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[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 102 points 3 months ago

Jesus.

Look, I already realized I was living life on easy mode, but this post drives it home more.

I've applied for a job exactly five times in my life. I've gotten five interviews. And I've gotten four offers, all of which I accepted. I've never been unemployed for even a day, nor had to settle for staying where I was working for lack of available positions/job-listings.

The one time I didn't get an offer after an interview, the listing said they wanted "Python experience" (which I had quite a bit of), but in the interview they told me they were switching to C# (which I had never touched in my life). They passed me over ostensibly in favor of another applicant with C# experience. Kinda wasted both my and their time with that one. But it was very shortly thereafter that I landed another job. (As Java dev, which is gross, but I've got no right to complain in a thread about people getting interviews on less than 1% of their applications.)

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 18 points 3 months ago

Same experience, 100% hit rate. Also in the python -> C# boat but I went through with it. It's been a breeze switching and taking on large responsibilities. C# is no Python and even more falls apart when upgrading between framework/dotnet versions in the enterprise environment but it's all great "fun"

[-] anarchyrabbit@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Deprication is great fun! /s

[-] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

falls apart when upgrading between framework/dotnet versions

Maybe Framework 4.8 -> NET 5, because its a jump to a completely different code base. NET 5 -> 9 have been seamless upgrades for me.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

5 is dead so we're straight from 4.7.2 to net 8 with a sprinkling of every version of core and a lot of net standard

[-] Damage@feddit.it 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I've had more job offers than applications submitted. Industrial automation.
There aren't more than 100 companies that could employ me in my area, so whatever the screenshot is talking about is impossible for me anyway.

[-] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Almost exact same for me. My "tactic," if that had anything to do with it, was always applying for jobs I was just a little bit overqualified for, calling before submitting my application to ask a couple questions, and submitting the application directly instead of through indeed or some other service

Edit: (past tense bc I'm self employed now)

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago
[-] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago

The employer I was applying to work for. I would just call the office and say I have a couple questions about the job listing, and then they'd put me through to the person who knows the answer (usually in charge of hiring)

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

That sounds insane. I didn't know you could just do that.

[-] SpicyLengthiness@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

You can try, but that's old school. Many job postings now say "WE DO NOT ACCEPT CALLS" in big letters, because people keep blowing up their phones trying this BS.

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