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Re: Ask HN: Why do some YC companies keep posting the same job bi-weekly?

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Post by bb88 »

bombcar wrote: post #10
dang wrote: post #8

I assume you're talking about the front-page job ads described in https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and https://news.ycombinator.com/jobguide.html ? I've been meaning to look at the data to see what needs to be tightened or cleaned up there. Currently the rule is that active YC companies can have an ad at most once per two weeks (as you saw), with the caveat that priority is always given to the company that h…

I just hope someday they find that engineer! They've been looking for him for years. Maybe they should be required to re-word it once a month or once every 6 months. After awhile I start to be put off by the company's name just because of the perpetual noticing.

There's a management strategy to always interview even if they don't actually need anyone.

The idea is that if someone spectacular comes on the market they can either replace an existing dev, or create a new role for that person.

Re: Ask HN: Why do some YC companies keep posting the same job bi-weekly?

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Post by coolThingsFirst »

Because HN fails with moderation, it's not only on HN there are tons of boards that post jobs and aren't looking for engineers. Some will even interview you but they aren't looking for an engineer. The more generic the name of the company the more likely it's BS.

Haven't checked if a person with email nota[particularAnimal]@gmail.com is still posting the same job.

Re: Ask HN: Why do some YC companies keep posting the same job bi-weekly?

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Post by sokoloff »

frfl wrote: post #20
echelon wrote: post #2

How frequently are YC companies allowed to post on the front page? I got over two dozen applications to my "who's hiring" thread post. (People want to work in Rust and AI/film/gaming, which might skew our numbers.)

You only got two dozen (~24) applications for a job posting!? How is that possible in this current job market where jobs get hundred of applications within days? That's not to say hundred of qualified applications, just applications in general, unqualified and qualified.

Any of the mainstream job site's listings get hundreds of low-effort, rapid-fire applications. GP's post on who's hiring (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38501428) requires you to think a little about what they do and send an email to a jobs@ address. That's more effort than the person who is "applying" to 200 jobs every day is willing to put in.

Sonara*1, LazyApply*2, and others allow job seekers to create an incredible amount of noise with virtually zero effort.

*1 "We send out job applications on your behalf, while you watch the interview requests roll in."

*2 "Automatically apply for 1000's of jobs in a single click. LazyApply will auto fill job applications and apply to all of the jobs..."

Re: Ask HN: Why do some YC companies keep posting the same job bi-weekly?

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Post by Tommah »

BugsJustFindMe wrote: post #19

I can't say anything about YC specifically, but, anecdotally from working at a great place that was fairly well known and that constantly had job calls going out for months to years on end, it's because the bulk of people applying actually sucked at either software engineering or at not being weirdly aggressively rude or both. You might think that the people on HN are all super brilliant engineers with patience and s…

If your company can't find someone after years of looking, the problem isn't with the candidates.

Re: Ask HN: Why do some YC companies keep posting the same job bi-weekly?

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Post by Tommah »

sk11001 wrote: post #7
bendigedig wrote: post #3

Some companies advertise solely to make themselves look dynamic to investors.

"Hmm Meticulous have been looking for a #3 founding engineer for 18 months, they're sooo dynamic"

Maybe they've hired 18 people and each one has only lasted a month! It doesn't get much more dynamic than that.

Re: Ask HN: Why do some YC companies keep posting the same job bi-weekly?

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Post by Tommah »

dang wrote: post #8

I assume you're talking about the front-page job ads described in https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and https://news.ycombinator.com/jobguide.html ? I've been meaning to look at the data to see what needs to be tightened or cleaned up there. Currently the rule is that active YC companies can have an ad at most once per two weeks (as you saw), with the caveat that priority is always given to the company that h…

HN should allow comments on job posts. Even if you don't want those comments to be publicly visible, they should go in the database somewhere so that admins can see them. You will see people's many complaints if you look at the monthly "Who is hiring?" threads. One company in particular has been drawing scads of complaints the past few months.

Re: Ask HN: Why do some YC companies keep posting the same job bi-weekly?

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Post by DecentRecruiter »

conductr wrote: post #12

Easy Post is the one I’ve seen constantly and consistently over several years. I assume it’s a growth hack where they just constantly have their name in front of HN eyeballs

Yes, they have mastered the system - the company name is apt.

Otherwise, I can't imagine that the benefits from visibility outweigh the reputation damage from posting jobs that are not open.

Re: Ask HN: Why do some YC companies keep posting the same job bi-weekly?

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Post by throwaway097992 »

dang wrote: post #8

I assume you're talking about the front-page job ads described in https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and https://news.ycombinator.com/jobguide.html ? I've been meaning to look at the data to see what needs to be tightened or cleaned up there. Currently the rule is that active YC companies can have an ad at most once per two weeks (as you saw), with the caveat that priority is always given to the company that h…

As someone who is heavily unemployed, I am willing to help without any compensation.

Re: Ask HN: Why do some YC companies keep posting the same job bi-weekly?

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Post by lnxg33k1 »

sokoloff wrote: post #24
frfl wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You only got two dozen (~24) applications for a job posting!? How is that possible in this current job market where jobs get hundred of applications within days? That's not to say hundred of qualified applications, just applications in general, unqualified and qualified.

Any of the mainstream job site's listings get hundreds of low-effort, rapid-fire applications. GP's post on who's hiring ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38501428 ) requires you to think a little about what they do and send an email to a jobs@ address. That's more effort than the person who is "applying" to 200 jobs every day is willing to put in. Sonara*1, LazyApply*2, and others allow job seekers to create an…

Seems to me that a lot of companies just don’t under Their spot, there are companies who have above average pay and benefits, where people take their time to apply and to prepare, I’ve personally met them and spent weeks preparing. But them some crappy company paying peanuts with shitty benefits puts an advert and say oh applications without a proper motivation/ cover will not be considered. I think if youre a startup trying to stay afloat which could not exist in a couple of months anymore, dont expect people treating you like google
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