1 month ago
Mon Oct 20, 2025 3:47pm PST
Ask HN: Why is LinkedIn's job search so bad?
Why is job search on LinkedIn so terrible? Is LinkedIn's game here to just hang on to the pool of applicants for as long as possible so that their engagement stats look attractive to all the recruiters who pay to put up listings? Or is it more of an incompetence over malice situation?

I'm looking for a job with a smallish company - but I can't specify that.

I'm looking for a hybrid or fully-remote job, but I can't specify a maximum number of office days.

I won't work for gambling companies, but there's no way to specify that - though I guess I can name a handful of industries or companies to constrain my search to.

I can't specify a language for the role.

These seem like basic non-rocket-science facets for a job search site, no? Anyway, is there a third-party way to search LinkedIn that sucks less? Or better yet, is there a less sucky jobs site that covers northern europe?

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