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Your job application page. Do you seriously expect senior candidates will have/take the time to write multiple essays on deep topics just to submit an applicati

Your job application page. Do you seriously expect senior candidates will have/take the time to write multiple essays on deep topics just to submit an application?

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ticmasta 7y ago
I'm not currently looking for a job, but I have stock answers saved over the years that I combine and tweak for these sort of essay-based, open-ended questions. I might spend an hour composing and editing an application for a senior position. I don't see it as a massive burden, rather an opportunity to share my viewpoints & expectations and see if there's enough common ground to investigate further. My only complaint is when you invest this effort and then the company uses some automated BS to immediately filter out your application; calling you out Plural Sight - how hard would it be to indicate "remote US-only" on the posting?
xtracto 7y ago
Some time ago I was looking to apply to GitLab, from Mexico. But after looking at their compensation calculation method, the gross amount they offer for Engineers for this country would have been a pay-cut for me. Specially after considering that I would have needed to get insurance, pay utilities and other benefits that other startups offer in here.
943_924 7y ago
It seems to be a popular trend with a lot of well known companies, oddly enough, many of whom on the face tout a cool, hip remote-only culture. "Please take an hour to fawn all over us and how amazing it would be to have an arrangement where you trade your labor for piece of our profit. Thanks for that, we're moving in a different direction. Next."
dang 7y ago
This breaks the rules at the top of the thread. Please read and follow those. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21126016 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21126016 and marked it off-topic.

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Your job application page. Do you seriously expect senior candidates will have/take the time to write multiple essays on deep topics just to submit an applicati

by ElonMuskrat 7y ago

Your job application page. Do you seriously expect senior candidates will have/take the time to write multiple essays on deep topics just to submit an application?

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ticmasta 7y ago
I'm not currently looking for a job, but I have stock answers saved over the years that I combine and tweak for these sort of essay-based, open-ended questions. I might spend an hour composing and editing an application for a senior position. I don't see it as a massive burden, rather an opportunity to share my viewpoints & expectations and see if there's enough common ground to investigate further. My only complaint is when you invest this effort and then the company uses some automated BS to immediately filter out your application; calling you out Plural Sight - how hard would it be to indicate "remote US-only" on the posting?
xtracto 7y ago
Some time ago I was looking to apply to GitLab, from Mexico. But after looking at their compensation calculation method, the gross amount they offer for Engineers for this country would have been a pay-cut for me. Specially after considering that I would have needed to get insurance, pay utilities and other benefits that other startups offer in here.
943_924 7y ago
It seems to be a popular trend with a lot of well known companies, oddly enough, many of whom on the face tout a cool, hip remote-only culture. "Please take an hour to fawn all over us and how amazing it would be to have an arrangement where you trade your labor for piece of our profit. Thanks for that, we're moving in a different direction. Next."
dang 7y ago
This breaks the rules at the top of the thread. Please read and follow those. We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21126016 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21126016 and marked it off-topic.