# HN Hiring Thread Spam Epidemic

> HN's 'who wants to be hired' thread now flooded with AI spam and scams.
- Title: HN Hiring Thread Spam Epidemic · Hacker News | Shortify
- Summary: 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.
- Keywords: hacker news, who wants to be hired, ai spam, scams, hiring thread, spam, job market, software jobs, hiring
- Source: Hacker News — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50372294
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- Topics: hacker news, who wants to be hired, ai spam, scams, hiring thread, hn, spam, job market, software jobs, hiring, technology, startups
## 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.
## Key takeaway

HN's hiring thread generates spam and scams instead of job leads.