A network engineer with extensive experience finds job searching in 2024 to be inefficient and flawed. Despite having relevant certifications and a myriad of skills, the automated and AI-based hiring processes result in numerous instant rejections, often due to lack of a college degree or security clearance. The author criticizes the requirement for account creation on multiple job sites, the misuse of AI in filtering candidates, and the inaccuracies in job descriptions. Suggestions for improvement include removing the requirement for account creation, refining AI filters to recognize industry experience, and accurately posting job requirements.
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A network engineer in search of greener pasturesGetting the boot, over and over and overJobs that I can see, but I can't touchChanging my tacticsThe security and privacy implicationsHow do we improve on this?Why should I do any of this?1 Comment
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