Where do you look for tech jobs?

Posted by blacksmithforlife@reddit | ExperiencedDevs | View on Reddit | 15 comments

15 YOE doing both development and management work. Looking to start applying to jobs. It has been a long time since I last looked for a new job, so what's the best place to look? Linkedin?

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budd222@reddit

Best place to look is people you know, aka, your network. It's hard to get noticed otherwise, with all the AI slop resumes and garbage from other countries.

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I’m Canadian. My network is using me to look for jobs. I literally have posts on this sub that ask where to look for serious groups of devs to network with in person or on messaging apps. All online have been infiltrated by people from Eastern developing nations developers. I wouldn’t even be able to network with people to do a startup or group project with anymore.

Startup communities are filled with blow hards that abuse their community ownership to shill bullshit. They say absolutely nothing and can’t answer a question that doesn’t wrap around their generic advice.

So as someone that has only applied to a couple of jobs in my life and always leaned on my networking ability “just network” is lousy advice.

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budd222@reddit

I didn't give advice. They asked the best way to find jobs, and the best way is through a network. That's a fact

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DuckDatum@reddit

We live in lousy times

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Tired__Dev@reddit

Yeah, exactly. Yes, I have a job, but given that job is burning me down due to exploiting me under the condition of “you try and find another job in this market” I’m not operating under the silly survivorship bias that many on this sub are.

This sub has become a model example of how enshitification of tech spaces are literally stopping the jobless from grouping together to create companies. This sub is just happy to have these “AI won’t take my job” reassurance posts over and over again. While yeah, fine once and awhile, it’s everyday. There is nothing innovative going on here, so no real opportunity for the future. Too many people here are advising out of good times and what was and they’re flat out giving wrong advice imo. It’s more about reassuring themselves by gaining virtual dopamine internet points

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03263@reddit

I just reply to one of the LinkedIn recruiters if I want something, my profile is open so they message me a lot

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j816y@reddit

Agree, set linkedin to open to work, then recruiters will contact.

With a recruiter at least there will always be interviews.

I didn't take the offers back then (about the end of 2023) but I got totally 3 offers, all from recruiters.

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Radinax@reddit

Linkedin, usually from my network, and if I do cold apply (doesnt work too well), I contact someone inside the company since its normal these days to give them money for referals, so its a win/win situation.

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Affectionate-Aide422@reddit

Call past coworkers, and have them introduce you to their inhouse recruiters. Bypass the AI gatekeepers.

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I_pretend_2_know@reddit

All the jobs posted on LinkedIn are fake, one way or another.

The same applies to HN's Who's Hiring, Google Jobs, Dice, Indeed, etc. It is all just garbage.

What has been working for me is a profile very much to the point, and then replying to recruiters. Also, the job threads on specific sub-reddits, like C++ and Go.

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DeterminedQuokka@reddit

I primarily look in my inbox. Both email and LinkedIn

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doyouevencompile@reddit

LinkedIn inbox and old colleagues

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Responsible_Profile3@reddit

My senior recently moved to another company because he knows an old coworker there who actually referred him. Look into your network and see if someone can help.

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candyofcotton@reddit

LinkedIn is decent. Two problems: (1) there are a bunch of scam postings so you need to be careful of what you apply to, and (2) their Easy Apply system is BS imo. I would still keep an up-to-date account on there for potential cold messages from recruiters.

Indeed in my experience has a lot of contract roles, but not much full time. Up to you if that's what you want.

Try to look for resources that are more tailored and specific to where you live. There are lots of websites for this, especially if you live in a tech hub (ie an official job bank).