WhosGhostin
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Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years 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" account on HN that's not tied to a specific individual? Then when you get fired in a few months, we don't have to repeat these same conversations with stacey_sdx in July 2024 or arthur_sdx in February 2025. Here are some examples of companies with accounts that post jobs:
https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=enthoughtjobs https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=Fleetio https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=powertoolstech https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=vannevarlabs
This makes it really easy for candidates to see the hiring needs of the company over time and how they engage with the candidates and HN community. Previous posts under a different account has had extremely meaningful conversations that are insightful to candidates and HN community in general.
I am sure you reference check your candidates - afford us the same courtesy by not bouncing between various accounts.
Comment · 2 years 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?
Comment · 2 years 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
Comment · 2 years 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 candidates know you're not processing applications any longer. Candidates take time to read your post, do research, then apply: if all that effort is never going to be reciprocated, be kind and inform upfront.
Candidates: HANG IN THERE. Also, please help out other candidates and let us know how the company has/is treating you.
dang (and HN Mods), a request: I understand making comments about company behavior is against the spirit of "Ask HN: Who is hiring?", so we want your help. Not only a lot more candidates are applying right now but a lot more are unemployed and have been for months. So they are desperate and companies are taking advantage of and abusing their desperation. Is there a way other candidates can comment on companies that misbehave? Two companies that have been prolific on "Ask HN: Who is hiring?", posting every month for the last year have been identified where they take every candidate through the whole interview process as an exercise to train their current staff on interviewing with no actual intention of hiring candidates - where should we share this feedback? Also, please see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39886586
Comment · 2 years ago
> You're being very defensive.
My response was a quote from the link they posted
Comment · 2 years 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.
Comment · 2 years 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 if all participants (people providing feedback) are throwaway accounts with just one comment.
Comment · 2 years ago
> Cause people like dang have said exactly that.
True but I think they were being sarcastic with their post.
Comment · 2 years 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 against being taken for a ride even if they agree to no cash compensation for the role
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 - to all candidates, keep it up - you got this!