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Looking for a Job Is Tough

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184 points skaplich | 3 comments | 14 Nov 24 01:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.58s | source
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thw09j9m ◴[14 Nov 24 03:08 UTC] No.42132752[source]▶
This is the toughest market I've ever seen. I easily made it to on-sites at FAANG a few years ago and now I'm getting resume rejected by no-name startups (and FAANG).

The bar has also been raised significantly. I had an interview recently where I solved the algorithm question very quickly, but didn't refactor/clean up my code perfectly and was rejected.

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1. dvsjr ◴[14 Nov 24 20:36 UTC] No.42140920[source]▶
2009 recession no work for almost two years tough?
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3. randomdata ◴[14 Nov 24 21:12 UTC] No.42141281[source]▶
Or 1930s Great Depression no work for almost five years tough?

I expect most people here won't have a good sense for 2009. While it wasn't great for many industries, for tech it was the "app" boom. You couldn't hardly go outside without someone throwing money at you.