Yes, it seems that since the market for print ads collapsed, the San Jose Metro (a free alt-weekly) is mainly being propped up by job ads that appear to be fake, to satisfy H1B requirements (see? we advertised this position and got no US citizen takers). There are a lot of them.

> This is why "applying" by talking to recruiters and hiring managers directly and having them guide you through the application process is significantly more efficient.

Agreed, and I'd like to give credit where it's due. Earlier this week I talked with an nVidia recruiter, and I swear it was like having a concierge service for their application / interview process.

I guess that's the way in at nVidia then, because I applied to 10+ positions that I was decidedly well-qualified for, and haven't heard anything at all in over 4 months now.

To anyone considering applying there, I guess try whatever OP did to get a recruiter, because applying on their site is a waste of your time and won't even get you a form email back.

I’ve applied to 20+ nvidia sr software engineer jobs since february of last year and every single one had an internal manager referral (former colleague at another company).

I got 3 interviews. The hiring managers were nice, but they just had so many other applicants to choose from that I never made it past the first interview.

Sorry, that sucks. Maybe I just got lucky then.

don't forget:

- organizations needing to appear successful and growing through job listings (but they're not growing, quite the opposite)

- misleading competitors as to what your direction/stack is or might soon be

- creating a file of possible candidates for a spot that might exist in the future