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Note that there may be a strong selection bias here, as not many "top engineers" in the Bay Area use Indeed. Indeed, Indeed seems to attract the kind of engine
by rattray 10y ago
Note that there may be a strong selection bias here, as not many "top engineers" in the Bay Area use Indeed.
Indeed, Indeed seems to attract the kind of engineers most likely to give the kinds of responses seen in their survey, like preferring large established brands over startups.
This is less likely (in my opinion) to indicate a shift in engineer preferences than it is to reveal the skew of Indeed's userbase.
Disclaimer: I work at Hired, a direct competitor to Indeed Prime, and live/work in SF. (Also note that although our customers often use competitors, they typically cite Indeed Prime as less effective for startup talent than much smaller competitors).
- rattray 10y agoAll that being said, I myself may prefer to move back to my native Seattle, or a select few other locations, after I have developed a career in the Bay Area. The Bay Area is certainly losing its luster for "long-term living" given the current housing, transit, & public education situation.
- autotune 10y ago"Top engineers" are probably not using job sites at all, but using their reputations in the tech community to find jobs. Also, I'd say AngelList is by far the best job site out there for the startup scene. Best thing Hired has going for it right now is the customer service on the recruiting side and the sign on bonus, but purely anecdotally, AngelList and HackerNews own monthly job board was far more effective during my own job search.
- rattray 10y agoI'd agree with that (though I think Hired has a little more going for it as well, especially from the epmployer's perspective). I might add StackOverflow Careers to the list of effective job boards, especially outside SV. It was the only place I could find decent senior talent when I was hiring in Bangalore.