WhosGhostin

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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Love the username, will make it easier to see WhosGhostin I hope this isn't something I have to do on a regular basis though. I also hope this is actually helpful to candidates and not distracting (in which case I will stop) Again
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Hey there, reason for the new account is that I'm their newest Sr. Technical Recruiter, having joined earlier this year. Congratulations and good luck! May I suggest creating a "smarterdx" or "smarterdxjobs" ac
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> However he moved apartments to a place closer to our office so I get the impression it was something else Did he leave once markets improved?
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> My bad, it was a few one-offs Thanks! Wil keep an eye out for these in the future. I didn't even know this was a thing
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
METAPOST: I hope this helps candidates. I got this idea from: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39887179 Employers: If you get overwhelmed with applications, please post an update or a followup that you are, so that cand
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> You're being very defensive. My response was a quote from the link they posted
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
right now, I would say the tech industry is dominated by LC style interviewing, followed by take home assignments, then a smattering of different techniques.
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> (1) To prevent abuse / lies / slander, we want to somehow tie reviews to the identities (or credentials) of the person reporting it. Give it some more thought! There's a graph based solution that works equally well even
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Cause people like dang have said exactly that. True but I think they were being sarcastic with their post.
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> I had one recently who revealed half an hour into the interview that there was “no cash compensation for the role”. Sure would’ve liked to see that written in the post. You also made me think how first technical cofounders hedge agains
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Ask HN: First technical cofounders, do you hedge against working for free?
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> A lot of companies are faking hiring right now for resume farming Yes this does seem to be the case - but what's a good usecase for resume farming? Are they trying to figure out if they are overpaying their current employees?
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Great hires are hard to find. Why not hire both? > It also cost money in time and effort for that much recruiting effort Yes, Great hires are hard to find, and yes, it also cost money in time and effort for that much recruiting effo
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
I assume you're responding to this part of my post? > Candidates: HANG IN THERE. For those who are unemployed and have been for months, I suggest we create a separate post or move to a subreddit where we can do interviewing, resume
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Then towards the end, you're asking for more information, and the short-attention-span readers have forgotten your original call to action This makes a lot of sense. I also Thank You for suggesting how I could have done better so
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> IIRC, there are separate posts for founders I wasn't aware! I searched a bit and didn't find one - would you mind sharing posts for founders please?
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Aside from maybe 1-2 companies that seem to have evergreen postings on Who's Hiring How likely is it that these 2 companies are actually hiring? If a company was really needing to hire constantly for a year and wasn't a consu
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Our field certainly could use more such negative feedback Indeed and in part why I posted this
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Sure do wish we had some sort of collective bargaining power to prevent this This feels a bit too extreme but I assume it comes from a place of pain and the effects of being exploited. A less extreme solution could be increased transpa
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
The adage does not apply to questions that are more open-ended than strict yes–no questions.
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Also, an HNer shouldn't phrase a headline as a question, since it's a local meme that the answer is "no". Is that the case here? > First, lead your post with the problem This is a great suggestion, but writing, l
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> maybe they can show a similar effort in censuring companies that appear to be insincere in their effort and posts this is a great idea actually! Based off this feedback I'm thinking I post this on tomorrow's "Who is hiri
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> They proceeded to hire somebody a week or two later. Did you discuss salary at any time before the rejection?
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
Have they been posting on "Who is hiring?" recently?
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Why they would waste time on their employees training if they don't want to hire anyone? When the market is hot, it's hard to get applications from experienced candidates. During down markets like right now, there actually ar
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
Middle of every "Who is hiring?" main post
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> My desire to not chase away job-posters is quite self-centered What if there is no job and the "job interview" is just a ruse to train their staff on interviewing?
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Can you give any examples Yes, scroll to the very end of every recent "Who is hiring?" post and you will see dead and detached comments about how companies are misbehaving.
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> Since your account is a throwaway, could you name these companies? I'd like to avoid them if possible Not a throwaway. I did initially plan to name companies but I fear I would be banned if I did so. However, if others are noticin
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by WhosGhostin 2y ago
> who revealed half an hour into the interview that there was “no cash compensation for the role” This is actually a question on itself - HN afterall is a place for startups and "true" startups in the extremely early stages hav

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