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Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired from “Who wants to be hired?” threads?
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#112I think another thing to take into account is geography. My impression is that there are many international readers that would not consider jobs inside the US. I know there are international job postings as well, but (and I may be wrong) I don't see people moving jobs across countries unless they were approached more personally (or vice versa: they would not necessarily approach a country switching job posting based on a HN thread).
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This idea always appealed to me in theory but I sweat so easily that it never made sense unless I want to show up covered in sweat and feel sticky all day. Maybe if there's a locker/shower I can use and go directly to work and shower there it could work for me.
A lot of people pretend it is the tour de france. I just ride slower and take my time.
I would still sweat. I sweat just getting out of the shower or standing in a warm kitchen too long with the oven on.
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#115I don't like the fact that if you post a thread there, it'll last forever : https://hn.algolia.com/?query=who%20whant%20be%20hired&sort=...
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#116I received some messages when I last posted in a 2014 thread, including one from who would eventually become my first manager trying to grow her team. It wasn't even a good pitch (relative to what I wrote) but I needed a job so talked to pretty much everyone, and as I learned more I convinced myself to continue and readily accepted the offer. Though I thought I might only spend a year in bigco, here we are just about 5 years later...
My last job before that was found by getting contacted after uploading my resume to craigslist in 2010, so I consider myself 2/2 on the post-and-wait strategy.
I get lots of recruiter spam (mostly via linkedin) but I don't really want to ever think of it in complaint. It's kind of nice to know if I need a new job fast I have a lot of contact entry points to try before playing the submit-application-here lottery or post-and-wait game. And occasionally I've been very tempted to reply to some anyway. It's "spam" in the sense that I've listed not being interested in jumping ship except for having a few rare details that would at least make me consider, but we all know most everyone's technically on the market regardless given the right offer even if it lacks certain 'requirements'. Recruiters just have a job that depends on believing they always have the right offer.
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One simple trick: I bike to work. Remote-only companies hate me!
I would bike to work. It's a nice 12km. But I think it would significantly shorten my life expectancy.
If you mean accidents, then maybe. There were studies showing that it is still beneficial to bike to work even when the air is really bad from traffic. Or was it about jogging?
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#119Related: Does anybody have a job or job ideas for me? I finished my veterinary degree in Germany (very late, but I finished) and I am a proficient coder, mostly web development in Django, but I also have a passion for Data Science (in Python and R) and Machine Learning. The veterinary degree here means I have a broad understanding of biology, medicine and food safety. I also did a bit of bioinformatics.
People often say that's a killer combination, but actually I have problems finding concrete positions I would fit in. I fear I have to somehow create that position myself, which is also not that easy. Ideas or hints would be appreciated!
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#120I've tried to find people that way, but usually there is nobody. Let's see, searching for "assembly" and "assembler" and "embedded"... 1. I already asked. He wants Rust and probably won't leave Albuquerque. Bummer. He'd be perfect. 2. Argentina... nope. 3. Barcelona... nope. 4. One might work. I probably already asked, but don't remember. 5. Remote only... nope. 6. Lisbon... nope. 7. Paris... nope. 8. I already asked…
So, I'm not really looking at the moment, but this post struck me because I just moved to Melbourne, and venturing to do more low level work. If you have any resources/suggestions, or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out.