a good place to find a job in tech?
#8There is no good place to find a job in tech in 2025. But HN "Who wants to be hired" is probably the best. You'll at least get some serious interviews (maybe, potentially, hypothetically), compared to none at all on LinkedIn or Indeed. At least in Western Europe, that is.
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#9Who is hiring for a remote data engineer roles.
Re: Ask HN: Is Hacker News a good place to find a job in tech?
#10There is no good place to find a job in tech in 2025. But HN "Who wants to be hired" is probably the best. You'll at least get some serious interviews (maybe, potentially, hypothetically), compared to none at all on LinkedIn or Indeed. At least in Western Europe, that is.
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> For real data, the average cold-submit of CV to interview ratio has been around 1:1200 for LI/Indeed.
What's the source of this?