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When I got my current job, I applied to only that one. It probably took less than an hour to put everything together and email the hiring manager. The time bef

by footy 3y ago

When I got my current job, I applied to only that one. It probably took less than an hour to put everything together and email the hiring manager. The time before that, I think I applied to three places and got two offers. So the "normal" approach has been quite good for me for the last seven years. My success rate is orders of magnitude larger than 20/5000.

the_only_law 3y ago
When’s the last time you had to do it. I never had issues either… until I was laid off in late 2022.
- footy 3y ago
  mid 2022
- JohnFen 3y ago
  I did it last year. Nothing seemed any different than any other year.
jacquesm 3y ago
Lucky you. I know someone that has been trying very hard to get employed again but is now for two years without a single positive response. Sure they're doing 'something wrong', no doubt or their resume might be off-putting but your experience isn't necessarily the experience that everybody else has.
- footy 3y ago
  No, which is why I said "for me" in my last line there.
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    These things change by location, timing and profession to a degree that I don't think any personal stories should carry much weight on either side.
red-iron-pine 3y ago
anecdotes aren't data, and the market has shifted a lot since 2020. remote is here to stay, and AI will be eating a lot of jobs. call my bluff: throw out 3 resumes this week and see what sticks. How many come with the same level of salary -- it's dropping, aggressively, across the market -- or more?
- footy 3y ago
  > anecdotes aren't data I'm well aware, but the article we're responding to is an anecdote as well. > remote is here to stay thankfully, it's been great for me > call my bluff: throw out 3 resumes this week and see what sticks. How many come with the same level of salary -- it's dropping, aggressively, across the market -- or more? I don't see the need to do this, I'm happy at my job and don't even know who you are. You're probably right, why would I waste my time?

by footy 3y ago

the_only_law 3y ago

When’s the last time you had to do it. I never had issues either… until I was laid off in late 2022.

footy 3y ago
mid 2022
JohnFen 3y ago
I did it last year. Nothing seemed any different than any other year.

jacquesm 3y ago

Lucky you. I know someone that has been trying very hard to get employed again but is now for two years without a single positive response. Sure they're doing 'something wrong', no doubt or their resume might be off-putting but your experience isn't necessarily the experience that everybody else has.

footy 3y ago
No, which is why I said "for me" in my last line there.
- jacquesm 3y ago
  These things change by location, timing and profession to a degree that I don't think any personal stories should carry much weight on either side.

red-iron-pine 3y ago

anecdotes aren't data, and the market has shifted a lot since 2020. remote is here to stay, and AI will be eating a lot of jobs. call my bluff: throw out 3 resumes this week and see what sticks. How many come with the same level of salary -- it's dropping, aggressively, across the market -- or more?

footy 3y ago
> anecdotes aren't data I'm well aware, but the article we're responding to is an anecdote as well. > remote is here to stay thankfully, it's been great for me > call my bluff: throw out 3 resumes this week and see what sticks. How many come with the same level of salary -- it's dropping, aggressively, across the market -- or more? I don't see the need to do this, I'm happy at my job and don't even know who you are. You're probably right, why would I waste my time?