Tech recruitment: how not to do it • Hacker News Board

Re: Tech recruitment: how not to do it

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Post by tricolon » Tue, Sep 13, 2011, 7:17 AM UTC

untog wrote: post #3

tricolon wrote: post #2

I do hope that whoever knows him personally points out just how unprofessional those emails were.

"whoever knows him personally" = "their boss" "points out just how unprofessional those emails were" = "fires them" ?

I'm more hoping a good friend would tell him, "Beau, stop it. You're being a dick." Firing him will not stop his behavior.

Re: Tech recruitment: how not to do it

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Post by ronbeltran » Tue, Sep 13, 2011, 7:25 AM UTC

This is also our problem in our local python users group http://groups.google.com/group/pinoy-python-users/browse_thr... , situation is like this:we have a conversations to help someone with their errors and the next thread reply/post is all about job posts! So I built them a simple job portal.

Re: Tech recruitment: how not to do it

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Post by okal » Tue, Sep 13, 2011, 7:30 AM UTC

clownz0r wrote: post #20

Steer wrote: post #17

My guess is that someone has already taken matters into his/her own hands, check out his blog (redirected to from Beau's domain mentioned in the post): http://opensourcestaffing.wordpress.com/ The latest post is (probably) not of his own doing I would say.

His blog is now marked as private and requires a login

Here's the Google webcache

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:TQGS39z...

Re: Tech recruitment: how not to do it

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Post by Peroni » Tue, Sep 13, 2011, 8:28 AM UTC

Sometimes I wonder if I'm wasting my time. Idiots like this will never be entirely eradicated from the industry.

Maybe my next blog post should be a direct attack on recruiters, calling them out on there bullshit attitudes and illegal tactics.

Re: Tech recruitment: how not to do it

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Post by rmc » Tue, Sep 13, 2011, 8:42 AM UTC

There's a great way to beat them. Apply for the job. If you don't get it, sue them saying they didn't hire you because of your sexuality. Use this email from the recuiter to show that they are clearly not an equal opertunities employer. Hopefully the recruiter will now no longer be employed (by anyone).

Or alternatively go into the job interview, and make lots of homophobic/sexist/racist jokes there (e.g. "Good to see you keep the fags out and the skirts in the typing pool! My kind of company!"). If they act a bit suprised/embarrassed, point out the recruiters email, and tell them that recruiter will attract that kind of applicant.

Re: Tech recruitment: how not to do it

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Sep 13, 2011, 10:26 AM UTC

Peroni wrote: post #24

Sometimes I wonder if I'm wasting my time. Idiots like this will never be entirely eradicated from the industry. Maybe my next blog post should be a direct attack on recruiters, calling them out on there bullshit attitudes and illegal tactics.

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Re: Tech recruitment: how not to do it

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Post by cynicalkane » Tue, Sep 13, 2011, 10:50 AM UTC

tricolon wrote: post #21

untog wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"whoever knows him personally" = "their boss" "points out just how unprofessional those emails were" = "fires them" ?

I'm more hoping a good friend would tell him, "Beau, stop it. You're being a dick." Firing him will not stop his behavior.

People like that tend not to surround themselves with friends like that.

Re: Tech recruitment: how not to do it

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Post by anons2011 » Tue, Sep 13, 2011, 11:07 AM UTC

Nice, website now 404ing and blog is private.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:JqLMFQ-...

:)

Re: Tech recruitment: how not to do it

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Post by jakemcgraw » Tue, Sep 13, 2011, 12:27 PM UTC

This guy is all over the NYC tech recruiting scene. I have some 20 emails from him over various tech mailing lists. Funny thing is, even though I see 4 or 5 emails a day from recruiters, his name is so unique I actually remembered him! I don't think people should be crucified for single outbursts, but it's safe to say that this guy is on a tear and needs taking down.

Re: Tech recruitment: how not to do it

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Post by subwindow » Tue, Sep 13, 2011, 1:23 PM UTC

rmc wrote: post #25

There's a great way to beat them. Apply for the job. If you don't get it, sue them saying they didn't hire you because of your sexuality. Use this email from the recuiter to show that they are clearly not an equal opertunities employer. Hopefully the recruiter will now no longer be employed (by anyone). Or alternatively go into the job interview, and make lots of homophobic/sexist/racist jokes there (e.g. "Good to se…

Actually in the US it is not illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation. There may be laws in New York state prohibiting it, I don't know. But in most of the US it is totally legal to post a job listing saying "Programmers wanted. No fags allowed."

It is pretty despicable.