Going Beyond ‘Do You Know of Any Open Positions?’

Re:Going Beyond ‘Do You Know of Any Open Positions?’ by gtirloni on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @02:57PM (#36699945)

> Utilize job search tools: Make use of LinkedIn’s robust job search features to find relevant positions

I LOL'ed

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Re:Going Beyond ‘Do You Know of Any Open Positions?’ by diego_moita on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:05PM (#36700067)

I agree LinkedIn is not the best job search tool (e.g.: it doesn't allow to block stuff I don't want like blockchain and Web3).

But is far from being the worse. I gave up on Google Jobs, it is unusable.

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Re:Going Beyond ‘Do You Know of Any Open Positions?’ by dewan23 on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:01PM (#36700000)

What's your preference? Glassdoor? Indeed? Pls let me know (with data) if those job search engines are significantly better and then I can update the post.

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Re:Going Beyond ‘Do You Know of Any Open Positions?’ by gtirloni on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:28PM (#36700368)

My preference is HN's Who's Hiring monthly thread or specialized job boards (e.g. WeWorkRemote and others). At least those have real jobs.

LinkedIn is full of spam, position that have already been closed, open positions that are used only to gather contact info, desperate recruiters, startup founders looking for a lead, etc.

The most grotesque I've seen on LI was a few companies posting separate jobs for each major city in the country in order to attract candidates that might be looking for positions in those cities (the "real" position was somewhere else).

The signal-to-noise ratio in LinkedIn, Glassdor, Indeed is too high. Last time I was looking for a job, I tried them and it was a complete waste of time.

> Pls let me know (with data) if those job search engines are significantly better and then I can update the post.

Please contact me in private to discuss my hourly rate.

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Re:Going Beyond ‘Do You Know of Any Open Positions?’ by warent on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:11PM (#36700138)

Some anecdotal data for what it's worth: I've applied to many (hundreds probably) opportunities on Linkedin, Indeed, Hacker News, and Wellfound (Angel.co).

Only applications made on Hacker News and Wellfound lead to offers and jobs! Meanwhile, my applications made on LinkedIn almost never even get a reply.

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Re:Going Beyond ‘Do You Know of Any Open Positions?’ by LightBug1 on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:09PM (#36700117)

Same reaction. LinkedIn Jobs is a joke. Reaching out directly on the platform has more value.

Beyond personal networks, I'm curious what's working for people in 2023?

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Re:Going Beyond ‘Do You Know of Any Open Positions?’ by cvhashim04 on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:42PM (#36700564)

Levels.fyi seems decent

Also: https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/11n2ruy/...

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