Hacker News Job Seeker Thread: January 2026 - Share Your Employment Search Information
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Summary
This is a Hacker News community post inviting individuals looking for employment to share their job-seeking information in a standardized format. The post provides guidelines for posting personal job search details including location, remote work preferences, relocation willingness, technical skills, resume/CV, and contact email. It specifies that only individuals seeking work should post, while agencies and recruiters are excluded. The post also mentions a companion website for searching these job-seeking posts.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledShare your information if you are looking for work.
Please use this format: Location: Remote: Willing to relocate: Technologies: Résumé/CV: Email:
Please only post if you are personally looking for work. Agencies, recruiters, job boards, and so on, are off topic here.
Readers: please only email these addresses to discuss work opportunities.
There's a site for searching these posts at https://www.wantstobehired.com.
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