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Girl wants to work for Twitter. Creates site.

52 points by omnivore 18y ago

fizx 18y ago
Twitter at one point had a recruiter specializing in finding female CS people. I'm told they made at least one hire from this source. I wouldn't be surprised if she gets an interview, given Twitter's desire to maintain some gender balance.
- omnivore 18y ago
  But she's not CS. She's like "breathing girl who wants to play with the boys at the cool company." That's the irony of the thing.
  - tptacek 18y ago
    I'm trying to figure out what this comment means. What's a "breathing girl"? Who are "the boys"?
    - omnivore 18y ago
      It wasn't that deep a comment, at all. It was more like, she's a girl who wants to work a technical company but doesn't have discernible technical skills that she's touting. But as someone mentions downthread, she's just applying to be the secretary. So, I stand corrected. But there was no sexual innuendo embedded in my comment, at least not as intended it anyway in the slightest.
      - tptacek 18y ago
        Who are "the boys"? The technical people? I was pretty sure they had "girl" developers too. Also: we should acknowledge that there are technical roles that don't require lots of training; for instance, first-tier QA, or technical support.
    - noamsml 18y ago
      She's not dead.
- indiejade 18y ago
  Almost immediately after hearing that they were hiring, when Evan Williams was on Charlie Rose, I did something similarly creative (though not so public) for my application. The thousands-of-dollars bounty they put on the heads of finders of potential employees is so off-putting. Still crossing my fingers. :)
there 18y ago
am i missing where she says what her skills are that would actually make twitter want to hire her?
- omnivore 18y ago
  Nope. For that, you'd have to go to her personal blog..and even there, you don't get much. Blame Penelope Trunk. She creates these monsters.
  - coglethorpe 18y ago
    "Blame Penelope Trunk. She creates these monsters." I'm going to leave HN for the day, because there isn't going to be a comment or submission to top that today.
  - patio11 18y ago
    Here's as good a place as any in this thread to say this: a lot of the comments here are beneath HN. They're unprofessional, they add no value to the discussion, they do not help us sell more widgets to people, and they're needlessly mocking of real, actual people.
- Brushfire 18y ago
  Check out her resume. She has a degree in social sciences with no less than 5 concentrations, one of which is conflict resolution. Oh my! But then again, hiring a super excited person can be a benefit, as long as they stay excited, which may be difficult. The manic people of this world are difficult to wrangle. I think its safe to assume I'm skeptical. Also, just for her benefit, someone should tell her a 1 page resume is the norm for entry-level positions.
  - yan 18y ago
    I think Apple calls these "product evangelists"
- tptacek 18y ago
  I don't think she's applying for Alex Payne's position, everyone. Ever work with a Director/Marketing, or even a Technical Product Manager? I'll trade 10 shots of "professional experience" for a single shot of engagement.
logic 18y ago
Just FYI: she's not looking for a CS-related position. She's apparently a great fit for being the CEO's executive admin. http://www.twittershouldhireme.com/executive-admin-to-the-ceo/ http://www.twittershouldhireme.com/executive-admin-to-the-ce...
anuraggoel 18y ago
Relentlessly resourceful. Twitter's new Founder Associate? http://twitter.jobscore.com/jobs/twitter/founderassociate/bQJwJGQfOr3zBkaaWP50_m http://twitter.jobscore.com/jobs/twitter/founderassociate/bQ...
ghost11 18y ago
Looks like the site is dog slow and overloaded by a little traffic. Mirrors the target company well.
- gaius 18y ago
  At least it's up. Maybe they could hire her for that.
  - Barnabas 18y ago
    It's not up anymore. Maybe she's a better fit for Twitter than we thought!
- aaronblohowiak 18y ago
  Actually, her writing is forward, personal (sometimes a little too personal for my stodgy taste,) and affable. Her personality pours through what she does, and on twittershouldhireme.com and her personal blog, she expresses an understanding and passion for the hyper-social zeitgeist that is finally going mainstream. I'd say she is a great candidate to work at twitter, and agree with tptaceck below about how great it would be to have such motivated candidates.
  - rrival 18y ago
    Yeah - if they don't want her after this, someone else will.
  - herval 18y ago
    most interesting bit on her CV: "Why I Think The Recession Is Great" - http://www.brazencareerist.com/2009/01/22/why-i-think-the-recession-is-great http://www.brazencareerist.com/2009/01/22/why-i-think-the-re... oh, the irony...
tptacek 18y ago
Ever hire someone insanely smart and qualified and had them turn out to be a total dud? Ever object to a candidate, get talked down from a "NO HIRE", and then had that person turn out to be an absolute total rock star? I'd kill for a candidate pipeline that produced people like this. That's enthusiasm, initiative, and (a very small amount of) cleverness.
- nir 18y ago
  >I'd kill for a candidate pipeline that produced people like this. That's enthusiasm, initiative, and (a very small amount of) cleverness. Judging by these character traits, I'd wager the pipeline that produces people like this opens somewhere in LA. :)
speek 18y ago
You know... these types of sites are a great way to show your enthusiasm for a specific thing. I made a website (wpi-should-let-me-in.com) a while ago to get me into WPI. It worked, but unfortunately they didn't give me enough money. I wish you good luck and hope that Twitter sees that people like you will certainly be useful/helpful.
omnivore 18y ago
Oh and the whole idea is damn clever. She's going to get a job out of it, probably better than the one she's targeting.
- wallflower 18y ago
  For a better, more successful effort, check out Judson Collier's stop-motion video application to be community manager for CrowdSpring: http://blog.crowdspring.com/2008/12/12/can-he-really-do-handstands/ http://blog.crowdspring.com/2008/12/12/can-he-really-do-hand...
forkqueue 18y ago
I think she crossed the line from 'I'm so impressed by your company I'll make a big fuss to get hired' to 'I'm mildly unhinged'.
- sam_in_nyc 18y ago
  I'd still want to interview her. Even if she's crazy, she could be the right kind of crazy.
  - brandnewlow 18y ago
    Would you want to hire someone who's a huge fan of the service vs. someone with some professional distance? I meet people who gush to me about the Windy Citizen sometimes and that's great, but I'm always a bit more impressed by the people who offer useful criticism of how to make the service better.
    - sam_in_nyc 18y ago
      It would ultimately depend on how the interview would go. I'm not sure she's so much an ass kisser as she is just really excited about the company. But I agree, giddiness and dog-like loyalty definitely do not impress me as much as useful criticism. That being said, I'd much prefer a highly motivated and happy employee, who feels the company and their role in it have meaning, to, oh, an employee slightly more productive who doesn't really care. Happy people are much better company.
timbowen 18y ago
Interesting idea, but the presentation is remarkably unprofessional. I mean... cookies + me = job? I think that the enthusiasm and originality is great but I just don't understand the tone of the site, considering it's intended application.
- ahoyhere 18y ago
  we r in ur servers, fixin ur twitterz. "Something is technically wrong. Thanks for noticing!" What does "professional" mean, exactly?
khangtoh 18y ago
My honest opinion, she should be a little more creative.
jmtame 18y ago
Here's my question for Jamie: why?
noamsml 18y ago
On the whole I am unimpressed. The idea is funny, but she doesn't have anything to back her initial wow value. If she really wants to get the job she should incorporate twitter into her site in a unique way and show rather than tell them that she is indeed capable of creative community-building.
zain 18y ago
Someone linked her to this comment thread and she responded on her twitter: Haha, they aren't very nice over there. Enthusiasm apparently is a threat to the bitter. http://twitter.com/jamievaron/status/1307535902 http://twitter.com/jamievaron/status/1307535902
- deleted 18y ago
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- quellhorst 18y ago
  Bitter? I already have a job. A job I created for myself. :)
  - herval 18y ago
    not sure how does that keep you from being bitter...?
- whather 18y ago
  Looks like Recruiting_Diva from Twitter noticed and they want her to meet them at their offices: http://twitter.com/jamievaron http://twitter.com/jamievaron
markessien 18y ago
She should add a title tag on her front page, and very frankly, some pictures would do well to help her cause.
pierrefar 18y ago
Let's see: missing title tag on home page, inconsistent navigation. So much for polish.
quellhorst 18y ago
She made the site, but what the heck is she going to do working for twitter.
plusbryan 18y ago
We actually just had a guy walk in our door out of the blue to ask for a job. It didn't come off as 'motivated' -- rather, a little creepy.
antipax 18y ago
... Creepy much? If I saw this, I'd be more creeped out than impressed. Especially the part about dreaming about Evan Williams.
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utnick 18y ago
Others that are similar: http://www.googlepleasehireme.com/ http://www.googlepleasehireme.com/ http://hiremejimmyfallon.com/ http://hiremejimmyfallon.com/ http://www.hiremeseth.com/ http://www.hiremeseth.com/ http://www.hiremealiciakeys.com http://www.hiremealiciakeys.com
- tobych 18y ago
  http://www.youshouldhireme.com/ http://www.youshouldhireme.com/
arjunb 18y ago
Kind of ironic that she created a blog, instead of a twitter feed, for this.
jonursenbach 18y ago
Aim high.
azharcs 18y ago
I did something silly like this too a year back, sent a tweet to Evan Williams asking for a job and he replied too with "Great, Do you code" kind of tweet. http://twitter.com/azharcs/status/781605391 http://twitter.com/azharcs/status/781605391

52 points by omnivore 18y ago

fizx 18y ago

Twitter at one point had a recruiter specializing in finding female CS people. I'm told they made at least one hire from this source. I wouldn't be surprised if she gets an interview, given Twitter's desire to maintain some gender balance.

omnivore 18y ago
But she's not CS. She's like "breathing girl who wants to play with the boys at the cool company." That's the irony of the thing.
- tptacek 18y ago
  I'm trying to figure out what this comment means. What's a "breathing girl"? Who are "the boys"?
  - omnivore 18y ago
    It wasn't that deep a comment, at all. It was more like, she's a girl who wants to work a technical company but doesn't have discernible technical skills that she's touting. But as someone mentions downthread, she's just applying to be the secretary. So, I stand corrected. But there was no sexual innuendo embedded in my comment, at least not as intended it anyway in the slightest.
    - tptacek 18y ago
      Who are "the boys"? The technical people? I was pretty sure they had "girl" developers too. Also: we should acknowledge that there are technical roles that don't require lots of training; for instance, first-tier QA, or technical support.
  - noamsml 18y ago
    She's not dead.
indiejade 18y ago
Almost immediately after hearing that they were hiring, when Evan Williams was on Charlie Rose, I did something similarly creative (though not so public) for my application. The thousands-of-dollars bounty they put on the heads of finders of potential employees is so off-putting. Still crossing my fingers. :)

there 18y ago

am i missing where she says what her skills are that would actually make twitter want to hire her?

omnivore 18y ago
Nope. For that, you'd have to go to her personal blog..and even there, you don't get much. Blame Penelope Trunk. She creates these monsters.
- coglethorpe 18y ago
  "Blame Penelope Trunk. She creates these monsters." I'm going to leave HN for the day, because there isn't going to be a comment or submission to top that today.
- patio11 18y ago
  Here's as good a place as any in this thread to say this: a lot of the comments here are beneath HN. They're unprofessional, they add no value to the discussion, they do not help us sell more widgets to people, and they're needlessly mocking of real, actual people.
Brushfire 18y ago
Check out her resume. She has a degree in social sciences with no less than 5 concentrations, one of which is conflict resolution. Oh my! But then again, hiring a super excited person can be a benefit, as long as they stay excited, which may be difficult. The manic people of this world are difficult to wrangle. I think its safe to assume I'm skeptical. Also, just for her benefit, someone should tell her a 1 page resume is the norm for entry-level positions.
- yan 18y ago
  I think Apple calls these "product evangelists"
tptacek 18y ago
I don't think she's applying for Alex Payne's position, everyone. Ever work with a Director/Marketing, or even a Technical Product Manager? I'll trade 10 shots of "professional experience" for a single shot of engagement.

logic 18y ago

Just FYI: she's not looking for a CS-related position. She's apparently a great fit for being the CEO's executive admin. http://www.twittershouldhireme.com/executive-admin-to-the-ceo/ http://www.twittershouldhireme.com/executive-admin-to-the-ce...

anuraggoel 18y ago

Relentlessly resourceful. Twitter's new Founder Associate? http://twitter.jobscore.com/jobs/twitter/founderassociate/bQJwJGQfOr3zBkaaWP50_m http://twitter.jobscore.com/jobs/twitter/founderassociate/bQ...

ghost11 18y ago

Looks like the site is dog slow and overloaded by a little traffic. Mirrors the target company well.

gaius 18y ago
At least it's up. Maybe they could hire her for that.
- Barnabas 18y ago
  It's not up anymore. Maybe she's a better fit for Twitter than we thought!
aaronblohowiak 18y ago
Actually, her writing is forward, personal (sometimes a little too personal for my stodgy taste,) and affable. Her personality pours through what she does, and on twittershouldhireme.com and her personal blog, she expresses an understanding and passion for the hyper-social zeitgeist that is finally going mainstream. I'd say she is a great candidate to work at twitter, and agree with tptaceck below about how great it would be to have such motivated candidates.
- rrival 18y ago
  Yeah - if they don't want her after this, someone else will.
- herval 18y ago
  most interesting bit on her CV: "Why I Think The Recession Is Great" - http://www.brazencareerist.com/2009/01/22/why-i-think-the-recession-is-great http://www.brazencareerist.com/2009/01/22/why-i-think-the-re... oh, the irony...

tptacek 18y ago

Ever hire someone insanely smart and qualified and had them turn out to be a total dud? Ever object to a candidate, get talked down from a "NO HIRE", and then had that person turn out to be an absolute total rock star? I'd kill for a candidate pipeline that produced people like this. That's enthusiasm, initiative, and (a very small amount of) cleverness.

nir 18y ago
>I'd kill for a candidate pipeline that produced people like this. That's enthusiasm, initiative, and (a very small amount of) cleverness. Judging by these character traits, I'd wager the pipeline that produces people like this opens somewhere in LA. :)

speek 18y ago

You know... these types of sites are a great way to show your enthusiasm for a specific thing. I made a website (wpi-should-let-me-in.com) a while ago to get me into WPI. It worked, but unfortunately they didn't give me enough money. I wish you good luck and hope that Twitter sees that people like you will certainly be useful/helpful.

omnivore 18y ago

Oh and the whole idea is damn clever. She's going to get a job out of it, probably better than the one she's targeting.

wallflower 18y ago
For a better, more successful effort, check out Judson Collier's stop-motion video application to be community manager for CrowdSpring: http://blog.crowdspring.com/2008/12/12/can-he-really-do-handstands/ http://blog.crowdspring.com/2008/12/12/can-he-really-do-hand...

forkqueue 18y ago

I think she crossed the line from 'I'm so impressed by your company I'll make a big fuss to get hired' to 'I'm mildly unhinged'.

sam_in_nyc 18y ago
I'd still want to interview her. Even if she's crazy, she could be the right kind of crazy.
- brandnewlow 18y ago
  Would you want to hire someone who's a huge fan of the service vs. someone with some professional distance? I meet people who gush to me about the Windy Citizen sometimes and that's great, but I'm always a bit more impressed by the people who offer useful criticism of how to make the service better.
  - sam_in_nyc 18y ago
    It would ultimately depend on how the interview would go. I'm not sure she's so much an ass kisser as she is just really excited about the company. But I agree, giddiness and dog-like loyalty definitely do not impress me as much as useful criticism. That being said, I'd much prefer a highly motivated and happy employee, who feels the company and their role in it have meaning, to, oh, an employee slightly more productive who doesn't really care. Happy people are much better company.

timbowen 18y ago

Interesting idea, but the presentation is remarkably unprofessional. I mean... cookies + me = job? I think that the enthusiasm and originality is great but I just don't understand the tone of the site, considering it's intended application.

ahoyhere 18y ago
we r in ur servers, fixin ur twitterz. "Something is technically wrong. Thanks for noticing!" What does "professional" mean, exactly?

khangtoh 18y ago

My honest opinion, she should be a little more creative.

jmtame 18y ago

Here's my question for Jamie: why?

noamsml 18y ago

On the whole I am unimpressed. The idea is funny, but she doesn't have anything to back her initial wow value. If she really wants to get the job she should incorporate twitter into her site in a unique way and show rather than tell them that she is indeed capable of creative community-building.

zain 18y ago

Someone linked her to this comment thread and she responded on her twitter: Haha, they aren't very nice over there. Enthusiasm apparently is a threat to the bitter. http://twitter.com/jamievaron/status/1307535902 http://twitter.com/jamievaron/status/1307535902

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quellhorst 18y ago
Bitter? I already have a job. A job I created for myself. :)
- herval 18y ago
  not sure how does that keep you from being bitter...?
whather 18y ago
Looks like Recruiting_Diva from Twitter noticed and they want her to meet them at their offices: http://twitter.com/jamievaron http://twitter.com/jamievaron

markessien 18y ago

She should add a title tag on her front page, and very frankly, some pictures would do well to help her cause.

pierrefar 18y ago

Let's see: missing title tag on home page, inconsistent navigation. So much for polish.

quellhorst 18y ago

She made the site, but what the heck is she going to do working for twitter.

plusbryan 18y ago

We actually just had a guy walk in our door out of the blue to ask for a job. It didn't come off as 'motivated' -- rather, a little creepy.

antipax 18y ago

... Creepy much? If I saw this, I'd be more creeped out than impressed. Especially the part about dreaming about Evan Williams.

deleted 18y ago

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utnick 18y ago

Others that are similar: http://www.googlepleasehireme.com/ http://www.googlepleasehireme.com/ http://hiremejimmyfallon.com/ http://hiremejimmyfallon.com/ http://www.hiremeseth.com/ http://www.hiremeseth.com/ http://www.hiremealiciakeys.com http://www.hiremealiciakeys.com

tobych 18y ago
http://www.youshouldhireme.com/ http://www.youshouldhireme.com/

arjunb 18y ago

Kind of ironic that she created a blog, instead of a twitter feed, for this.

jonursenbach 18y ago

Aim high.

azharcs 18y ago

I did something silly like this too a year back, sent a tweet to Evan Williams asking for a job and he replied too with "Great, Do you code" kind of tweet. http://twitter.com/azharcs/status/781605391 http://twitter.com/azharcs/status/781605391