Job Hunting Sucks. This Programmer Filled Out 250 Applications to Find Out Why::Shikhar Sachdev wanted to reveal what made the process so draining—so he spent 11 hours filling applications. Now he has tips for both job seekers and hiring managers.

    • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      It’s dumb in dating as well as hiring.

      I mean, do you really want to limit your pool to people who are desperate enough to suffer such indignities?

        • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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          1 year ago

          I recently landed a new job where the salary range could be considerably higher than my last gig. Predictably, I was hired at the base of the range. It’s still more than my last job, but having been laid off from a struggling company, I felt no power to negotiate. Had I still been employed, it’s more likely that I’d have balked and said I want better than the base pay.

          Job listings are lies like people on dating apps using filters on their photos.