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Ask HN: Why aren't I getting responses to my Who Is Hiring applications?
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nikkwong
8 years ago
Hi everyone,

I've applied for dozens of jobs in the Who Is Hiring Jan 2018 thread, like I do every month. As always, I am ignored 95% of the time, with the other 5% of jobs responding "nice stuff, we'll keep in touch". The sentiment is nice, but obviously doesn't pay the bills.

The reason I'm asking is because I consider myself pretty talented. I do fullstack dev and I also design. (If you're curious you can see my resume here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VijR1MF6xDNzH9IPrsv2UxLeC8sZ8nSF2Eux7lkuYQ8/edit and my design work here: www.beaver.digital).

Are other applicants just ridiculously more skilled than I am? Or am I doing/assuming something wrong? What has been the experience of others?

Thanks.

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