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Re:IBM looking for 12 years’ experience in Kubernetes admini... by imglorp on Sunday July 12, 2020 @10:11AM (#23811400)
It's tough. You can't take it personally. Most likely if you have a good buzzword list you're worth a conversation at least.

Another data point: 30 years exp, I just finished a job search for remote s/w. Total time to sign was about 5 weeks.

* 10 cold applications, all with good fits and detailed covers and research: 1 cold no; 1 few interviews then a no; 8 ghosts after bot ack

* 1 internal referral: got to final talks

* A few external recruiter engagements: two final talks; accepted one of these; and a few ghosts

External recruiters can be a pain but they have one superpower: the ear of their client.

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Re:IBM looking for 12 years’ experience in Kubernetes admini... by vrutberg on Sunday July 12, 2020 @06:24PM (#23815263)
Yeah, no, I know. Google is a big company and my application probably got lost, overlooked or buried in a sea of applications. Still, I think it reflects poorly on a potential employer to ghost candidates.
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