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Spit balling an idea here for Site X. -Twitter lays off a bunch of engineers. -Twitter employees create job profile, with Twitter permission on Site X. -Site
by giarc 11y ago
Spit balling an idea here for Site X.
-Twitter lays off a bunch of engineers.
-Twitter employees create job profile, with Twitter permission on Site X.
-Site X is accessible to other large tech companies looking for experienced engineers. Site X is a showcase of recently laid off employees filtered by layoff group (#368 employees, Twitter, Fall 2015).
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Pro's - other tech companies can locate talent without having to weed through thousands of resumes.
-engineers can transition from one company to another quickly.
-Twitter shows support for "helping transition to another job."
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Con's - is this considered poaching?
-Do other companies want those engineers that got laid off? Are they considered low quality, or just were redundant?
- kelseydh 11y agoEven if they were good engineers, the perception will be that they weren't as a result of product progress being delayed.
- giarc 11y agoTrue, however if you were head of HR for a tech company, would you rather take a risk with a recent Twitter employee, or take a risk with applicants you receive online? It would almost be like a pre-vetting process.