Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards
Disclaimer - This is all gut feeling and anecdotal evidence so feel free to ignore.<p>I suspect that jobs being posted to smaller niche job boards (such as Authentic Jobs, which I hadn&#x27;t heard of until this post) is down overall, but this doesn&#x27;t reflect the state of job availability.<p>I believe larger job sites are having enough of a network effect that these boards are becoming less relevant.  Most tech job seekers I talk to are going one of four routes.<p>1) LinkedIn (Facebook for job seekers)<p>2) Indeed (since it aggregates)<p>3) Direct application (when you know a specific company you want to work for)<p>4) Recruiters (Let them do the work for you...)<p>On the anecdotal front (within the past year) I have been contacted twice by recruiters that took me out and bought me lunch to try and woo me to another job and once contacted directly by the CEO of a company who did the same thing.  I want to make this point clear; I&#x27;m no one special just a regular software dev with 15+ years working experience.<p>During one of these lunches the recruiter said to me, &quot;It is so difficult to hire qualified developers that I would say there is a NEGATIVE unemployment rate currently.&quot;<p>I have spoke with multiple company owners, CEOs, and others who are in the hiring position and the general consensus is they can&#x27;t find qualified help.<p>This is just my experience.