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Feedback for Juniors

I'm currently reviewing applications for a junior front-end position I advertised recently.

For those that applied, it's going to take a while to get back to you. I've gotten about 300 (close to 450 now, since I wrote this) applications. However, I think it would be useful to share some general feedback based on the applications I've received thus far. The goal here is honesty, so I hope it doesn't come across as harsh, but instead as a useful perspective from the other side of the hiring table.

🔥 The tech hiring space is a dumpster-fire at the moment. We need to start with the acknowledgment. It is not that you are not good enough, or doing something wrong. The market is over-saturated with junior applicants. According to Offerzen applications rose by 300% in only 12 months.

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I'm currently reviewing applications for a junior front-end position I advertised recently. For those that applied, it's going to take a while to get back to you. I've gotten about 300 applications. However, I think it would be useful to share some general feedback based on the applications I've received thus far. The goal here honesty, so I hope it doesn't come across as harsh, but my goal is to provide a (hopefully helpful) perspective from the other side of the hiring table.

1. The tech hiring space is a dumpster-fire at the moment. We need to start with the acknowledgment. It is not that you are not good enough, or doing something wrong. The the market is over-saturated with junior applicants. According to Offerzen applications rose by 300% in only 12 months.

2. Due to the above, you only get a couple of seconds of eyeball time. There is no way someone can properly review your application. Let's say hypothetically I spend 5 minutes on each application, given that there are 300 applications, this would t

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