[Jugurtha]

I think OP's Ask HN here is better than Googling around. What better place than HN to get relevant, up to date information about working in the technology sector?

Furthermore, sometimes the question to ask or the place to look for information is obvious to the people who have the answers, but people in problematic situations sometimes don't even know the very question to ask, or where to look for. They naturally turn to friends or, in this situation, to people they trust and respect.

People here ask about what laptop to buy or how to get children inteterested in things, or how to cope with grief and sorrow; why on earth wouldn't they ask about how to get a job?

The point is: people here being vulnerable and candid asking seemingly trivial questions says more about the respect, estime, and trust they have in this community than it says about them trolling. Anyone who reads these questions is in a position of privilege.