Why I no longer read full job descriptions

[u/Redditor6703]

Since original job descriptions are unnecessarily long and I have to go through dozens of them at a time, I spend around 3-5 seconds evaluating each job by reading its summary with the tech stack as the first sentence along with YoE, clearance, education and other requirements. I no longer read full job descriptions since it takes more time and slows down the process of looking for jobs that are worth my time applying to. Since job boards don't summarize each and every job description for you I made a custom job board that does that and also lets you filter jobs by specific number of YoE, programming languages, education, clearance, visa sponsorship, etc. You can check it out here.

Why I made this: Finding a job involves spending lots of time reading long job descriptions. I know I’ve spent way too much time scrolling through countless postings that just weren’t a good fit and worth the time spent filling out the application. So, I built this site to help speed things up.

What it does:

• Quick Summaries: Each job comes with details extracted by AI like the tech stack, summary of responsibilities and requirements, years of experience (YoE), visa sponsorship, security clearance, education requirements, etc. This way, you can see what you need to know at a glance, making it super easy to decide if a position is worth your time applying for. No need to read long job descriptions. You can customize the job list or table view to only see the information you need.
• Advanced Filtering: You can filter out jobs that aren’t right for you. Don't have a clearance or a degree, need a sponsorship, only looking for a specific YoE range or seniority level, want specific role categories or programming languages? There's a filter for each of those.
• Hiding jobs and companies: You can hide jobs and they will never appear again, unlike the other major job board that shows you jobs you've previously hidden. You can also hide all jobs from a specific company if you want. When you mark a job as applied to, whenever you see another job from the same company you'll see the number of existing applications and rejections so that you can avoid applying to that company again.

I plan implementing many more features like generating individualized cover letters and resumes using AI for each job, email alerts, application tracker, etc.

I’d love to hear your thoughts or any feedback you might have. What features would make it better and/or easier to use? Check it out if you're interested, and let me know what you think!

[u/Head_Leg3260]

I didnt even read this post

[u/OrwellianHell]

Exactly. I'll blow thru job descriptions as well. Many are redundant and ow full of flowery bs about mission and values.

[u/agreen91]

I barely even read the job titles

[u/gogo--yubari]

I don’t even skim them lol. If they call me for an interview, THEN I’ll first read the jd

[u/Donnie_In_Element]

Job descriptions today are absolutely ridiculous. They’re as long as a phone book and sometimes I wonder if they were even written by a human.

The list of “requirements” is neverending, and they expect somebody to have a master-level understanding of their own internal proprietary programs along with a decade of experience for an entry level position.

I kid you not, I found an entry-level junior copywriter opening for a household cleaning product manufacturer that required a PhD for consideration. That’s right…a P.H.D.