Refer a Software Developer. Make $30,000
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Refer a Software Developer. Make $30,000
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Re: Refer a Software Developer. Make $30,000
#2It's ironic, if they paid that 30K to the developer they wouldn't have a hiring problem in the first place.
It seems like employers are jumping through more and more hoops to avoid paying developers what they're worth.
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#3Wow. It used to be 10k for referring. I knew their turnover rate in Dev was pretty astronomical, but I didn't realize it was this bad.
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#4Ha! That's a year's income for me!
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#5The original title of the page is "Refer a Software Developer. Make $30,000!" and seems to be for hiring developers in Boston and Dublin (Ireland).
I wonder if they selected Dublin as their EU base as some sort of strategy to minimize their tax exposure, as they would have more developers available to choose from in one of the more populous EU countries.
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#6It's ironic, if they paid that 30K to the developer they wouldn't have a hiring problem in the first place. It seems like employers are jumping through more and more hoops to avoid paying developers what they're worth.
And its interesting that they don't mention what they would do if a developer self-applies. Presumably, they wouldn't bother giving him the 30k as a 'golden hello' (otherwise if this were their intention they would say so).
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#7Wow. It used to be 10k for referring. I knew their turnover rate in Dev was pretty astronomical, but I didn't realize it was this bad.
Actually, our turnover is very low. We have a team of 53 engineers and over 40 are less than two years old in the company. Only 2 engineers have left in the past year pursuing different options. A few others hired in the past two years that left because of performance issues, but very small. I can tell you more if you are interested.
Re: Refer a Software Developer. Make $30,000
#8It's ironic, if they paid that 30K to the developer they wouldn't have a hiring problem in the first place. It seems like employers are jumping through more and more hoops to avoid paying developers what they're worth.
And its interesting that they don't mention what they would do if a developer self-applies. Presumably, they wouldn't bother giving him the 30k as a 'golden hello' (otherwise if this were their intention they would say so).
The page says:
Please don’t refer yourself (feel free to apply the usual way, though)
But I'd try it anyway. ;-)
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#9One of my earlier employers exhaustively tried many of these strategies including generous referrals. Ultimately it came down to just a numbers game. Pay a reputable tech-recruiter for resumes, hit the grind, and you'll find some diamonds in the rough. If you have 30k budget to offer tempting bonuses, you should just hire a recruiter.
Tech hiring almost has to be approached like the NFL draft. Companies seem fixated on playing the free agency aspect, making lucrative offers to known entities and depending on word of mouth and reputation. Waiting on a 'sure thing' can cripple your business. They'd be better off interviewing and taking more chances on younger unproven commodities out of college without the rockstar resume and ego. A talented young engineer can become senior very quickly.
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#10This seems horribly broken.
I do realize that recruiting fees for a dev may approach this amount, but HubSpot has to have a high enough profile to better attract talent than this.
What incentives are they giving people to apply directly? Why not hang a 30k bonus out there after you successfully complete six months as a dev? It's not like you couldn't hack this process anyway, unless that's what they're trying to encourage.