Jessica Roy: Dear San Francisco Employers: Please Hire Me

There should be a site that highlights truly fucking awesome people looking for jobs and has an actual insight into them (plus what they've built). I'd hire those people.

Re: Jessica Roy: Dear San Francisco Employers: Please Hire Me

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Post by tessro » Tue, Mar 09, 2010, 9:37 PM UTC

>> continuously trolling the depressing opportunities on Monster/NYU Careernet/Craigslist.

Is this system broken? Is there an opportunity for improvement in the way people find jobs, or is the best way to find good work going to increasingly be by performing memorable stunts to get eyeballs from prospective employers? I'm curious, especially in light of the relative lack of successful startups in the area.

Re: Jessica Roy: Dear San Francisco Employers: Please Hire Me

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Post by jaxn » Tue, Mar 09, 2010, 9:44 PM UTC

xal wrote: post #2

Well i'd hire her if I was in SF :-) This is how you get a job.

I agree. I forwarded it on to someone I know in SF who blogs for a TV station there.

Re: Jessica Roy: Dear San Francisco Employers: Please Hire Me

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Post by cmelbye » Tue, Mar 09, 2010, 9:52 PM UTC

How does one raise their "Google Index"?

I can help raise your Google Index through SEO.

Re: Jessica Roy: Dear San Francisco Employers: Please Hire Me

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Post by clistctrl » Tue, Mar 09, 2010, 9:52 PM UTC

"I was reared during the internet age, most consciously during the dot com bust. I am also only 22, meaning that I am the definition of cheap labor. No, seriously, I think that getting paid anything more than $12/hour is “living large,” and getting paid $12/hour is “extremely manageable.”"

I'm also 22, Currently making 70k... i would find $12/hour anything but living large.

Re: Jessica Roy: Dear San Francisco Employers: Please Hire Me

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Post by smokinn » Tue, Mar 09, 2010, 9:54 PM UTC

tessro wrote: post #5

>> continuously trolling the depressing opportunities on Monster/NYU Careernet/Craigslist. Is this system broken? Is there an opportunity for improvement in the way people find jobs, or is the best way to find good work going to increasingly be by performing memorable stunts to get eyeballs from prospective employers? I'm curious, especially in light of the relative lack of successful startups in the area.

Giles has a video he wants to sell you: http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2010/03/programmers-what-to...

Re: Jessica Roy: Dear San Francisco Employers: Please Hire Me

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Post by gizmo » Tue, Mar 09, 2010, 9:59 PM UTC

Estragon wrote: post #3

Can you actually live in the area on $12/hour? Also, someone should teach her about salary negotiation. Stupid to box yourself in like that. She'll probably end up working for $10/hour.

Actually, I'm willing to bet the opposite. She's going to get significantly more than $12 an hour. Why? Because by saying she's willing to accept $12/hr and fetch lattes to get where she wants to be... she (deliberately) puts herself in a position with no negotiating power. You can't play hardball against somebody like that without feeling like a dick about it.

It's like saying to somebody who's about to punch you.. "Ok, you can punch me if that's what you want, if that makes you feel better", and if you say it right you make it almost impossible for that person to punch you.

You don't want to get into a fist fight with somebody who's unwilling to raise his arms, and you don't want to negotiate with somebody who surrenders all leverage.

I'm confident she'll get an offer that the employer genuinely believes is fair.