Ask HN: Why am I having a hard time finding a new job?

Re:Ask HN: Why am I having a hard time finding a new job? by VincentTide on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @11:51PM (#9503183)

They say that half the applicants can't even do FizzBuzz, but then we have people like you who can't find jobs. What is the true story?

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Re:Ask HN: Why am I having a hard time finding a new job? by lmz on Thursday May 07, 2015 @12:06AM (#9503223)

The companies might be terribly picky about who they pick from the half that can FizzBuzz.

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Re:Ask HN: Why am I having a hard time finding a new job? by programmer01 on Thursday May 07, 2015 @02:02PM (#9507004)

More likely they just can't interview correctly.

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Re:Ask HN: Why am I having a hard time finding a new job? by lmz on Thursday May 07, 2015 @03:00PM (#9507432)

Being selective doesn't really imply that the selection uses proper filters.

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Re:Ask HN: Why am I having a hard time finding a new job? by programmer01 on Thursday May 07, 2015 @03:14PM (#9507531)

It's not about being selective. It's about knowing how to conduct interviews. Those asking about Big-O or FizzBuzz just don't know what else to ask. It's a shame since 99.9% of interviews are like that.

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Re:Ask HN: Why am I having a hard time finding a new job? by hikz on Thursday May 07, 2015 @06:48AM (#9504129)

It feels increasingly like there are too many programmers for too few programming jobs.

Here in Denmark many companies are so picky that they only hire people with a MSc in CS/CE. Many of them have also outsourced HR to recruiting companies which is an absolute disaster for people who are self-taught or only have a BSc.

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Re:Ask HN: Why am I having a hard time finding a new job? by playing_colours on Thursday May 07, 2015 @11:53AM (#9505938)

If you can relocate, check the country just to the south from yours ;) Particularly the city of Berlin.

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