How does one find a job?

[Anonjohn20]

Damn that sucks a lot. I don't want to look at LinkedIn because it's so depressing to see everyone talk about their achievements..

LinkedIn is great for experienced people who like to work by contracts. Get hired for a specific project, finish that project, and go to a new job. For everyone else, it's just Facebook; you get to watch others exaggerate how good they are for possible recognition from strangers.

Well yeah. People live on this planet with people. Socializing is a must.

I never claimed socializing is inherently bad, but when two candidates are competing for a position, ideally the more capable candidate should win it, not the most likable candidate.

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

But you aren't dealing with ideals but people.

 

[Anonjohn20]

you aren't dealing with ideals but people.

Employees are inherently resources. Let's say I need to hire window washers to clean a high-rise building. The candidate that can thoroughly wash windows in a timely manner and isn't afraid of heights is a better candidate than the one who doesn't do all that, but the one who can do all that might be overlooked due to cronyism and/or nepotism. The fact that so many incompetent people find positions they can't handle is bad. That shouldn't be too difficult of a concept for you, but here we are.

Do you want someone who can wash your car well, or do you want someone who'll miss some spots? Do you want food that was cooked well, or do you want to get food poisoning? Do you want a doctor that can diagnose your problem well or do you want to endure prolonged suffering? etc.

 

[AnonUnlimited]

Honestly, I don't know how to find a job these days without knowing proper key words. AI is used to apply for jobs so the candidates are harder to filter through. AI is also used to filter applicants so unless you know the key words it'll be harder to find.

I'd say it's harder to find a job now than it ever has been before. In fact, I think a lot of these companies with AI applications do it on purpose so companies will hire their recruitment branch to find candidates which they then make pay to subscribe. It's all a scam really.

I wish we could go back to paper applications.

 

[Anonjohn20]

I wish we could go back to paper applications.

Yes. Also, aptitude tests should be more common.

 

[Makimaam]

My past experience:

- Job sites: 4 interviews from 20 applications. 2 offers.
- Corporate grad programs: 3 interviews after 4 aptitude tests. No offers. They wanted unicorns. I’m not great at bluffing.
- Linkedin: recruiters reached out to me. 4 interviews from 4 applications. 3 offers.

That was then. Now, in the age of AI, you need the right buzzwords to get noticed. Understanding how LLMs and agentic AI work helps, though it depends on the industry. No one expects a nurse, for exmpl, to know this. Computer sci is in a bit of a pickle, so it helps to understand infrastructure, data cleaning, data structuring, and hit those AI buzzwords.

Fake it till you make it. This isn’t the time to be humble.

 

[georgelee5786]

You get off scribblehub