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Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards by jakobegger on Friday July 08, 2016 @03:26PM (#12058022)
This sounds like a great cover letter and exactly what I'd like to receive. I've been looking for an employee for some time now, and I wish I'd receive applications like this.

I wonder what companies you are applying to? For example, I know that pretty much every tech company in my city is looking for developers. I think a problem is that developers mostly apply to the larger tech companies in the area (50+ employees). Smaller companies (like my own, and others I have talked to) are having trouble finding people even for entry level positions.

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Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards by whamlastxmas on Friday July 08, 2016 @04:04PM (#12058257)
Recently the remote ones from HN's "Who is hiring" threads whose needs match my experience. Unfortunately no experience with what you need according to the job posting on your site :)
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Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards by jakobegger on Saturday July 09, 2016 @01:07AM (#12060191)
Remote positions get a lot of applications. For example, even though I explicitly state that I am looking for local people, I get more applications from devs looking for a remote job. While I personally respond to every application, I completely understand why someone who posts a more popular job ad wouldn't.
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