wildknocker

Also comes with all the downsides of a modern car (ads, random BS, blackboxes, etc...)

Even if the suggestions are a bit too generic, they might click for someone some time after they've read it. It also helps validate some things that less experienced programmers might be doing but aren't sure are the best things. I for example found that some things I seem to be gravitating towards are mentioned, which will hopefully allow me to focus on them and grasp them better in the future.

There are a couple of reasons I think online job applications are so spammy: 1. Sometimes the companies don't adhere to the requirements they posted. For example the job post might list skills A, B, and C with a minimum of 3+ years, but some of my friends recommended that I apply anyway. I don't track such cases but I think I got a couple of responses when I did that. 2. Some companies leave job posts up after they've been filled, or ghost candidates during the interview process, so candidates tend to spam to ensure that even if a small fraction replied, they'd get at least one offer.

I'd assume that contacting hiring managers directly might lead to better chances, but aren't 200 other people doing the same?

A bit late but it's worth a shot :)

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Hi, I'm Tarek! I recently graduated from Cairo University with a degree in Computer Engineering. I have about two years of professional experience, as well as several years working on my own projects. I'm passionate about software development and low-level programming in particular. In my last big project, I worked as an open-source contributor during Google Summer of Code, where I spent 6 months porting the rendering code of an application (splashmapper.xyz) to work on the Raspberry Pi 4.

Seems to be somewhat of a trend among companies recently to post job offers and reply to either the "top" candidates only or not reply at all

> This isn’t to appease shareholders or to hit a quarterly earnings number—it’s a necessity.

I smell BS