JavaScript Jabber The Real State of Tech Hiring: AI, Ghosting, and the Developer Drought - JSJ 698
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Dec 10, 2025 The hosts delve into the current tech job market, discussing the unique challenges developers, especially juniors, now face. They share personal anecdotes about ghosting and inconsistent hiring processes. The conversation dives into the impact of AI on resumes and the risks of falsifying experience. With insights on project-based hiring and the need for realistic assessments, they emphasize investing in junior talent. They also analyze the decline of bootcamps and provide crucial advice for standing out in today's competitive landscape.
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Getting Ghosted During Hiring Has Real Costs
- Charles Maxwood described multiple job interviews where companies ghosted candidates after promising next steps.
- He eventually got a job through a personal connection after five hours of interviews and a demo project.
AI-Generated Resumes And Copied Test Answers
- Steve Edwards recounted hiring floods where many applicants were unqualified or used AI to fill resumes.
- He saw resumes claiming impossible experience and discovered copied answers in coding test repos.
Absurd Experience Requirements Happen In Hiring
- Steve told an example of recruiters requesting impossible experience like 10 years with a nine-year-old framework.
- He used that to argue that hiring specs often reflect ignorance or automated matching.
