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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
by 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 agoBut 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 agoI'm trying to figure out what this comment means. What's a "breathing girl"? Who are "the boys"?
- omnivore 18y agoIt 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 agoWho 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 agoShe's not dead.
- indiejade 18y agoAlmost 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. :)