alt Hacker News> Before you needed actual skill (or luck) to create a good looking CV, especially for niche positions.
so useless skill that says nothing about your actual fit for the job was changed for automatic half-skill that still says nothing about your actual fit for the job
oh no, where are my tears?
It's astonishing how many people working in tech don't realize the impact of automation in this regard.
This basically kills any "cold job application". Now it's all back to references and nepotism. I've gotten almost all my past jobs by applying to a job I liked, someone figuring out my CV was decent and then passing interviews.
Now the same people filtering CVs have to wade through so much crap that it's almost impossible to even pass that stage.
> oh no, where are my tears?
Very likely, waiting for you in line in front of the unemployment office, 10 years from now.