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Re:The Great Displacement Is Already Well Underway by JohnMakin on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @03:14PM (#43976522)
That ratio you mentioned vis a vis applications to hire is about normal for me and something I would consider tolerable
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Re:The Great Displacement Is Already Well Underway by sabellito on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @04:09PM (#43977143)
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Re:The Great Displacement Is Already Well Underway by strken on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @07:57PM (#43979231)
Absolute numbers are probably less interesting than the % change. If you're getting a 5% hit rate but you used to get 20%, that implies that someone who used to get a 5% hit rate is going to have a much harder time.

I'm not sure the relationship is strict enough that the formerly 5% hit rate engineer is now going to see 1.25%, but my guess would be that they'll at least find things a lot more difficult.

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