Yesterday a friend told me that they (a web-based product) get up to 5000 applications for a single fully remote engineering position.
Uuhmm, yeah, I don't know...
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@matuzo yeah. There are lots of people out there really hurting for not being able to find a job. On the other hand, if you’re getting lots of applications from lots of people who can so the job and need a job, you’re not looking for the needle in a haystack; you’re looking for a needle in a big pile of needles and straw.
(Some will say it’s probably 3 good applicants and 4997 chancers and bots, but I don’t think it is. Lots of people are chasing fewer jobs these days.)
@matuzo wow. I struggled to review 80 recently. Can't imagine having to sift that many
@matuzo exhausting. No wonder companies prefilter with AI tools.
@matuzo "Nobody wants to work anymore"