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 EddieJLSH on Friday July 28, 2023 @04:49AM (#36904403)

The market is pretty horrible right now, in my experience. Speak to a recruiter and it should be a little easier to find something. I used to have roughly 1/2 of applications leading to interviews and around 3/4 of those leading to offers but this year had a 20 application dry streak. I think the market is pretty flooded with good talent from the large tech companies layoffs and the number of people going through bootcamps for junior positions too.

Hoping to get an offer in my final interview for a role in 10 minutes!

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by booi on Friday July 28, 2023 @04:56AM (#36904435)

good luck!

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by EddieJLSH on Friday July 28, 2023 @06:34AM (#36905013)

Thanks, got it! :)

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by vasili111 on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:08PM (#36910845)

Congratulations!

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by giovannibonetti on Friday July 28, 2023 @08:34AM (#36905909)

> I think the market is pretty flooded with good talent from the large tech companies layoffs and the number of people going through bootcamps for junior positions too.

I believe this is the key part. I see many people coming from coding bootcamps with a lot of experience with frontend dev in React, since that is (was?) probably one of the few fastest things you can learn to go to the market get a job fast.

Now the market is flooded with people in this situation, since their qualifications are so generic that they become more easily replaceable.

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