Hacker News with Generative AI: Job Hunting

Tell HN: Taking care when responding to job postings in "who is hiring" (ycombinator.com)
Dear HN,<p>Without naming names (although come April will do so in response to specific poster) I want to share a piece of advice after having been careless myself and realizing the error afterwards.
Job Hunting, Online Communities, Advice, Caution
21 points by yubblegum 10 days ago | 2 comments
Recruiter accidently emailed me her secret internal selection guidelines (reddit.com)
I didn't understand what it was at first, but when it dawned on me, the sheer pretentiousness and elitism kinda pissed me off ngl.
Recruitment, Human Resources, Reddit, Job Hunting, Employment
9 points by tosh 10 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Why don't hiring managers provide feedback? (ycombinator.com)
I have been applying for SWE positions for nearly 2 months now, at an average of 1 application per day. Of the 37% that have responded, nearly 70% have been rejections, to which I send a message thanking them for consideration and asking if they have any constructive feedback in how I might improve either my application, interviewing (if applicable), or my KSAs.
Hiring, Software Engineering, Feedback, Job Hunting, Interviewing
18 points by scrapcode 15 days ago | 41 comments
Show HN: I researched system design questions so you don't have to (systemdesign.io)
Crowdsourced from users who gave real interviews
System Design, Software Engineering, Interviews, Job Hunting
6 points by seestraw 24 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Stealth Interview (stealthinterview.ai)
Pass technical interviews and get huge offers all while being undetected by screen-sharing apps.
Job Hunting, Interviews, Technology, Privacy
11 points by oleks_b 27 days ago | 2 comments
Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2025) (ycombinator.com)
Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format:
Job Hunting, Hiring, Community, Tech Industry
187 points by whoishiring 30 days ago | 533 comments
Show HN: I built a tool to auto-tailor resumes to job posts (useresume.ai)
UseResume helps you create perfectly tailored resumes and cover letters for each job application in seconds.
Job Hunting, Resumes, Artificial Intelligence, Tools
17 points by vdszds 51 days ago | 5 comments
Looking for work is a full time job (resumevue.com)
These are posts from hiring managers, recruiters to their private network, VC groups, private job boards, founders and startups, it's all here in one place
Job Hunting, Recruitment, Networking
50 points by Dallas_B 68 days ago | 52 comments
1 in 5 online job postings are either fake or never filled, study finds (gizmodo.com)
The job hunt can be a slog. Confusing job portals, dense competition, and time-consuming application processes all conspire to make job hunting one of the most annoying experiences on the planet. After all the work that goes into an application, 99.9 percent of the time you hear nothing back. It’s enough to make you feel like you’re firing applications into the abyss—as if the jobs you’ve applied to never existed in the first place.
Job Market, Online Recruitment, Job Hunting
418 points by belter 78 days ago | 407 comments
Ask HN: How to work at a bigger tech company? (ycombinator.com)
My career trajectory looks something like this: medium sized publicly traded company, early startup, another startup over the course of about 5 years.<p>I’m pretty tired of the startup scene to be honest and would like to try to work at a larger tech company but I’m having a hard time even getting interviews.<p>I think this is partly because of a bad job market, and partly because I have two no name companies on my resume that I’ve worked for.
Career Advice, Job Hunting, Tech Industry, Startups
10 points by llmdrinker 79 days ago | 19 comments
Missing out on jobs because of LeetCode (skarlso.github.io)
At the end of the last year, my previous workplace ( Weaveworks ) went bankrupt. I found myself without a job.
Job Hunting, LeetCode, Software Engineering, Layoffs
27 points by skarlso 83 days ago | 28 comments
Show HN: I Built an AI Tool That Turns Your Resume into a Job Magnet in Seconds (swiftresume.net)
Artificial Intelligence, Job Hunting, Software, Resume Building
10 points by yregmi 87 days ago | 7 comments
Prepin: AI powered Mock interview preparation platform (prepin.ai)
Artificial Intelligence, Job Hunting, Interview Preparation, Online Learning
11 points by OlehSavchuk 109 days ago | 3 comments
Show HN: App to discover job listings directly from company websites (unlistedjobs.com)
Job Hunting, Web Scraping, Software, Startups
67 points by Jabbs 116 days ago | 57 comments
Salary expectations questions – How should you answer them? (2020) (fearlesssalarynegotiation.com)
You’ve been job hunting for a while, and you finally hear back about a job you really want. The recruiter reaches out and asks if you’re free to chat for a few minutes so they can ask you a few questions. “Sure!”
Salary Negotiation, Job Hunting, Career Advice
123 points by mooreds 143 days ago | 156 comments
Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2024) (ycombinator.com)
Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility.
SEEKING WORK, SEEKING FREELANCER, Freelancing, Remote Work, Job Hunting
25 points by whoishiring 152 days ago | 153 comments
Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2024) (ycombinator.com)
Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format:
Job Hunting, Hiring, Community, Software Engineering
142 points by whoishiring 152 days ago | 422 comments
Ask HN: How to tell legitimate consulting interview opportuities from scams? (ycombinator.com)
I've been getting a ton of interview requests from "expert insight" companies asking to pay me anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars for an hour long interview, as I have "expertise" that make me a good fit for it.
Consulting, Job Hunting, Scams, Interviews
12 points by charliebwrites 155 days ago | 13 comments
Pizza Hut will deliver your resume printed on a pizza box to potential employers (mossandfog.com)
Pizza Hut aims to help you in the hunt for your next job with a project they call ResZAmes.
Pizza Hut, Job Hunting, Marketing, Food
17 points by speckx 173 days ago | 18 comments
I Landed 4 Jobs and Earned $25K+ with Technical Writing (catalins.tech)
As a final-year university student preparing to enter the industry, I knew I had to differentiate myself from other candidates in a competitive job market. That's when the idea struck me: what if I combined two activities I enjoy, programming and writing?
Technical Writing, Career Advice, Job Hunting, Programming
20 points by caminmccluskey 174 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: I Made an AI Resume Maker That Turns Any Job Link into Tailored Resumes (resumeset.com)
Our AI-powered Resume Maker creates a professional, standout resume in just minutes, saving you time and helping you land that dream job faster.
AI, Resume Writing, Job Hunting, Software, Tools
12 points by josylad 175 days ago | 16 comments
Show HN: AI detects resume "red flags" (github.com/sliday)
Resume Job Matcher is a Python script that automates the process of matching resumes to a job description using AI.
Artificial Intelligence, Python, Resume Screening, Job Hunting, Open Source
5 points by kulesh 175 days ago | 4 comments
Ask HN: Who is pretending to be hiring? (ycombinator.com)
I’m looking for a job and like many people in this situation am finding it unusually difficult.
Job Hunting, Hiring Practices, Employment
337 points by neilk 183 days ago | 127 comments
Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2024) (ycombinator.com)
Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote work is not an option.
Job Hunting, Hiring, Remote Work, Software Engineering
363 points by whoishiring 183 days ago | 487 comments
Secrets of Corporate HR Department (reddit.com)
A friend of mine, who works as an HR manager at a MASSIVE corporation you likely know (you probably own their products), shared something deeply unsettling with me. She revealed how her company manipulates job listings to test how desperate people are for work. They’re testing how low they can go on salary and benefits before people stop applying.
Human Resources, Job Hunting, Corporate Culture, Employment
27 points by rainhacker 205 days ago | 2 comments
Why Your Job Title Matters More Than You Think (vishnurnair.substack.com)
Career Advice, Job Hunting, Personal Branding
15 points by vishnurnair 211 days ago | 5 comments
Applying to 1k Jobs with AI (twitter.com)
Job Hunting, Artificial Intelligence, Automation
27 points by BukaGobb 216 days ago | 2 comments
The D.E.N.N.I.S. system: Résumé tips for Senior Devs (jacobbartlett.substack.com)
Software Development, Careers, Resumes, Job Hunting
7 points by jakey_bakey 223 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: I built a Chrome extension to auto-apply to jobs (instaapply.co)
Chrome Extensions, Job Hunting, Automation
12 points by moniet 245 days ago | 3 comments
Ask HN: Dev with 19y experience. I am having hard time to find a job (ycombinator.com)
Software Engineering, Job Hunting, Career Advice
10 points by rcshubhadeep 247 days ago | 11 comments