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Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by sph on Saturday May 13, 2023 @10:46AM (#35928904)
> it's impossible to find talent

It's been 4 months and counting that I've been trying to land an Elixir freelance contract.

My theory is that dev. happiness and productivity is so great in Elixir land, there is not much churn, so talent is available, jobs, not so much.

Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by Plasmoid on Saturday May 13, 2023 @10:57AM (#35929008)
I submitted a few patches to an elixir project and from that a company reached out to hire me. This was a while ago but I got the feeling that companies were starved for talent.
Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by throwawaymaths on Saturday May 13, 2023 @11:28AM (#35929302)
It's also hard to get a job as an elixir junior or senior. There is a disconnect and companies are trying to hire by cargo culting things that other startups/faang are doing, and repeatedly turning down perfectly good candidates. Also recruiters don't know how to find/screen elixir devs, etc.
Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by napsterbr on Saturday May 13, 2023 @12:52PM (#35930185)
(Edited out because I misread the parent comment)
Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by pavlov on Saturday May 13, 2023 @01:01PM (#35930279)
The GP poster is looking for an Elixir job too.
Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by sph on Saturday May 13, 2023 @01:04PM (#35930318)
They've put their billboard just next to mine, placing themselves as competition. Not super appreciated in this tight hiring market :-)

(j/k, no worries napsterbr)

Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by napsterbr on Saturday May 13, 2023 @01:29PM (#35930582)
Oops, totally misread your post. I definitely need these weeks off
Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by sph on Saturday May 13, 2023 @02:27PM (#35931191)
We all do... Good luck with your job search! :)
Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by raydev on Saturday May 13, 2023 @01:30PM (#35930592)
To be fair, this is a relatively bad time for talent. My inbox is alarmingly quiet after years of being annoyed by recruiters.
Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by Existenceblinks on Saturday May 13, 2023 @03:09PM (#35931622)
Yes, and it's almost impossible outside the US or EU.
Re:How to Sell Elixir Again (2023) by 8ytecoder on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @01:27PM (#35965032)
Reach out to me on my email on HN with your resume/GitHub link.