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Re: Next dream job can be in an HTTP header

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post #54

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Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round. The jar is round. They should call it Roundtine.

I know you're joking, but I looked it up :) 'Ovaltine was developed in Bern, Switzerland, where it is known by its original name, Ovomaltine (from ovum, Latin for "egg", and malt, which were originally its key ingredients).' [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovaltine

And oval also comes from ovum. So it's a sibling rather than parent relationship.

Re: Next dream job can be in an HTTP header

#82

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Google Foobar does it right and lets you skip to actually be considered, which is nice.

Has Google even bothered with Foobar for like past 2-3 years? It appears so frequently on non-incognito searches that surely every developer must have seen it by now.

I've never seen it, I assume it's just a US thing

Re: Next dream job can be in an HTTP header

#83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google Foobar does it right and lets you skip to actually be considered, which is nice.

Has Google even bothered with Foobar for like past 2-3 years? It appears so frequently on non-incognito searches that surely every developer must have seen it by now.

I’ve never seen it on any of my searches. I got sent a link…

Re: Next dream job can be in an HTTP header

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google Foobar does it right and lets you skip to actually be considered, which is nice.

Has Google even bothered with Foobar for like past 2-3 years? It appears so frequently on non-incognito searches that surely every developer must have seen it by now.

Can't say I've seen it. Guess Google isn't hiring in my country.

Re: Next dream job can be in an HTTP header

#85
A long time ago my friend was one of the first to adopt ipv6. Some company had a special page for him saying he was the first to connect over ipv6 and instructions for claiming his prize. Called them up, and they had no idea they had that page, they had to check and "oh huh we really do have that page". Had had it up for so long that it had slipped from institutional memory.

Re: Next dream job can be in an HTTP header

#87
post #48

Just telling people to apply to domain.com/jobs is pretty lame. So, basically the same door that anyone else goes through when they click the "Careers" link in your site's footer? Reminds me of when I solved one of the CTF challenges for a website only for my reward to be "We're hiring! Apply at jobs.example.com!" Real "be sure to drink your Ovaltine" moment.

A perfect "be sure to drink your Ovaltine" moment! If anyone is unfamiliar, it refers to the movie "A Christmas Story". The moment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdA__2tKoIU I first saw that movie a only a couple years ago and quickly realized how many pop culture references come from it. It does such a good job of capturing a period of time in North America. Even before I saw the movie, eating out at a Chines…

This is great, thanks. I haven't seen this movie or heard of it. This scene is delivered very well and really explains the 'be sure to drink your ovaltine' concept

Re: Next dream job can be in an HTTP header

#88
post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round. The jar is round. They should call it Roundtine.

I know you're joking, but I looked it up :) 'Ovaltine was developed in Bern, Switzerland, where it is known by its original name, Ovomaltine (from ovum, Latin for "egg", and malt, which were originally its key ingredients).' [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovaltine

It is still sold as Ovomaltine in Germany and some other countries[1].

[1] https://www.ovomaltine.com/country-locator

Re: Next dream job can be in an HTTP header

#89

I stumbled across "we hire" messages across Paypal, Techcrunch, and dozen of other websites, even no-name startups. You can find them in headers, CSS, HTML, JS and all over different places. The thing is: the message neither changes the recruiting process nor company values, so it does not matter if you come from X-Header or company/careers. This cryptic message thing will only get you "oh cool" reply from recruiters…

> If you are a good engineer you'll be hired no matter of these messages That's a bit idealistic. When one job has 100 applicants, the unfortunate reality is not all 100 resumes will get read. If you've already got a couple years to a decade of experience under your belt, your resume will naturally surface to the top of the pile, but if you're just starting out, it can be impossible. Recruiters may only say "oh cool"…

I agree, & it's even worse than that: hiring pipeline will only measure how well you do on the day, which is a noisy measurement of underlying ability.

If you get asked a coding problem in an interview and don't go so well, it doesn't matter if you would have had a strong answer for the 10 alternative interview problems that weren't asked.

Re: Next dream job can be in an HTTP header

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Google Foobar does it right and lets you skip to actually be considered, which is nice.

Has Google even bothered with Foobar for like past 2-3 years? It appears so frequently on non-incognito searches that surely every developer must have seen it by now.

FooBar is still being considered. I solved some problems few months ago and was contacted by their recruiter one month after that, they did mention FooBar as the main signal.
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