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Do what everyone is doing (for better or worse): feed those into a CLI LLM, have it give you a csv of the top 20 candidates based on some criteria, manually rev
by operatingthetan 8mo ago
Do what everyone is doing (for better or worse): feed those into a CLI LLM, have it give you a csv of the top 20 candidates based on some criteria, manually review those.
- raw_anon_1111 8mo agoWhat are the top 20 candidates if you just need a random “full stack developer”? All of their resumes look exactly the same.
- operatingthetan 8mo agoIf they are actually "exactly the same" and your criteria is a "random" developer then does it matter which you pick? Look for extracurriculars like active github, personal website/blog, open source contributions, vibe coding skills, etc. I bet 75% of the job market right now is being done on referrals anyway. Tap your network.
- ikiris 8mo agoIf you're truly looking this generic, then what is the problem exactly with taking the bottom 20% of the stack since that's what your pay is going to be anyway?
- raw_anon_1111 8mo agoIn any second tier city the range for mid range developers is only $10K-$20K. You don’t really need rockstar ninja developers to do your standard CRUD LOB or SaaS app.
- throwawaysleep 8mo agoKeep raising the bar until all but 20 are excluded.
- fn-mote 8mo agoThat’s not enough. Surely you will not manage to hire one of the top 20 developers matching any given criterion unless you are paying too 1% compensation. (I made this number up.) One of the criteria somehow is “will show up for work and not ghost us”.
- throwawaysleep 8mo agoThey applied for the job, so there’s at least some signal that they’d be willing to work there.