Ask HN: What is the biggest pain point of finding and applying for a job?

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What do you find to be the biggest pain point in finding and applying for a job these days?

Technical tests that take a lot of your personal time, face to face technical test with a group of people looking at you while you're trying to focus.

Filling out forms is a waste of time. I have spent time laying out my resume and cover letters, if you cannot read them or take the time to sift through, then it's probably not worth my time

One unpopular belief I hold though, is the technical tests are actually valuable. I usually use this as an opportunity to try out a programming style or language I've never used before

Gameshow-style obstacle courses that have little to do with actual day to day work to be performed once hired. Codility. HackerRank. Theoretical puzzles on whiteboard.

Knowing enough people.

Hiring off of resumes is dead. Companies don't even advertise jobs unless they are high turnover and/or lower paid.

We have not found this to be the case. A lot of times it is about getting the resume to the right person. There are numerous examples of high paying jobs at great companies being secured by direct cold-applying. So the good news is it can be done!

Corrupt job sites that lie or link to garbage sites that require another login.

Deciding to find and apply for a job.

In particular, I already have a job. Finding and applying for a job is a bunch of effort that I don't have to do. Is my current job bad enough that I'm ready to move? Would a new job be enough better to be worth the effort?

Too many forms to fill.

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