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ThbltLmrβ€’about 2 hours ago
Spraying and praying is inundating recruiters, she said, [...] it’s also β€œthe quickest way to get depressed.”

I wonder if that is still true for people who outsource their whole application process to AI. When spraying and praying still involved typing out and sending emails yourself, you were very aware of how many applications you had sent out and how few replies you had gotten. But if an agent found the offer and applied for you, you may not even be aware you were ghosted or rejected. Just ask the agent "only tell me when I have an interview".

Which does not change how broken the system is, but hey if it saves someone's mental health I guess that's progress

mikeceβ€’about 2 hours ago
Hermes or some other agent?
toomuchtodoβ€’about 3 hours ago
Report: https://www.resumebuilder.com/7-in-10-class-of-2026-grads-we...

Potentially related:

Talent Disrupted (2024) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279800 - August 2026

> A 2024 report by the Burning Glass Institute and Strada Institute for the Future of Work found that, a year after graduation, about half of US college grads were in jobs that β€œdo not require a degree or make meaningful use of college-level skills.”

College Grads Struggle to Find Jobs. Non-Grads Are Giving Up - https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-08-12/colleg... | https://archive.today/ccseC - August 12th, 2026

The Elite Overproduction Hypothesis (2025) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48015504 - May 2026

Half of College Graduates Are Working High School Level Jobs - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39512160 - February 2024