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A comment on Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?.

Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by quickthrower2 on Thursday July 27, 2023 @11:19PM (#36902803)
Are you only applying for front end? You might consider trying backend and devops too if not. Anything where code is written. Then if you get interviews, invest in learning the stuff that gets you past their tests and interviews.
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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by John23832 on Thursday July 27, 2023 @11:59PM (#36902996)
There are, again, many qualified candidates in backend and devops as well. Changing specialties probably puts you at the bottom of the pile because you don’t have experience that speaks directly to the job.
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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by Leherenn on Friday July 28, 2023 @03:22AM (#36903925)
Sure but unless your limiting factor is that you can't apply fast enough to every jobs, it's just a long shot with about no downside for you.
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