Comment by kypro

I got hired from HN years ago from just chatting to people here – I believe this was before the monthly who's hiring thread even existed.

Since then I've had less luck on here. I've put my details into the "who wants to be hired" threads several times without a single email. I'd genuinely be shocked if any employers regularly go through those posts to be honest.

The "who's hiring" threads have been better... I've applied for a few jobs through those over the last decade and had 2 or 3 interviews, but those roles never quite worked out for one reason or another. I don't see a huge amount of value in them anymore though – I tend to find more interesting stuff to apply for from just browsing Linkedin and job boards.