Indeed feels really dead, at least in my area. Has a different website replaced it? Are we back to looking for IRL "Now Hiring" signs? I'm drowning here.

  • ssjmarx [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I got my current job from LinkedIn, and my job before that from Governmentjobs.com. I also put in a boatload of applications on USAJobs.com, and another boatload by pulling up Google Maps, browsing through every single business in my area, going to their individual websites and applying to those. The thing is there is no way to tell how many job listings are spam and how many are real, so the only thing for it is to grind out hundreds of applications - I spent about two years casually looking, and then two months seriously looking, before I finally got an offer that wasn't minimum wage.

    Good luck and godspeed rat-salute

      • ssjmarx [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I got a couple callbacks from it, but the interviews didn't convert. Working for the government is a pretty sweet gig at every level, but also everybody else knows that too, so the competition is pretty stiff even for jobs that pay more in the private sector simply because the benefits/job security are pretty attractive.

        USAJobs is a good website though, once you put in your resume info 90% of it will autofill on most applications. You will have to answer pretty repetitive questions like "What is your experience doing X? Be specific about your job title and the amount of time you spent doing it", but for those I kept a text document with a bunch of paragraphs about my work experience that I copy+pasted wherever relevant to speed up the filling out process.

        • BioWarfarePosadist [she/her, they/them]
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          2 years ago

          I'd love a government job, but I like the weed too much. If only I was an alcoholic who drank 5 times a day I would have no problem, but because I like to blaze it at 7pm I am not to be trusted.

    • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Adding to this, some states have public online job boards (via the state Department of Labor) for postings located in-state. These are usually less spammy than Monster/LinkedIn/Indeed/GlassDoor, but YMMV.

      If you're looking for remote tech work, there's also https://weworkremotely.com/ -- but I haven't had much luck chasing down any leads on there yet because the search filter is ass and the whole process is time-consuming to begin with. That's probably where my next search is going to focus, though. Use it as a jumping off point to find the actual company website with the posting (if it's there), and apply directly through that. If you're able to find the same listing/org on GlassDoor, that can help identify any red flags, too (and I don't mean the good kind USSR ).