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Ask HN: Has anyone found employment through “Who wants to be hired” threads?
- SoCool 11y agoI tried the thread couple of times but got no leads.
- alexzoltano 11y agoI've interviewed a couple of candidates who mentioned seeing my job posting on HN. One candidate received an offer and the other did not.
- dplgk 11y agoI've hired 3 people via HN
- mooreds 11y agoI know one person who was hired through a post I made on one of these threads.
- yrezgui 11y agoI got my new job on one of these threads. Even so, I'm disappointed by how many companies don't even reply to mails while they need "urgently" more people
- syedkarim 11y agoI hired someone through this thread.
- coderKen 11y agoI have found work as a remote developer (on contract not full-time) through this thread. The challenge is actually finding remote work. It would be nice if there was something that could make the search better.
- dakrisht 11y agoI've hired 3 developers through HN. All A+ people.
- manlio 11y agoI got my current, first job through "who is hiring?" alone. The response rate was insanely high, I reckon >80% if I include the "thanks no thanks" answers. A few (obvious, but HN-oriented) tips: 1 - don't spam 2 - really, don't spam 3 - put in some effort 4 - keep it short More often than not, you're given the chance to bypass the HR filter and get in touch directly with an engineer. This is key. Your default cover letter won't cut it, because engineers look for different things, so you want something tailor made every time. It takes some effort, but this will pay off. Make sure you understand what they do, what they want, and what you can offer. Make sure you (quickly) go through the latter. You probably have something to offer even though you don't fit the profile they had in mind. Make sure you know who you're writing to, and craft your email accordingly. Google him, go through their HN submissions/GitHub/whatever, get a feeling for what they might like. Oh, and try to be nice and genuine, at this stage is a lot about people skills :) Good luck!
- kanatohodets 11y agoI landed my current job after being contacted from my "Who wants to be hired?" post. I'm not exactly a rockstar ninja, but I was pinged by multiple people: a pleasant surprise and a welcome change from the online job application robo-filter/recruiter dance. Absent a concrete lead, I plan to post there again next time I'm looking for work.
- kull 11y agoI hired a dev freelancer, working with him for few months now. I am very happy, I think he is as well :). However, I noticed that most of devs here ask for $50+/hour, which was a way above my budget, so it took me time to find somebody (good price/quality ratio). On the other hand I did not receive many applications actually. Anyway, it was much better experience for me than looking for somebody on upwork and getting 100 proposals from outsourcing firms from India.
- peterfschaadt 11y agoI found the two previous YC startups I worked for in Who's Hiring threads, so they've been a great resource for me. Usually you'll get in touch with an engineer/manager quickly and often you'll learn of available positions that may not be listed publicly. User manlio has some great suggestions for contacting the companies (personalize, but keep it short).
- aprdm 11y agoI am in my current job thanks to a who is hiring thread!
- torte 11y agoI applied for multiple remote jobs through HN "Who is hiring" thread, but barely got any replies. It must have been around 7 or 8 jobs. One company replied, for another one I did a coding challenge given from an automatic reply (but then never heard from them after) and all the others ignored me. Honestly, I am really disappointed in how this is handled by them. It appears like they are looking for candidates urgently, but then do not even react. At least I would expect a rejection (with or without reasons given), but I got nothing instead. It was also not the case that I applied for jobs which did not fit my skill set or experience. In fact for most of them my experience would have been a very close fit.