How to Navigate Job Hunting During a Period of Layoffs and Extreme Unemployment

Re:How to Navigate Job Hunting During a Period of Layoffs an... by pdubs1 on Sunday April 05, 2020 @12:33PM (#22786546)

Submitter MarkHall is also the article's author. Looking at his user history, he submits articles he writes here, despite their irrelevance to this community

I don't see any value in this article posted here.

1. It's general content

2. It's not related to technology (or other STEM knowledge/innovations)

3. Many tech companies are hiring

4. covid is not effecting many software engineers as much as other occupations since we can work from home.

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Re:How to Navigate Job Hunting During a Period of Layoffs an... by markhall on Sunday April 05, 2020 @01:07PM (#22786803)

OP here: While I do share my articles here often, I think the content can be valuable to folks who recently lost their jobs or are looking for jobs. Regarding point 1, sometimes general advice is still practical. Regarding point 2, not all HN content is tech specific. 3: I included the links to tech companies hiring.

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Re:How to Navigate Job Hunting During a Period of Layoffs an... by pdubs1 on Sunday April 05, 2020 @01:30PM (#22786944)

No worries, I just wanted to point out some things I felt were factual about my experience with A. happening upon at largely tech/stem-irrelevant news story and thinking "Gee, why is this here if it's not relevant? I want Tech/STEM -relevant news, which is the purpose of HN." and then B. clicking your HN username and seeing you've been doing this for a while. and then C. realizing "Hey, this is misuse, and I am going to point it out."

I think given that this is "Hacker" News, founded by YCombinator, an technology incubator ("seed accelerator"), that the spirit of this forum is to keep the discussion purely Tech, STEM & Tech/STEM-business related. Not articles which have no clear emphasis on these core topics.

In respect to Social Contract, I'd prefer that YCombinator isn't flooded by every blogger who thinks their non-tech or STEM article should be posted on a Tech/STEM related news forum. I'd prefer that you don't consider this a traffic outlet to boost your articles' views & visits, especially then they're not Tech/Stem relevant.

In terms of links to tech companies hiring-- If I were blogging and wanted views from a Tech/STEM news forums' visitors, I would make the clear, overarching focus of my article Tech/STEM related. I think this approach is would be more respectful to the purpose & visitors of this forum.

OP: "Doo daa doo... let me just go post my article on HackerNews just because I need some views"

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Re:How to Navigate Job Hunting During a Period of Layoffs an... by detaro on Sunday April 05, 2020 @01:34PM (#22786965)

> I think given that this is "Hacker" News, founded by YCombinator, an technology incubator ("seed accelerator"), that the spirit of this forum is to keep the discussion purely Tech, STEM & Tech/STEM-business related. Not articles which have no clear emphasis on these core topics.

Please re-read the site guidelines. This is not the case. (FWIW, I would personally agree that this article isn't a great fit, but not for that reason)

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Re:How to Navigate Job Hunting During a Period of Layoffs an... by pdubs1 on Sunday April 05, 2020 @02:05PM (#22787207)

Ah gotcha. Hence I preceeded it with "I think..." Which part is not the case?

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Re:How to Navigate Job Hunting During a Period of Layoffs an... by detaro on Sunday April 05, 2020 @02:15PM (#22787280)

There is no restriction to "purely Tech, STEM & Tech/STEM-business related".

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Re:How to Navigate Job Hunting During a Period of Layoffs an... by pdubs1 on Thursday April 09, 2020 @11:22AM (#22823396)

I would prefer if there was.

I can go anywhere any get junk news. I come to HN for STEM/Tech & similar/related business news

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