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Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by cdr »

kmfrk wrote: post #60

Kudos to her for putting herself out there, but she's misunderstood what the point of this kind of application is. When you make a grab for a job like this, you underscore the fact that employers don't always know that there is something that can be improved - and that someone should be hired to do it. I vaguely recall someone writing an application for 37signals, where he made some redesigns for the site that he tho…

"Active applications" seem to be the norm for 37signals: http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2497-jason-rehmus-joins-37sig...

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by kenjackson »

dchest wrote: post #40

Don't want to sound rude, but the lens ("I made this") has pretty bad type work. Kerning is off, the curve is not right ( http://i.imgur.com/tpDqv.png ). The drop shadow is also strange. Overall, there's not enough attention to detail.

Curious, can you point me to your sites design?

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by brandonbica »

tomkarlo wrote: post #66
fara wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is the lack of a working maximize button good UX?

Get the app "Cinch" from the app store if you're on OSX, and especially if you're on a big monitor. It's frankly better than a maximize button, as it also lets you do side-by-side half screen windows. (I am not associated with this app, just a happy customer.)

Personally I like SizeUp better. Keyboard controls for multiple positions and layout combos, moves windows across spaces and monitors too. It even has border control. One of the first, most useful apps I found when I made the switch to my imac.

Both can be gotten through Irradiated Software (http://irradiatedsoftware.com/). Free demo.

I'm just a happy customer too.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by crasshopper »

Mystalic wrote: post #30

Anything that makes you stand above the crowd of job seekers and get noticed is (almost) always a smart move. Do you think Instagram is thinking "no, this girl is clearly an idiot?" No, they're clearly going to notice her and give her consideration that she wouldn't otherwise get. They're probably thinking "nice initiative" even if they've seen this type of application before. I think a few of you are being too cynic…

And my question would be, why did it get to the top of Hacker News? I tried making a website like this and failed to get much notice.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by edw519 »

I never wear high heels. So I can crawl into cracks and crevices to snap awesome pics...

AFAIC, automatic interview line. It says so much:

- She understands the ugly stuff needed to get to the pretty stuff.

- She's willing to do the ugly stuff.

- Her work is more important than her ego (I think).

- She "gets it". (Somehow I don't imagine a poser would have ever thought of putting it quite this way.)

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by dusing »

ianhawes wrote: post #53
dchest wrote: post #40

Don't want to sound rude, but the lens ("I made this") has pretty bad type work. Kerning is off, the curve is not right ( http://i.imgur.com/tpDqv.png ). The drop shadow is also strange. Overall, there's not enough attention to detail.

I would never want to work with someone as negative as you.

He's not being negative he is critiquing a designer's work on the merit of that work. These are facts.

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by klochner »

random42 wrote: post #36
pavel_lishin wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

She sounds like a lady who's at least 78% unique.

You mean probability of her being unique is atleast 0.78, dont you? As being unique would be rather a binary state, either one is unique of not.

at least 78% of her qualities are not duplicates

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by zecho »

btucker wrote: post #54
alex_carlill wrote: post #21

I'd just like to put it out there that when I run a company we will automatically disqualify anyone who tries to get a job w/ us in this way. So remember that if you'd like to work for me sometime in the near future.

Well all power to you! But should you be put in such a position some day, I suggest being open to learning from some of the great leaders in history. Not to say you want to hire an army of groupie lightweights, but passion is not a quality to undervalue.

Exactly. If this woman was to be hired, she'd probably take in everything shown to her. Honestly, if there's a position open for someone that passionate but a bit rough around the edges, find a junior role to put them in within a team she can really learn from.

Depending greatly on the short and long term situations, I'd rather hire someone enthusiastic and wait a few months for them to get up to speed than hire someone with more experience who is dispassionate about the job. There's just so much more room for growth with the former (and initial salary negotiation should be a cakewalk from a management perspective).

Re: I wanna work at Instagram

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Post by crasshopper »

kmfrk wrote: post #60

Kudos to her for putting herself out there, but she's misunderstood what the point of this kind of application is. When you make a grab for a job like this, you underscore the fact that employers don't always know that there is something that can be improved - and that someone should be hired to do it. I vaguely recall someone writing an application for 37signals, where he made some redesigns for the site that he tho…

She did say things that would be hard to get across on a paper resume.
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