Someone really oughta code up a resume in Ruby and submit it. I think they wouldn't have any choice but to hire you.
I had this idea months ago... but I have a job. I still call dibs on it.
Job description written in Ruby
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Re: Job description written in Ruby
#32require 'mad_skills' this is where I stopped reading.
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
All that and they don't bother to mention salary. Seriously, they want someone "super-smart, motivated", blah, blah. They want to suck you dry so millions of women can shop better and for what in return? To piss away your super-smart, highly motivated existence programming Rails? Vision care? yeah, they do apparently have a health policy that through no fault of their own, you can't keep after they suck you dry. So w…
Just include a salary expectation with your resume and cover letter. Then if they follow up, you know they're willing to negotiate around that number. That's not so hard, right? Everyone knows if you're not a founder, you aren't getting stock that's worth working for peanuts.
"Everyone knows if you're not a founder, you aren't getting stock that's worth working for peanuts."
Which is precisely why parading it as a perk makes the ad bad. A great startup should publish their stock option agreements. Let people see how great it is. "psst, I'm gonna show this secret agreement, don't tell anyone else what it says..."
After all this time of so many thousands of startups, we've finally gotten to a point of having a library of startup contracts, investment contracts, etc... You should be able to say "We use Law Firm X's published stock agreement. Its well vetted and easy to understand."
If you want to attract great talent, show them the money!!!
Transparency Rules!!!
Re: Job description written in Ruby
#34require 'mad_skills' this is where I stopped reading.
I stopped reading at "Job description written in Ruby", heh.
Re: Job description written in Ruby
#35require 'mad_skills' this is where I stopped reading.
that's because they misspelled it
require 'mad_skillz'
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#36Here's what a start-up ad for a programmers should look like:
* mycomapny.com [link to google maps]
* tech skill required: x, y, z
* [full-time || contract] && [local || remote]
* growth or biz model [link to mycompany.com/biz_model]
* investment [link to mycompany.com/investment]
* salary range $x to $y depending on experience
* benefits - health care, etc [link to mystartup.com/employee/benefits]
* employee rules [link to meycompany.com/employee/handbook]
* stock options [link to mycompany/com/employee/options]
If you want more high quality applicants, provide these details up front...Transparency Rules!!!
Skip the multi-paragraph fluff. You don't want to read it in the resumes, and job searchers don't want to read through it the job ads. Also, skip the puzzles. Puzzles limit your pipeline to those that have loads of time on their hands to solve your captcha. Do you want an applicant that has loads of time on their hands or the applicant that has the skills and right attitude?
Re: Job description written in Ruby
#37Can someone explain why this position would require a bachelor's degree? Did anyone actually learn any Ruby in school?
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#38Re: Job description written in Ruby
#39class Applicant is an odd way to express it, because it doesn't actually say that Applicant has MadSkills. Presumably they mean: require 'mad_skills' class Applicant
Also, ActiveRecord? No thanks.
Re: Job description written in Ruby
#40i used math notations when i applied to grad school
something like ... there exist such that bla
result? i got in and studied there