[HN Gopher] I went for 1,200 jobs but got only two interviews
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       I went for 1,200 jobs but got only two interviews
        
       Author : spzb
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2025-06-21 22:28 UTC (32 minutes ago)
        
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       | stevage wrote:
       | That really does sound depressing.
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       | I remember when I applied for my first professional job in 2004.
       | I didn't even want the job, I applied out of obligation to get
       | unemployment benefits for another two weeks. So I applied to a
       | senior engineering role, as a grad, and somehow was given an
       | interview. I didn't get the role, but they called me back to say
       | someone else more junior had just quit and offered me her
       | position.
       | 
       | Much easier times for new grads.
       | 
       | Side note: one of my colleagues there had a new baby. This week I
       | learnt that baby has just had a baby.
        
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