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It's been a long time since I was on the job market, but it was certainly disheartening how low the response ratio was.
I must have sent out 40 applications for every response, even an acknowledgement of receipt was rare.

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[-] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 months ago

Because companies want what's best for them and don't give a fuck what anyone else wants.

A constant stream of applicants that they ignore 99% of the time means that when they don't ignore it they can have as many people as they want at their beck and call.

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