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You're right, we don't have real data. It's all anecdotal. But we speak to a lot of hackers, and we've yet to meet a good one who's said he likes those posts, a
by nicholasjbs 15y ago
You're right, we don't have real data. It's all anecdotal. But we speak to a lot of hackers, and we've yet to meet a good one who's said he likes those posts, and we've met plenty who hate them.
- shawndrost 15y agoSee, that's the thing about tasteless tactics -- the fact that nobody says they like them cannot be taken as evidence that they're ineffective.
- joelrunyon 15y agoAre they effective to the right people though?
- wnight 15y agoThat's it. They end up hiring people who think they're ninjas and rock stars. If all you need to do is fill a seat (traditional HR or recruiters) then this ad is probably pay-dirt - after all, there are a lot of people who want to be special. In looking for a place I'd like to work I look for ads that say they understand what I'd be doing. Also, there are two ways of asking for everything under the sun. The first, which rockstar/ninja companies ask for, is "7+ years Java, 3+ using ANT, 5+ in etc". You can never satisfy the requirements of this kind so they only get scammers or the truly naive who qualify but only because they once did all that stuff 10+ years ago. The second way, which hacker companies use, is to say "We use X, and do hard-thing-Y in it. If this is your speed, join us. Bonus points for things we don't know about." These are not only clear and precise to the people they want but easily lend themselves to entrance interviews.