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Ask HN: LinkedIn still the way to find jobs?

I've been casually looking for job opportunities and Searching there is painful, it was always spammy but I think it's getting worse.I'm getting getting next to no recruiters messaging me as they did in the days of old.I'm in the UK, is there anything better?

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Ask HN: How much pay do I need in London?

I'm looking at moving to London, I've got about 5 yoe doing webdev, and I'm seeing a lot of jobs in the £60-70K range, it's lower than I expected. Is that enough to live a good life in London?I feel like I'd be sharing a house, tolerating a long commute, or not saving much on that sort of salary. I think I'd make better career progress in London, but I'm not sure it's worth it.

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2024) on Monday June 03, 2024 @02:21PM (#40565656)
Location: Cardiff, UK

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Javascript, TypeScript, Node, React, Docker, various cloud bits

Resume/CV: Email me

Email: [email protected]

I'm a full-stack web dev, I've been in the field for 5+ years. Very happy to pick up new technologies. So far I've been working in startups/scaleups, so I'm used to wearing several hats and working across the stack.

Ask HN: What's the state of the job market in the UK?

I'm a mid-senior web developer and I'm finding it brutal, I'm getting close to no responses to my direct applications, and the interviews I'm getting via LinkedIn recruiters are uninspiring at best.Is it slow right now or am I the problem?A bad trend I'm also noticing is most of the jobs now seem to be hybrid with 2-3 mandatory days in the office per week, which seems like a bad deal to me in...

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