Job posts are the worst places to find jobs IMO. Most are well below average, and a lot of them have something like 200 people applying, only 5% of whom are qua

Job posts are the worst places to find jobs IMO. Most are well below average, and a lot of them have something like 200 people applying, only 5% of whom are qualified. So they have over the top descriptions as a filter, but instead it only attracts the people who don't read descriptions. Whoever is being approached has the advantage in a negotiation, and that negotiation includes job scope. The best source I've seen is HN's monthly thread. I spent a few hours crafting a nice post and all these amazing people came to interview me, many of whom I'd work with today if I didn't get my current job. You have to stick your neck out and try it at least twice to see results. The second best is LinkedIn. Top companies in the country all approaching you, so you still hold an advantage. I used to politely reject 2 good interview offers/week. It was nice for my ego, all these startup founders adding you because they wanted to hire you. Then I'd say recruiters. They're an excellent filter. The success rate is much lower (nobody wants to pay the recruiter fee) but still better than job posts. Some have specializations - lifelong jobs, juniors, veterans, mobile, remote, etc. Yes, there are dodgy ones; don't deal with them. You have to explore a bit to find good recruiters, but the payoff is still much better than parsing job sites.