Hacker News with Generative AI: Job Search

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2025) (ycombinator.com)
Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility.
Show HN: Job Application Bot by Ollama AI (github.com/lookr-fyi)
JobHuntr.fyi is a native macOS desktop app that uses Ollama-powered AI to apply for jobs on LinkedIn—automatically, 24/7. No OpenAI API key required.
How the language of job postings can attract rule-bending narcissists (arstechnica.com)
Looking to hire someone? Check your wording very carefully.
Ask HN: Would you reapply to a company that ghosted you? (ycombinator.com)
Having gone through multiple rounds of interviews at different companies large and small, only to be ghosted is an incredibly frustrating experience. It's happened five times now. Including interviews I thought went really well, and one where the manager verbally assured me I'd be invited back for the next round. Not only is it unprofessional, it's a complete waste of my time invested.
We built a crowdsourced interview question database for tech interviews (interviewdb.io)
Access REAL interview questions to sharpen your preparation and land your dream job
Show HN: I built didtheyghost.me, open-source tool for your next job search (didtheyghost.me)
Organize your job applications, share interview experiences, and connect with a community of job seekers.
Show HN: Windows 95 Themed Job Board (With Minesweeper) (windows95jobs.com)
Show HN: I analyzed 1500+ job ads to find the most wanted skills by recruiters (skillsets.tech)
Discover the most wanted skills by recruiters
Show HN: I Scraped 2,200 Software Engineering Jobs from Career Pages Using LLMs (grepjob.com)
Why I'd never apply for a job online again (hottakes.space)
Show HN: Check How Qualified You Are for a Job (coderview-ai.com)
Ask HN: Is it worth it to post on the 'Who Wants To Be Hired' thread? (ycombinator.com)
Title. I see many people posting but would like to hear if people really get jobs this way?
Using Foundry Instead of LinkedIn (foundry.bz)
Looking for work, cannot pass background check (ycombinator.com)
I have been out of work for some time due to difficulties passing a background check.
A job platform for developers by developers (built by an experienced developer) (devjobs.work)
We’re solving the issues that make job searching frustrating — irrelevant results, unclear salaries, and outdated hiring practices.Join us and make finding your next role easier.Recruiters/Employers: Partner with us to post your roles with clear salaries, remote policies, and the right details to connect with top developer talent. Let’s fix job searching together!
Directory of remote-only job boards (jobsearchdb.com)
Show HN: Obsess Jobs – Apply to jobs in your sleep (obsessjobs.com)
Software Engineer - JavaScript
Show HN: Job Simlarity (vector similarity graphs, WhoIsHiring/JSON Resume) (jsonresume.org)
An interactive visualization of the tech job market, powered by data from HN "Who's Hiring" threads and the JSON Resume Registry. Each node represents a job category, with edges connecting similar roles. The size of each node indicates the number of job listings in that category.
Show HN: HackerNews-new-jobs – insights into fresh and recurring job ads (github.com/nemanjam)
A website that provides obvious, effortless and deep insights into fresh and recurring job opportunities in Hacker News "Who's Hiring" thread.
Looking for a Job Is Tough (kaplich.me)
Since the beginning of September, I’ve been searching for a job after being laid off from my previous role at the end of June.
Ask HN: How is the job search going? (ycombinator.com)
Out of work since August. I have submitted many resumes. I have to work remotely, so that might be against me, but I have never seen this kind of job market. In the past I would have 40 offers by this point with the number of applications I have submitted. My wife is pointing out that many jobs these days may be scams.
Show HN: I Built an AI job search assistant that works (wobo.ai)
Stop Searching, Start Working!
AIHawk: AI bot to automatically apply for jobs (github.com/feder-cr)
Auto_Jobs_Applier_AIHawk is a cutting-edge, automated tool designed to revolutionize the job search and application process.
I will f(l)ail at your tech interviews, here's why you should care (fraklopez.com)
I automatically applied 1000 jobs in 24h and got 50 interviews (using AI BOT) (reddit.com)
Reasons for Recruiters Withholding Key Details on LinkedIn? (ycombinator.com)
Jobalytics – ATS Resume Checker – Job Search Tools (jobalytics.app)
Show HN: Jobber: OSS browser controlling agent to apply for jobs autonomously (github.com/sentient-engineering)
Indeed.com removed ability to sort jobs by date and to see when jobs were posted (reddit.com)
Ask HN: Why has ghosting candidates become so prevalent (ycombinator.com)