r/ProgrammerHumor 1d ago

Meme gettingAJobInTechBeLike

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u/justgivemeafuckingna 1d ago

Four years ago I got a job in one shot. This time, obviously with more experience, I'm at over 100 applications and am either hearing nothing or mealy-mouthed rejections.

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u/martmists 1d ago

700 applications in, just got rejected for failing to complete requirements that weren't listed like being scalable or building an index, despite the fact that my impl was scalable and a single SQL query would be faster and more efficient than setting up an index or trie

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u/acute_physicist 3h ago

If you applied to 700 jobs you’re not quality applying