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 jimmychoozyx on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:09AM (#36907925)

Everyone? Nah that's Hyperbole.

In my experience about 40% do.

I've never had an issue simply showing an open source past project I created, going through my portfolio of other project examples, and my resume.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by britzkopf on Friday July 28, 2023 @01:13PM (#36910039)

I stopped interviewing about 4 months ago because this, in my experience, is NOT hyperbole. Also, 80% of job descriptions, threw kubernetes into the requirements on top of 10 other competencies seemingly just because they can.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by jimmychoozyx on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:11AM (#36920504)

Good to know.

Ya know... I posted that without experience in the current market. It was more of a "this is what it was like a year ago" sentiment.

Thinking more about it... I can see how 40% is too low an esimtate.

Thanks, good to hear what it is currently like out there on the job hunt. I am about to begin one myself.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by webdood90 on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:48PM (#36911415)

40% of the general population? sure

for desirable employers with competitive pay, I'd guess closer to 80%.

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