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Re: Show HN: “Who is hiring?” Map

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Post by gsa »

xando wrote: post #100
perspectivezoom wrote: post #87

Nice job. You may want to take a look at https://github.com/gaganpreet/hn-hiring-mapped/ , who wrote a python script to extract location info from who's hiring posts. (Demo at http://gaganpreet.github.io/hn-hiring-mapped/src/web/ )

I'm aware of its existence. Even asked a question about license. No response yet. As for location algorithm. It looks less robust than what I'm using right now. Although I might be wrong. Haven't tested since can't use it.

Author of the Python script here. Sorry I didn't get around to adding a license sooner. I just added one.

Re: Show HN: “Who is hiring?” Map

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Post by xando »

jayrparro wrote: post #124

I've tried it and the work location on the map seems incorrect. I'm looking at a specific location, eg: Philippines, but the work location that's been pin in the map are from the US. Pls. see attach link: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12912452/map_hiring.jpg

thanks for the report. Location extraction algorithm is not perfect. Will try to make it better over time.

Re: Show HN: “Who is hiring?” Map

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Post by leonroy »

weavie wrote: post #3

This pretty much sums up the state of the UK job market : https://imgur.com/qLzxV7U

Contractors in the UK do ok though. Day rates for a good developer seem to be £400 or higher.

Permies can earn as much as £80-90 for Technical Lead roles so it's not all bad.

I grant you the initial salary for Junior Devs is appalling though.

Re: Show HN: “Who is hiring?” Map

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Post by ownagefool »

Symbiote wrote: post #90
delecti wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, I imagine that problem is worse for that area. "Seattle" is pretty much just "Seattle".

It's not just there. I was searching for London, Reading, Cambridge, Guildford etc, then also for any major city in western Europe. United Kingdom, England, Britain... The map is loads better :-)

I happen to live in Guildford. Are you local?

Re: Show HN: “Who is hiring?” Map

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Post by arclyte »

kremdela wrote: post #95

This is great. I've posted about this before, but my biggest pet peeve with /jobs is a lack of location in the title. Presently there are 18 jobs posted there, only 1 (GoCardless - London) mentions a location in the title. I live in NY and the difference in an office in Brooklyn / Midtown would be the difference in me applying to the job. I imagine East Bay vs. Palo Alto is a similar story.

I'm in the South Bronx and looking to move northward, so anything that's in Brooklyn is a no-go for me - it'd be quicker for me to get to some places in New Jersey. So I definitely feel ya on this one. I think rent is cheaper and a lot of devs are living in Brooklyn these days, so I'm seeing more dev shops opening up down that way, so location is a big deal even when you're in a big metro - emphasis on _big_. Getting from one end of NYC to the other can cost you 2+ hours (each way) depending on trains and whatnot, so it's no little quibble.
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