Here’s an article about it: https://dev.to/maggiecodes_/how-i-applied-to-a-tech-job-using-a-post-request-193d
The thing that annoys me is the response. It should return status 201 created and the id of the new resource for future delete/update operations. Instead it returns 200 ok and some clear text. Wouldn’t want to work with such an API.
/serious Well, yes, most APIs are meant for system-to-system interaction, that’s kind of a given. But since this particular API is clearly meant for human-to-system interaction, returning a human-readable response is adequate. Yes, a better design would probably allow the client to specify additional parameters about the desired response.
/back-to-jokes Yeah, well this kind of sums up most of my job applications. I send an application and the recruiting people are all like “OK”.
At least you do get a response.
Highly understated comment
OK
/serious If you try with a non-human user agent I would expect it to return something machine readable.
I send an application and the recruiting people are all like “OK”.
I always have a suspicion that all of the HR department are Rammus.
Nah, clearly all HR are orcs. I once got a “zug zug” as an answer.
That’s hilarious. Probably the lovechild of some clueless HR dude that thought he was a genius.
The cringe term “code ninja” supports your theory.
Also “rockstar developer” all they were missing is “10x Programmer” to complete the bullshit programmer labels trifecta
Because “code slave” is no longer culturally acceptable for the same role
That’s better than some I’ve seen. Like 200 for everything and the text could even be “error”.
Or 500 with the text “invalid input”
Very RESTless.
“Blockchain Developer”
“You write fast, efficient and safe code”
I don’t think any of that is possible on a blockchain.
Pick any 2
With blockchain? Pick one.
im a for loop developer
We’re looking more for “do”ers, not “for”ers.
“Rockstar” “Ninja”
“Hardcore Coding Bro Ready To Crush Some Code”
Discord username lol
Twitter is even worse. I don’t have twitter, I don’t want twitter, I don’t need twitter and neither does anybody else. On top of that, twitter is dead.
But have your heard of x? *wink"
It says optional in the comment behind. Would be even better if they allow custom fields for Mastodon and Gitea links.
It is not even called twitter anymore
Until they redirect twitter.com to x.com and not the other way, and actually change twitter on the site, it’s still twitter but with a new logo.
I suspect eventually he’ll do that though.
I never quite understood the point of twitter though, so never had an account. I dare say there’s less chance I’ll get one now.
For me Twitter was and I guess still is the best thing for immediate notifications of stuff you like.
I used it for notifications about preorders of limited editions, news, people, etc. It wasn’t perfect as some accounts are quite spammy but it was the best thing out there. RSS isn’t used as much nowadays, newsletter usually are sent at certain time or delayed so not very immediate and Idk what else is out there sort from those two (or using an equivalent social account).
Always will call X as Twitter. Same as Meta as Facebook Inc, Microsoft 365 as MS Office, or whatever other companies unnecessarily rebranding themselves these days with their ugly less iconic logos.
Not to defend Twitter, but if by “dead” you mean “dying,” well yes, gradually. If you actually meant dead “dead,” not really.
Actually pretty cool idea. :)
Front end developer must have rage quit 😁
Who sends API requests if not frontend developers?
Obviously the backend developer trying to test the API. Then creating an openapi spec and the frontend developer importing that to not writing the client by hand.
Besides that, that has to be the lamest DTO possible. They could have added some kind of skills array or an embedded address field to make it more than a flat object.
Basically every backend which needs to connect to external services. Like authentication/authorization for example.
You can book this as a service for only $499/$999 per month from a dodgy website with no company adress but bold claims about time savings. Lol. Source: https://applybyapi.com/#pricing
But the best thing is: you can’t send your open jobs by API. You need to use a rich text editor:
Post your job Upload your logo and use our easy rich text editor to make your posting shine. Unlimited job postings are included with every plan.
…this is literally something an intern could write in a single afternoon.
Single Responsibility Companies are best practice.
That’s stupid. Any company who wants to hire people via API has the ability to set up the API.
I can write an API like this in like 2 hours, this is really not complicated.
Cute but I mean… You just copy paste it into postman and fill in the blanks. It doesn’t really show anything, it’s just novel.
I’m not gonna be as cynical as the other people on here saying that it’s because they just want to have a machine/AI process your application. But at the same time I’m gonna be even more cynical, because if they think that machines/AI aren’t already processing your PDF resumes, then you’re crazy lol
You’d be surprised at how many imbeciles a simple step like this will weed out. Lotta unqualified people applying to everything
I’d pass so hard. Thank goodness the only “interviews” I’ve ever needed in 30 years have been the polar opposite of this kind of cringe.
API is not versioned. Also REST API should not use verbs in their endpoint. POST is already the HTTP verb –
/submitis superfluous.From the picture, it doesn’t appear they ever claim to be a REST API.
If course not, it’s to apply for a job. It’s a WORK API.
This comment was worth the time I spent reading comments in this thread.
Take my upvote and get out of here.
To be fair, that’s one of the relatively tame and clever one of those.
I honestly enjoy stuff like this. I’m employed again recently, fully remote and decent pay thankfully, but I do appreciate stuff like this. It takes some of the monotony out of applying for jobs at least lol
And no field to submit my API for answers? I need a phone and a pdf?
Maybe they respond with an ID that you can poll every 500ms for status.
That’s really nice idea
I like it, but it’s a dick move to require that the resume be hosted at a remote URL. Lots of developers don’t have their CV on a website, and one of the strongest devs I’ve met doesn’t even have a LinkedIn profile.
Support a file upload or just Base64-encoded data and you’ve got something here though.
I’ll never, ever, put anything on LinkedIn. It’s cancer
Honestly as far as hiring for this stuff goes, this is more in the “cute” category for me rather than the “annoying” category.
Is it just me, or does their sample request use invalid JSON? The keys should be in quotes, comments aren’t in spec (but commonly supported), and trailing commas are invalid as well (but commonly supported).
It’s only invalid if it generated errors.
But yeah, I typically play it safe and follow the standards. I do wish JSON5 would catch on though.
It’s only invalid if it generated errors.
I understand this line of thinking, but unless they specify what “flavor” of JSON they accept, I think it’s safe to assume they only accept what’s in spec. What I find weird is that they immediately contradict the spec with their example by writing JavaScript. Should the
content-typethen beapplication/javascript? They can easily document the parameters outside the request body instead of adding comments.Also, yes, I know I’m being pedantic, but if I’m applying for a job, it’s a two way application. They need to give me reason to trust that they’re worth working for. Making up rules along the way when referencing a commonly known spec doesn’t give me much confidence.
That looks like a JavaScript object. It’s not incorrect sytax for a JavaScript object.
