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I stumbled across "we hire" messages across Paypal, Techcrunch, and dozen of other websites, even no-name startups. You can find them in headers, CSS, HTML, JS
by tarasmatsyk 6y ago
I stumbled across "we hire" messages across Paypal, Techcrunch, and dozen of other websites, even no-name startups. You can find them in headers, CSS, HTML, JS and all over different places.
The thing is: the message neither changes the recruiting process nor company values, so it does not matter if you come from X-Header or company/careers. This cryptic message thing will only get you "oh cool" reply from recruiters. If you are a good engineer you'll be hired no matter of these messages, if you don't fit the company because of who knows why - you'll not get there anyway.
Engineers, thank you for giving me a bit of hope or fun ¯\(°_o)/¯
- fragmede 6y ago> If you are a good engineer you'll be hired no matter of these messages That's a bit idealistic. When one job has 100 applicants, the unfortunate reality is not all 100 resumes will get read. If you've already got a couple years to a decade of experience under your belt, your resume will naturally surface to the top of the pile, but if you're just starting out, it can be impossible. Recruiters may only say "oh cool" to you, but, especially if your resume shows zero years of professional experience, there's a tiny bit more effort that goes on behind the scenes. You're right that you still go through the exact same flow, but it's a (tiny) shibboleth that helps show that the candidate fits the mold.
- shoo 6y agoI agree, & it's even worse than that: hiring pipeline will only measure how well you do on the day, which is a noisy measurement of underlying ability. If you get asked a coding problem in an interview and don't go so well, it doesn't matter if you would have had a strong answer for the 10 alternative interview problems that weren't asked.