Country-specific local job boards are best. Big tech companies (LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor) are terrible for this purpose. Always apply directly on a potential employers' website, best through email if they accept that. Even printing your application and sending it by mail is a far better option than applying through LinkedIn or Indeed.
Sadly, LinkedIn has replaced email for initial contact after fairs or in-person client meetings. New real-world contacts look you up on LinkedIn and then use it to ask for things like your email address or mobile number. Because of this, I'm even verified :-(.
Even though I use LinkedIn basically the same way Internet Explorer was used in 2009 (purely as a Firefox or Chrome downloader but not for browsing). LinkedIn is my initial contact details exchange, but not the platform to communicate.
> Isn't that just all ai slop?
It is. I basically get zero useful input. Just biased, shallow rubbish. If there is valuable content it is usually cross-posted from authors who also run blogs I already follow.
It's still used for job hunting and recruiting unfortunately. I got a real message from a real recruiter for a 5k+ employee software company on it just last week. My friends and colleagues dealing with layoffs have had to update their profiles. :(
If you know a better place to look for open positions in Europe, I'm listening.
Country-specific local job boards are best. Big tech companies (LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor) are terrible for this purpose. Always apply directly on a potential employers' website, best through email if they accept that. Even printing your application and sending it by mail is a far better option than applying through LinkedIn or Indeed.
> You still have a linkedin?
Sadly, LinkedIn has replaced email for initial contact after fairs or in-person client meetings. New real-world contacts look you up on LinkedIn and then use it to ask for things like your email address or mobile number. Because of this, I'm even verified :-(.
Even though I use LinkedIn basically the same way Internet Explorer was used in 2009 (purely as a Firefox or Chrome downloader but not for browsing). LinkedIn is my initial contact details exchange, but not the platform to communicate.
> Isn't that just all ai slop?
It is. I basically get zero useful input. Just biased, shallow rubbish. If there is valuable content it is usually cross-posted from authors who also run blogs I already follow.
Edit: Spelling, grammar, style
It's still used for job hunting and recruiting unfortunately. I got a real message from a real recruiter for a 5k+ employee software company on it just last week. My friends and colleagues dealing with layoffs have had to update their profiles. :(
You don't have to browse it. Just make a miniscule change in your profile from time to time, save it, and wait for recruiters to contact you.
Once it's a human contact Ai slop doesn't impact you.
His blog is AI slop.
Previous article: https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/ai-chatbot-gdpr-data-request/
All from a single blog post:
> that’s not just text, that’s biometric data.
> This isn’t a chat log. It’s a structured psychological profile.
> Not raw conversations — processed insights about who I am, how I think, what I fear, and what motivates me.
> They’re not just storing what you said — they’re analyzing who you are.
> They’re not just answering questions — they’re building a map of what you’re curious about, what you’re planning, what you’re worried about.
> Not because I trusted it — but because it was convenient not to think about trust at all.
> A profile this detailed isn’t just a record. It’s a tool.
> The oracle isn’t neutral. The oracle is taking notes.
> Not because I’m paranoid — because it’s true.
> Do it. Not because you need to delete everything — but because you should know what “free” or even “paid” really costs.
While copying and pasting all of this I read this at the end:
> I need to be honest about something: I wrote this post with an AI. Not just edited by AI. Written with it.
Wouldn't fool anyone anyway