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They'd be better off prefacing each statement with "We wish ..." as it would sound a lot more sincere. To be honest, the descriptions that stand out most to me
by jsavimbi 15y ago
They'd be better off prefacing each statement with "We wish ..." as it would sound a lot more sincere.
To be honest, the descriptions that stand out most to me are "we have X problem within Y context and we need a solution that will solve Z for us. Can you focus on it exclusively for six months?" Those usually turn out to be the most interesting problems to work on and will probably not attract people who are just interested because of the company is in a particular industry segment or focusing on a certain technology.
Work hard, play hard? You're probably doing neither and your holiday parties suck.
edited: "not attract"
- glimcat 15y agoA job post needs to tell me what problem you're trying to solve by hiring and why I should care about your problem. The overwhelming majority of job posts completely fail to outline a clear value proposition.
- jsavimbi 15y agoI'm trying to solve my voodoo value problem and by hiring you I can massage my pre-money numbers and get a tax break for R&D. Want the job?
- caw 15y agoI agree with this. I already had a few of these buzzwords on my list for job postings to avoid. "Work hard play hard" - Yep, the author's right "Significant Equity" - I guess I've read too much HN to know that that's nothing "Pre-revenue" - Entirely too much risk to leave your current job to go to; maybe if you were between jobs. The last thing I avoid is the list of perks that make it seem like your life is work. Sure, perks are nice, but not so I can all my time there. I got a tour of Palantir, and I'm like "This is really sweet." Then I got to their nap time room, where you can sleep for a bit when you're pulling an all nighter. I drew the line there because the way it was positioned was too strongly implying you must spend all your waking hours at work, and then some.