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Hiring Challenges Shouldn't be Limited to Developers

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Re: Hiring Challenges Shouldn't be Limited to Developers

#11

The statement, "an applicant must “hack” into our backend to drop their resume. As a result, we don’t get distracted by unqualified candidates" is interesting. In particular, equating those who don't have web site hacking skills with "unqualified candidates" is quixotical given this is a position for a site for purchasing concert and arena tickets, and is not work circumventing site security.

Going through the challenge I just realize how many damn addons for firefox don't support 6.0. TamperData though still kinda works after fudging the install.rdf. It seriously lags though.

Re: Hiring Challenges Shouldn't be Limited to Developers

#13
Clever hack... you're gaming the job application process to receive free PR for your company from aspiring applicants who are doing pro bono work. All that free advertising essentially done by an army of interns working on spec, who hope to be the one winner who is offered employment. One downside is that if enough people are applying earnestly, Google could think you're a content farm. :)
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