HireIndex – 3 years of "Who Wants to Be Hired" trends

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Hi HN,I’ve been analyzing Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Hired? threads going back three years and built HireIndex to make the data explorable.Given how much the industry has changed, a few trends stood out:1. A sharp increase in posts starting in 2023 There’s a significant jump in the number of people posting beginning in 2023, which aligns with the broader tech downturn and layoffs. This marks a clear break from prior years and sets the baseline for many of the shifts below.2. Job seekers are more senior than before The average experience level has risen from ~7.5 years in 2022 to ~9+ years in Dec 2025 and Jan 2026. In other words, the typical person posting today is noticeably more senior than a

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