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Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by schnable »

nickfromseattle wrote: post #147

I met the CEO of a startup a local Hacker News meetup. I joined his company as employee #8 in a (non-technical) role I wasn't qualified for, in an industry I didn't know existed, leveraging a technology I knew nothing about. I didn't have any accomplishments but a few failed startups, but he thought the hustle I demonstrated was all I needed to be successful in the role he was hiring for. Fortunately he was right. 1.…

How does one find Hacker News meetups? A quick google search didn't turn up anything active.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by motohagiography »

zamadatix wrote: post #5

Sub-question: who landed their job from one of the "who's hiring" posts

yes, see prev comment. The training set data from this thread will be really fascinating as it has huge sample of writing from all the handles involved, with an indicator of landing some pretty serious roles. Classing out my ML talent hunter script now...

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by FigurativeVoid »

I was hired from a "Who's hiring" post!

I was able to join a great company with an incredible tech team and get a pay raise. When I interviewed with the CTO, they seemed happy that I heard about the roll on HN. I later found out they post on the who's hiring posts monthly.

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Post by Ingon »

I got hired last 3 times from HN posts in 2012, 2017, 2018. Still with the last company, it has been an amazing opportunity. I fully expect next time to be through HN again. Thanks HN!

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Post by galleywest200 »

yellow_lead wrote: post #70
ryanferg wrote: post #44

I got hired to be an analyst for a MLB baseball team off of a HN post like 7 years ago. Because of HN I have 2 world series rings! Life is very strange but I'll forever be grateful for that Who's Hiring post.

Very cool - didn't realize staff can receive rings as well.

Yup! Every single member, including IT staff.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by jrmiii »

schnable wrote: post #161
nickfromseattle wrote: post #147

I met the CEO of a startup a local Hacker News meetup. I joined his company as employee #8 in a (non-technical) role I wasn't qualified for, in an industry I didn't know existed, leveraging a technology I knew nothing about. I didn't have any accomplishments but a few failed startups, but he thought the hustle I demonstrated was all I needed to be successful in the role he was hiring for. Fortunately he was right. 1.…

How does one find Hacker News meetups? A quick google search didn't turn up anything active.

Looks like quite a few via meetup.com search

https://www.meetup.com/find/?keywords=hacker%20news&source=E...

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by bena »

yellow_lead wrote: post #70
ryanferg wrote: post #44

I got hired to be an analyst for a MLB baseball team off of a HN post like 7 years ago. Because of HN I have 2 world series rings! Life is very strange but I'll forever be grateful for that Who's Hiring post.

Very cool - didn't realize staff can receive rings as well.

It's really up to the front office as to who gets rings and who doesn't. Not to mention, there are usually a couple of tiers of rings.

Naturally, all of the players and coaches get rings. But after that, there are various executives, owners, player personnel, etc. The "team" is more than the people on the field.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by antognini »

eganist wrote: post #137
ryanferg wrote: post #44

I got hired to be an analyst for a MLB baseball team off of a HN post like 7 years ago. Because of HN I have 2 world series rings! Life is very strange but I'll forever be grateful for that Who's Hiring post.

Houston Astros? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10492177 Honestly that's pretty awesome (and a genuinely amazing story); every time I've seen a championship ring, it spurred deep conversation. Admittedly it only happened three times, all for Nationals staff, but everyone was passionate about what they did.

"The Houston Astros are seeking an Analyst for the team's Baseball Research and Development group. The Analyst will work closely with the Director of R&D and the analytics team to conduct research and develop methods that encourage the effective understanding and application of information throughout Baseball Operations.

The role will include, but not be limited to, online video analysis and developing robust code that can be transmitted by various means including percussive impact of waste recepticles."

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