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zdragnaryesterday at 4:57 PM1 replyview on HN

It's not uncommon to get hundreds or thousands of applications per opening for web tech, if the position is advertised on LinkedIn or a similar job board.

They'd need to use some automation, even if it is just picking ten at random.


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normie3000yesterday at 5:26 PM

Maybe? I've filtered 300-400 CVs by hand before, and didn't find it particularly time consuming to bin the ones which clearly didn't meet requirements or have any redeeming features. And hiring was not my full-time role.

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