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Re: Ask HN - Where do you look for jobs?

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Post by thekingshorses »

meaydinli wrote: post #83
kevhsu wrote: post #32

Any tips for new grads? Currently in my last semester of undergrad.

I recently graduated (at the end of August 2012), and I have been looking for a full time Android Developer position in SF Bay area since then. Here is what I did: - Cleaned up my Linkedin profile. Set my title to my desired position (Android Developer). I worked on my resume and made it as detailed as possible but still fit in 2 pages. In the Linkedin "Summary" field, I put in my objective, goal and my "Professional…

If you want a job in SF, move to SF now. It will be lot easier to meet people and get hired. There are tons of job openings.

Re: Ask HN - Where do you look for jobs?

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Post by orrenkt »

meaydinli wrote: post #81
orrenkt wrote: post #71

I just put together a tool that aggregates developer jobs tweeted on twitter - you can see jobs by area and type. The best part is that it also shows jobs that haven't made it to formal listings yet. It's at http://www.jobquacks.com - regrettably I haven't built in support for mobile yet..

A similar web site is: http://jobstractor.com/ . Though I think I like yours better.

Thanks!

I didn't realize job tractors was out there when I made this. @meaydinli -- did you find the site useful at all? What would make it better?

Re: Ask HN - Where do you look for jobs?

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Post by meaydinli »

orrenkt wrote: post #92
meaydinli wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A similar web site is: http://jobstractor.com/ . Though I think I like yours better.

Thanks! I didn't realize job tractors was out there when I made this. @meaydinli -- did you find the site useful at all? What would make it better?

Yes, it was useful. I actually found an opening somewhere. What would make it better? A couple of suggestions:

  - It defaults to Milwaukee. Maybe ask for a zip code?
  - I like that it loads more as you scroll down, but it also loads the same things so there are lots of repetitions.
  - No filter for android/ios/mobile
  - Highlight the words that I filter for; ex: If I choose Android, color the word Android in the page yellow.
Best of luck to you!

Re: Ask HN - Where do you look for jobs?

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Post by meaydinli »

thekingshorses wrote: post #91
meaydinli wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently graduated (at the end of August 2012), and I have been looking for a full time Android Developer position in SF Bay area since then. Here is what I did: - Cleaned up my Linkedin profile. Set my title to my desired position (Android Developer). I worked on my resume and made it as detailed as possible but still fit in 2 pages. In the Linkedin "Summary" field, I put in my objective, goal and my "Professional…

If you want a job in SF, move to SF now. It will be lot easier to meet people and get hired. There are tons of job openings.

I thought about doing that, but then I couldn't find any advantages. I can move there, change my Linkedin location to San Francisco, and that would bring more recruiters. I can try going to meetups in the area and try to network. Aside from those, what do you think I could do? I have a very limited amount of time to find a job.

Re: Ask HN - Where do you look for jobs?

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Post by EnderMB »

thomaslangston wrote: post #54
EnderMB wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my case it was just a matter of playing the game. I added people that I had interacted with at my previous companies as connections, I listed any articles I've written, put up links to personal projects/sites and reduced my skills to a small list of strong skills. I also joined a few small but known groups related to my work and made a couple of posts. Nothing too special, just a few posts here and there to answer…

I'd expect that in addition to 'completeness' you're also landing at the top of the 'last updated' sorting as well.

Aha, that'll do it! I never knew that there was a "last updated" list.

What worries me is that recruiters must think that this is a legitimate way to source talent...

Re: Ask HN - Where do you look for jobs?

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Post by orrenkt »

meaydinli wrote: post #93
orrenkt wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks! I didn't realize job tractors was out there when I made this. @meaydinli -- did you find the site useful at all? What would make it better?

Yes, it was useful. I actually found an opening somewhere. What would make it better? A couple of suggestions: - It defaults to Milwaukee. Maybe ask for a zip code? - I like that it loads more as you scroll down, but it also loads the same things so there are lots of repetitions. - No filter for android/ios/mobile - Highlight the words that I filter for; ex: If I choose Android, color the word Android in the page yel…

Thanks a ton for your thoughts and i'm really happy the tool helped you find an opening! To your points:

-I just added a mobile filter (includes all mobile dev) so take a look! hope this helps.

-highlighting filtered words is an awesome idea and it's now on my list.

-Obviously there are still some bugs in the geo-locating and scroll stuff - where are you located?

-I'd love to hear more about what kind of jobs you're looking for and why the opening you found was useful so I can understand how to make the tool better. If you have a second to respond here I'd really appreciate it, or you can tweet/email me @orrenkt/orrenkt at gmail

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