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24 alternatives to Never Apply Again

Hello, I have decided to run with an idea and see where it goes. I'm an engineer and this year has been awful for job-seekers. To pay my bills, I'm offering a simple, informal, no-catch service to help other people in the same position. The website will explain in more detail. Would absolutely love any and all feedback. :-) https://neverapplyagain.com/

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Never Apply Again launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1

    Set a deadline and a price. If you fail, you pay.

    2014 · gofuckingdoit.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Set your new year's resolutions, if you fail, you pay

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    (not sure why my previous post didn't appear on Show HN even though I included it in the title, mods please remove if not allowed) Ever applied for a job and never heard back? Many companies just go silent instead of sending rejection emails, leaving you guessing whether to keep waiting or move on. I faced this frustration during my own internship search, especially when there was no real point of contact (automated replies don't count, lol). So, I built didtheyghost.me, a simple open-source tool that crowdsources job application responses. This isn't a job scraper or another job board. It's…

    2025 · didtheyghost.me · its alternatives →

  4. 4WW

    Hey HN, All our startup friends are having trouble finding good engineers to hire, while some of our friends who work at big companies are looking for new challenges. But they don't read HN or TC. They don't know where to start looking. So we put together a place for the best opportunities. We'd love some feedback, ideas or suggestions... Some people call us "The Ashley Madison of Job sites".

    2011 · loftjobs.com · its alternatives →

  5. 5IC

    Stack: WASM + Rust + Macroquad I saw that a company had posted a cool job ad where you had to apply directly via a REST API. That gave me the idea to gamify my resume as well. Since I was bored, I vibe coded a bit and voilà, the result was ready. I think it's something new and fun that might put a smile on people's faces. (Please don't spam my email address, but feel free to send me an email with your high score if you want!)

    Feb 2026 · breezko.dev · its alternatives →

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    NO. I won't work for equity or exposure. Pay me instead.

    2019 · its alternatives →

  7. 7TO

    LégalEd for the Masses Title links to actual app Here is the demo video to show you around the interface Self funded on scraps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwsPz0mKAU

    2025 · labs.sunami.ai · its alternatives →

  8. 8IM

    Hello everyone! For Interns and New grads last year, the job market was rough. I was one of them. I wanted to know how to become those "good candidates". FindResume helps people to share their resume that passed the resume screening so others can pass also! If you share your resume now, you will get a FREE 30-day pass instantly! findresume.xyz Let me know any advice, it will mean a lot to me! James

    2024 · findresume.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Give and get instant programming help.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Yikes▲6

    An incorrect link was used so I’ll repost another time.

    2020 · netlify.com · its alternatives →

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    Never pay for SSL again.

    2015 · sslforfree.com · its alternatives →

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    My friends and I famously kept a list of all the best engineers in the bay who are available for part time work. it got kinda popular amongst friends. They kept messaging us for engineers so we decided to make it public. all engineers are verified at the companies they work at and you can see their rates as well as how many hours/week they have available.

    2024 · blendwork.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13AW

    Hello everyone! I know there are already a few "Who Is Hiring" aggregators, but I wanted to show off what I've done. My project was cancelled right before Christmas, so this project was a great way to blow off some steam while procrastinating looking for a new job. Tangentially, I am looking for new career opportunities if your company needs a full stack web developer, lol. This website was completed in about a week and a half. I wanted to present it in a Show HN post on Jan 2 when the usual Who Is Hiring posts were featured, but I didn't think it had enough features to make it useful. Even…

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Just make the product. We'll do the rest BS for you.

    2019 · its alternatives →

  15. 15WW

    Over three months ago, I posted my book on HN and got tremendous +ve reponse. I am happy to inform that I have published the book to leanpub as per the comments I got on HN itself! It is pay as you go model, and the minimum is $0 because I wanted to contribute back to the FOSS Community

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    I was tired of of old and busted PDF résumé, so I thought why not try adding some of the information into a DOOM WAD instead. As a way of conveying information to an employer it's terrible, but if it takes longer than 30s to play, it might be looked at longer than the average résumé.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17AW

    I have a YouTube channel (rithmic) that helps people to learn how to code. I have built this job board for them. Let me know your thoughts...

    2024 · webdevjobs.io · its alternatives →

  18. 18IB

    This site was born out necessity. I needed a break from the internet we know today: clickbait, politics, low quality content, breaking news, AI summaries Such a breadth of information but so little depth Now I spend (too much of) my time here, going deep. Just when I need to scratch that itch. But I keep coming back because it actually makes me a better engineer. Oh, and I made the site. Right. Anyways, I hope you enjoy crawling the blogs as much as I have. Enjoy! And PLZ reply with any feedback. I am here to make this site better. It will always be free.

    2025 · codecrawl.co · its alternatives →

  19. 19IM

    Hi, As part of dog fooding my own platform, Strmr.com - I decided to try to do remote online consulting for 5$ per session (mostly one hour slots). I'm hoping this can be an interesting experiment as I'm hoping to get a wider view of what kind of problems the industry is dealing with, as well as expand my network, possibly with like minded founders. Strmr.com is a platform for online professional services. It allows creating groups of providers to organize together. If you think this is of interest for you - please reach out through the contact form - I'm looking for more founders to join me…

    2020 · its alternatives →

  20. 20CW

    Hey HN friends, Just launched my first NoCode web app, maching.ai, built with Bubble. Check it out and let me know if you have any questions or suggestions!

    2023 · maching.ai · its alternatives →

  21. 21RM

    I'm trying to come up with a semi-stealth "about" for my newest project. The point is to give a little (clever) insight on the project, but not to give the farm away. Please let me know what you think... "Want to pay $34/month or get roped into a six month contract? We know the perfect match for you. But it's NOT us. Want to answer more than 400 pointless questions? We know a place that can give you such harmony. But it's NOT us. Want to join a site that's all about free and all about flakes? We know a great spot for you to fish. But it's NOT us. AKChances is different. And different is…

    2011 · akchances.com · its alternatives →

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    You'll never have to search for a resume template again :)

    2016 · bst.is · its alternatives →

  23. 23MS

    Hi all, I have always wanted to create a community dedicating to creating the work place more positive. Right now, it's only jokes. I am working on a revision of this that will just place the community page right in front and do away with the landing page. I welcome and appreciate any cheesy thoughts, critiques or suggestions you might have. In the pipeline: jokes, quotes and ideas on how to make the work place more positive! -V.

    2012 · officecheese.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24IM

    Hi, Sometimes I want to wrap an existing website into an Android app quickly so I made a service that does just that https://html2apk.com/ If you find it useful I'll be happy to hear about that, if you have any other comments/suggestions I'll be happy to hear about that too. 10x, Gilad

    2019 · its alternatives →

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