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Job Hunting Sucks. This Programmer Filled Out 250 Applications to Find Out Why::Shikhar Sachdev wanted to reveal what made the process so draining—so he spent 11 hours filling applications. Now he has tips for both job seekers and hiring managers.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a noob. It only took me just over 100 applications to get a job.

/s

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

100 applications, 80 auto replies, 50 actual responses, 30 immediate rejections, 27 we are no longer hiring, 12 void of silence, 5 invites to fill out another battery of questions, 2 actual interviews one of which canceled while you're in traffic.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

I'm so frustrated right now with trying to find a new job. I've been promised about 15 interviews, only for them to be cancelled 24-48 hours beforehand. The market I'm in is saturated after the massive tech layoffs that have happened this year.

Disney hurt me the worst, I was laid off earlier this year. Unfortunately for me now, they're a heavy Ruby on rails ecosystem. Which means a lot of more experienced developers got let go around the same time as I did and I can't even get a fucking interview anymore.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm pre-pandemic everyone