'I've applied for 300 jobs': 25-year veteran says experience is worthless in AI-filtered market
geox · hn · 2026-10-21
A Telegraph story about a job seeker with 25 years of experience who applied to 300 positions with almost no response. The HN discussion ties the struggle to AI screening of résumés, AI shrinking entry and mid-level roles, and age bias — raising questions about whether senior experience still commands value in an AI-filtered hiring pipeline.
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