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Job Hunting Sucks. This Programmer Filled Out 250 Applications to Find Out Why (www.wired.com)

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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] 60 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

Or, hear me out, that brick wall is stupid in the first place. If you're applying, you probably want the job. Just like if you're listing for applications, you're probably hiring.

There’s a saying Sachdev likes, from computer science professor Randy Pausch: The brick walls are there for a reason. Facing and surmounting hurdles can help a person discover how much they want something. But if an employer erects too many barriers, “is an applicant really going to think, ‘That brick wall is there for a reason?’ Or is the applicant going to exit out of your website and go apply somewhere else?” Sachdev says. “I think it's the latter.”

[+] [email protected] -12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

In the sense that you are remotely qualified for the position or meet any of the requirements?

Sure there are people who blanket apply, but those should be the easiest to figure out. Job posters post jobs that don't exist at the company and salaries are inflated consistently, that's why there's a law.

You're going to have to admit that the companies have the upper hand and neg the people looking for a job. During the pandemic, it was an employee's market and now they're trying to switch it back. That's why the tech companies had agreements not to raise people's salaries, etc.

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