Localhost: Where All Resumes Go To Die

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Localhost: Where All Resumes Go To Die

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Someone forgot to update their production URL! The job posting asks candidates to send resumes to careers@localhost — essentially asking people to email their resumes to their own computers. That's like telling someone to mail a letter to "My House" with no address. The developer probably copy-pasted from their test environment and never updated it before going live. Four years of experience required but apparently none needed for whoever set up this job posting!

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