Having spent many moons looking for work in the _rest_ of the tech industry, I find this post spot on. The startup world is strange, and not the real work in my

Having spent many moons looking for work in the _rest_ of the tech industry, I find this post spot on. The startup world is strange, and not the real work in my humble opinion. On the other hand it shares some sucks with the real world. Cover Letters - This seems to be an excuse for me to gargle something unmentionable, and speak the great praises of myself and my often feigned interest in your company. Keyword Matching - How I hate thee, so much hate. On the other hand now fully 1/3 of my resume is a skills matrix, which helps the folks in HR who often cant tell a fax machine from a switch. References - I have an extensive collection of these, please do not ask me for them before you interview me. They could just as easily be bullshit and are not really a guarantee of anything, also, anyone who wants more than two of these should really go away. Land of Unrealistic expectations: I know I live in Seattle, but there is no way you will find a desktop support person for 13 an hour with 2+ years experience, the last time I made that little money was 8 years ago. Recruiters - Please read my resume before calling me. Clearly you have it, PLEASE read it. I dont even know what half of the roles are I get sent. Recruiters from India - See above; please improve your conversational english skills, and or just EMAIL me, also, I dont know what an E-Mail ID is - but I do have an email address. Online application systems - please dont make me fill out a profile in your system, just let me send a resume, I have no less than 100 of these accounts for one employer or another. I think thats all of my rant for now.