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Re: Ask HN: How effective have the job posts on HN been?

#21

Great but terrible. Lots of initial contact with people I am offering them jobs with WordPress development and rails but very little followup.

Might be that WordPress development is "unsexy".

I only looked briefly at the code and it seems Wordpress is a popular but poorly written app. I understand why many talented developers would pass.

Re: Ask HN: How effective have the job posts on HN been?

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post #21

Great but terrible. Lots of initial contact with people I am offering them jobs with WordPress development and rails but very little followup.

Might be that WordPress development is "unsexy". I only looked briefly at the code and it seems Wordpress is a popular but poorly written app. I understand why many talented developers would pass.

WordPress is the worst blogging and content management system out there, except for all of the others.

Re: Ask HN: How effective have the job posts on HN been?

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My experience as job applicant:

Who is hiring, March 2014: I received three responses to my applications. One for code samples (no follow up afterward), one for quick phone conversation, and one for phone interview (Ed: three different companies).

Seeking Freelance, March 2014: No response.

Who is hiring, Feb 2014: No response.

Seeking Freelance, Feb 2014: No response.

YC Companies /jobs: No ACK or response in last two months.

Re: Ask HN: How effective have the job posts on HN been?

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post #7

Great but terrible. Lots of initial contact with people I am offering them jobs with WordPress development and rails but very little followup.

You had posted a job opening and got great by terrible response, or you applied to jobs, but no follow-ups?

I think it's supposed to read, "Lots of initial contact with people. I am offering them jobs with WordPress development and rails, but very little followup."

Re: Ask HN: How effective have the job posts on HN been?

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post #24

My experience as job applicant: Who is hiring, March 2014: I received three responses to my applications. One for code samples (no follow up afterward), one for quick phone conversation, and one for phone interview (Ed: three different companies). Seeking Freelance, March 2014: No response. Who is hiring, Feb 2014: No response. Seeking Freelance, Feb 2014: No response. YC Companies /jobs: No ACK or response in last t…

Same experience here. Need to pass an online code puzzle -> a short phone interview -> No response.

Re: Ask HN: How effective have the job posts on HN been?

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post #24

My experience as job applicant: Who is hiring, March 2014: I received three responses to my applications. One for code samples (no follow up afterward), one for quick phone conversation, and one for phone interview (Ed: three different companies). Seeking Freelance, March 2014: No response. Who is hiring, Feb 2014: No response. Seeking Freelance, Feb 2014: No response. YC Companies /jobs: No ACK or response in last t…

Did you contact the companies looking to hire full timers / freelancers? Or did you just post your ad and hope someone would proactively contact you? If the former, how many companies have you contacted that you got “no response” from?

Re: Ask HN: How effective have the job posts on HN been?

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post #24

My experience as job applicant: Who is hiring, March 2014: I received three responses to my applications. One for code samples (no follow up afterward), one for quick phone conversation, and one for phone interview (Ed: three different companies). Seeking Freelance, March 2014: No response. Who is hiring, Feb 2014: No response. Seeking Freelance, Feb 2014: No response. YC Companies /jobs: No ACK or response in last t…

Hey thanks for your response.

Some follow-on questions:

1. How often do you visit HN in day? 2. How do you generally spend your time on HN? reading new articles, reading comments, Commenting and participating, or something else? 3. Are you actively looking for a job, or you stumble across a good job posting when doing your normal browsing?

Re: Ask HN: How effective have the job posts on HN been?

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post #24

My experience as job applicant: Who is hiring, March 2014: I received three responses to my applications. One for code samples (no follow up afterward), one for quick phone conversation, and one for phone interview (Ed: three different companies). Seeking Freelance, March 2014: No response. Who is hiring, Feb 2014: No response. Seeking Freelance, Feb 2014: No response. YC Companies /jobs: No ACK or response in last t…

Same experience here. Need to pass an online code puzzle -> a short phone interview -> No response.

Hey thanks for your response.

Some follow-on questions: 1. How often do you visit HN in day? 2. How do you generally spend your time on HN? reading new articles, reading comments, Commenting and participating, or something else? 3. Are you actively looking for a job, or you stumble across a good job posting when doing your normal browsing?

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