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Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by maccard »

jstx1 wrote: post #3

Recruiter reached out while I was also actively searching (and I had been for a while) and I ended up liking the position and the team. I don't know what "using my network" would even mean - just limit myself to a handful of companies (that I know nothing about) and cold-message people that I haven't spoked to in months/years so they can maybe check if there are open positions (which I could have looked up on the com…

> I don't know what "using my network" would even mean

One example: look at the people on your direct team from your last job, and see are any of them working at companies that might interest you. If they are, message then directly and ask if they've got an opening in your area coming up.

You don't need to be lunch buddies with the person. There's plenty of people I've worked with over the years that if they reached out saying they were looking j would have no hesitation referring internally, and at even a medium size company a job opening can appear.

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by kodablah »

HN who is hiring.

Now that there are so many remote positions, it is definitely the best place for software jobs for the discerning developer. I went through the hundreds and found a select few that met my criteria (open source, multi language, not too big, software focused company, etc).

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by irrational »

The small multimedia company I worked for in the very early 2000s folded during the dotcom bust. A few months later the technical writer from our old company emailed me about a position at a local Fortune 500 company she thought might be up my alley. I took a look at the job listing and applied. I’ve now been there for 20 years. So… I guess I got the job through my network, though I was not actively reaching out to my network. I imagine job hunting is a lot different today than 20 years ago. For example, I do not have a LinkedIn account since that website did not exist the last time I was job hunting. I suppose if I ever need to job hunting again I will wish I had a LinkedIn account, but I have avoided having any social media accounts so far ;-)

Re: Ask HN: How did you find your current job?

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Post by csdvrx »

A family friend posted on facebook how he was looking for a very rare/specific profile.

The news eventually got to me, and even if I didn't know him personally, I got in touch because 1) it wasn't a tech company (I really don't want to work in a FANG in the bay area, I don't like the vibes) 2) I didn't want to do coding interviews (I've done cool stuff, check my github, we can talk shop, but nope I'm not going to work for free)

After a video chat with the team lead and a lunch with the founder, I decided to join. I like it there. My gut feeling was good right from the start, and I'm happy I trusted my feelings.

The only one time I did some coding interview (+ take home!), it gave me really bad vibes, especially when try tried months later to get me to sign a NDA/IP release form.

I was like... no? I mean, they had a chance. If they want a license to put in production what I did, they can pay my consulting rate. And BTW, that was a YC company...

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