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My 2c: I like the idea, but if I were searching I would not post because I know people in my current job browse hacker news and my profile is quite specific.
by xtracto 7y ago
My 2c: I like the idea, but if I were searching I would not post because I know people in my current job browse hacker news and my profile is quite specific.
- eatbitseveryday 7y agoWhy not make another account just for that if and when the time comes?
- guessmyname 7y ago> Why not make another account just for that if and when the time comes? That’s not how HackerNews works. I have an alternate account from which I have posted a few times in different “Who wants to be hired?” threads, and every single time my post is marked invisible (aka. shadow banned). I only realized that some time ago when, by chance, I checked my post with a private browser session both with and without logging in with a different account to the one used to post the message. I’ve resorted to contact companies instead, that way I can handle my options a bit better. Most of the time when I get contacted to interview at a company is recruiters trying to position me in a company that I have absolutely no interest in, or startups that don’t even know what they are doing.
- JMTQp8lwXL 7y agoYou might be able to anonymously describe your skillset, work experience, and achievements and have folks contact you and then provide identifying information. I certainly appreciate the sentiment you're suggesting here: it's bad optics to participate in one of these threads, and have someone from your company notice. That being said, I doubt your concern is as likely to occur as you might think.