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> 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 a…

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> 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 "…

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> 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?

> 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

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 upda…

> You're being very defensive. My response was a quote from the link they posted

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.

> (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 ba…

> Cause people like dang have said exactly that. True but I think they were being sarcastic with their post.

> 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 …

Would a better title have been "First technical cofounders - did you sign away your rights to the code you wrote?"? How do you hedge against a startup that hires you to write code …

> 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 …

> 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 …

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 …

> 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…

> 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?

> 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 t…

> Our field certainly could use more such negative feedback Indeed and in part why I posted this

> 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 expl…

The adage does not apply to questions that are more open-ended than strict yes–no questions.