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 randomuser23423 on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:30AM (#36903643)

For what it's worth, I'm in a 'hot' area and my application response rate is something like 3%. I've also had this bad luck where a lot of the larger companies I've been interviewing with have rejected me without giving a reason, and then a month or two later (or one time, the day after the onsite!), I'd see that they were having layoffs.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by lokhura on Friday July 28, 2023 @08:19AM (#36905781)

I'm a minority in tech too and I never respond to the race, ethnicity and gender questions. There are many red flags to find out which companies are likely to be racist. If the company's diversity statement is larger than the job description, I do not apply. So far this has worked pretty well for me. I applied to 25 jobs in the last month and I got 3 interviews so far. I think ethical companies that do not partake in racist statistics appreciate you not answering those questions.

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