The Flint Blog
Notes on what's actually happening in the job market, written by the team building Flint. Evidence over vibes.
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How a CV match score should actually work.
Keyword matching is 2015 thinking. A real job score breaks down across six dimensions, weighted by what actually predicts an interview. Here's the model behind Flint and why each weight is where it is.
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Is LinkedIn Premium Career worth £29.99 a month? I ran the numbers.
£359 a year for InMails, applicant ranking, and a 'Top Applicant' badge. Here's what it actually gets you, who it works for, and where cheaper tools win.
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One in five job postings is a ghost. Here's how to spot them.
Greenhouse's own data says 18 to 22% of postings each quarter aren't real hires. Clarify found nearly one in three employers admit to it. Here's what a ghost job actually is, why companies keep posting them, and how to tell one before you waste a cover letter.
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Why Flint doesn't auto-submit to jobs.
Sonara users report 50%+ submission failure rates. Recruiters blocklist the pattern. Auto-apply is a reputation spiral the tools can't reverse. Here's what the category actually delivers, and what we're doing instead.
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The collapsing middle.
Entry-level software developer postings are down 20% since ChatGPT launched. Middle managers were a third of 2023 layoffs. Google cut 35% of its small-team managers. A new role shape is eating the org chart.
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AI didn't kill the job market. It killed the bottom rung.
Entry-level employment in AI-exposed occupations fell 13% since ChatGPT launched. Senior workers in the same jobs grew 6–9%. The story isn't what you think.
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What actually happens after you hit submit.
The '75% of CVs are auto-rejected' stat is fake. The real 2026 screening stack is weirder, kinder, and more beatable than you think.
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The job market is quietly broken.
LinkedIn hit 11,000 applications per minute last year. One in five postings doesn't correspond to a real hire. Recruiters scan CVs in 8.4 seconds. Applying harder is the wrong move.