Ask HN: Who got hired from HN? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by treeform » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 1:48 PM UTC

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

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by karaterobot » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 1:50 PM UTC

Me, I did.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by hondo77 » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 1:58 PM UTC

I was hired at a US govt job I found listed on HN a couple of years ago. Didn't work out but that's not HN's fault. ;-)

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by mv4 » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 2:03 PM UTC

I got my job at Meta a few years ago after seeing a post here and connecting with one of the hiring managers.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by probotect0r » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 2:03 PM UTC

I emailed a startup from a "Who's Hiring?" post 2 years ago to see if they would hire Canadians, since the job post was interesting to me. It was fairly early stage, and I ended up accepting their offer. They made a great effort to accommodate hiring outside the USA. Still with them 2 years later, and it's been a great experience so far.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by emilsedgh » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 2:03 PM UTC

nottorp wrote: post #120

emilsedgh wrote: post #31

~10 years ago I was living in Iran and was hired as a contractor in a US company.I was being paid using Bitcoins (due to sanctions).

I hope you’re not living there any more. I’d still have used a throwaway account for this…

Thank for the concern im a US citizen now.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by shmatt » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 2:08 PM UTC

I did. I was looking for jobs in the US while living half way across the world. My then boss posted on HN without HRs approval. When they found out they made a big issue about unauthorized job postings on a website they've never heard of. But I was able to reach out before they made him remove it

Skipped most of the HR process thanks to speaking directly with the HM. Had a Skype interview which was pretty awkward, they left a single laptop in an empty interview room and people came in an out to speak with me as if it was a physical interview. It worked out great

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by noodle » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 2:09 PM UTC

I was hired as a founding CTO a few years ago from a HN post. Without going into detail, the company grew, exited, and I'm still working for them.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by moneywoes » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 2:13 PM UTC

zorrotorro wrote: post #116

I'm an independent contractor and I tried for a few years to apply to the announcements on HN. It was generally a bad experience (no reply or bad interview process). BUT... a few years ago I randomly applied for a very niche job I would have liked and spent 1 year doing some pretty amazing stuff. The company got a nice exit too (alas, I had no stock). So, I don't think HN ads are pointless, but they are pretty random…

May I ask your best funnel for independent contractor leads?

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by tndoan » Fri, Jun 02, 2023, 2:14 PM UTC

I did. Just beginning of 2023. I saw the post on Who is hiring thread, then I contacted the head of engineer (my current boss). After some rounds of interview, I accepted their offer. Good decision so far. The company is great.

We are still looking for backend engineer. Join us https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35791719