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> Nothing. Happened.

> Even one company where I seemed to be an almost 100% fit didn't get back to me.

What's wrong with these hiring managers? I mean, I thought software engineers were super-much in demand. Every founder interview I read includes a complaint about how hard it is to find good coders. These companies publish vacancies, and then don't even respond to well-fitting applicants (I'm just going to assume that the author is compentent). Is this typical? Among "startups between 20 and 100 employees"?



The “talent shortage” is a myth.


I interviewed recently and had very similar experience. Only applied for postings that were ideal fit based on their requirements - basically the exact same role at 20+ companies. Only heard back from ~half, then got offers from ~%70 of the ones I heard back from (so roles really were fitting).

I found that medium/big companies replied almost without exception and the ones I haven't heard back from are almost all small startups so I assume the real reason is recruiters there are just fuckups.


American citizens are expensive, comparatively.


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This article is about a German citizen looking for a job in Canada.




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