{
  "id": 12230586,
  "title": "I Tried Hacker News' “Who Wants to Be Hired?” Thread",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/i-tried-hacker-news-who-wants-to-be-hired-thread",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T21:12:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/flrnd/i-tried-hacker-news-who-wants-to-be-hired-thread-23ij"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A second email arrived, which immediately raised suspicions. The sender claimed they were from a large tech company, looking for a senior software engineer to join their team. They mentioned the position was located in a specific city, but the details seemed too good to be true. As with the first email, I politely declined and inquired if they would be open to me sharing my resume with others in my network who might be interested. Once again, the response was vague and suspicious, with the sender insisting they had a \"special process\" for selecting candidates. It became clear that these emails were part of a larger scam, preying on job seekers looking for opportunities in the tech industry.",
  "summary": "It's been a while since I wrote something here. Actually, a very long while. My last post was published in 2020. A lot of things happened since then, both professionally and personally, and I guess I never really found the right moment to come back and write something. The truth is that I'm not a particularly good writer, and I'm probably even worse at being a blogger. I always have something I…",
  "key_points": [
    "Emails from large tech company claim to seek senior software engineer.",
    "Emails suspicious, details seem too good to be true.",
    "Sender insists on special process for candidate selection."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}