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Is what's written on Hacker News trustworthy? I recommend you reach out to people on LinkedIn, try interviewing them, try video-calling them.... Escalate in te
by nullish_signal 4y ago
Is what's written on Hacker News trustworthy?
I recommend you reach out to people on LinkedIn, try interviewing them, try video-calling them.... Escalate in terms of Trust offered and expected, as is the norm for hiring.
You have My Permission to Reach Out to whoever you'd like!
- Throwawayjan 4y agoFor my bootstrapped startup interviewing members is expensive so looking for ways to do background check for free. Can one keep google as their past employeer on Linkedin even though they never worked there before? I think work eamil is the best way to validate ones employment then. what do you say? Thanks.
- dieselgate 4y agoAsk for references and follow up on them, that’s basically what background checks do anyway
- verdverm 4y agoDon't shortcut hiring. Just because someone worked at Google does not mean they are a good engineer for you. They are probably more expensive too. There are plenty of quality engineers at non-FAANG orgs. Hiring well takes effort, you will get out what you put in. Good candidates will sense this and pass on you.