Yet another Josh :donor:

I just finished @Cory Doctorow 's Walkaway. And damn... Such a good book, and ideals that we could make real. And one other thing, that near the end (NO SPOILERS).... It feels like this is the foundational book to Ian Banks' Culture series. Like, this is how The Culture came to be!

#Fedihired I'm still looking. I'm still at the #VA but I've lost: 2 data engineers, 1 system engineer, 1 cybersecurity engineer, my contracting manager (last friday, no notice) and our director just announced retirement. I've been applying everywhere for relevant roles. Even in 2021, I had a reply response of around 20:1 . Now, ive put in probably 200. I've got nothing. (well, thats not true. weapons manufacture keeps pinging. no way no how) Im looking for #cloud #systemsengineering #sitereliabilityengineering #cybersecurity #systemarchitect DM and I'd be happy to send my resume or apply at a role you suggest. Aside: stuff like this is why I think I'm in this situation. Basically, fake/AI resumes are drowning the market.

CNBC

Fake job seekers are flooding U.S. companies that are hiring for remote positions, tech CEOs say

Companies have long faced external attacks from hackers. Now, thanks to generative AI, another threat has emerged: Employees who aren't who they sa...

I saw this on HN this morning. And it seems terrible for everyone affected, well, except for the fake/AI users with batch apply scripts. Also explains LinkedIN jobs "submitted 1h ago, over 100 applied".

Fake job seekers are flooding US companies that are hiring for remote positions | Hacker News

Sigh. Tough post. #Fedihired So I found that #DOGE is currently in the org I work at. Ive confirmed from 2 colleagues. They're going after contractors first, since we have mostly no protections. I've been looking since Nov 6, but now things are getting down to the wire. I'm a senior cloud systems engineer. Current is administering/developing #ArcGIS #GIS . Previously was systems engineer with greenfielding and putting together multiple ATO's. Before that, was systems engineer at a NOC. I highly prefer #remote but can travel 60 miles around #bloomingtonIN