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HN Hiring Thread Spam Epidemic
HN's 'who wants to be hired' thread now flooded with AI spam and scams.
In brief
HN's 'who wants to be hired' thread now flooded with AI spam and scams. HN's hiring thread generates spam and scams instead of job leads. Originally reported by Hacker News.
HN Hiring Thread Spam
HN's 'who wants to be hired' thread now flooded with AI spam and scams.
Spam Volume
Users report receiving hundreds of spam emails per post, mostly from ai-generated job offers.
Eugenekay's Experience
Eugenekay has received half the internet's spam since 1994, including stalking threats and pyramid schemes.
Spam Sources
Spam includes fake sextortion threats, multi-level recruiting schemes, and ai-generated job offers.
Real Offers
Only one or two genuine job offers per year, mostly from established contacts.
AI Spam Surge
AI tools scan HN posts to generate spam, targeting users with fake job offers and scams.
Spam Impact
Users report spending hours filtering spam before finding legitimate job leads.
Hiring Thread Decline
Real job offers have dropped from 100% to 1% since 2020, with most leads now being spam.
User Experiences
Users report getting spam from ai tools, fake job offers, and scammy recruitment schemes.
Spam Patterns
Spam includes ai-generated job offers, fake partnership invitations, and scammy recruitment schemes.
Real Job Offers
Only one or two genuine job offers per year, mostly from established contacts.
Spam Solutions
Users suggest using masked emails and filtering spam to find legitimate job leads.
Spam Impact
Users report spending hours filtering spam before finding legitimate job leads.
Spam Trends
Spam has increased 1000% since 2020, with most leads now being ai-generated spam.
Spam Consequence
Most users have stopped posting to the thread due to spam overload.
What it means
HN's hiring thread generates spam and scams instead of job leads.
