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So my first question when clicking through was what do you mean by popular: Popular by number of applications they get. I understand that this sort of post is
by richardjordan 14y ago
So my first question when clicking through was what do you mean by popular:
Popular by number of applications they get.
I understand that this sort of post is promoting the underlying service blogging about the topic. I know it's a fairly common approach on Hacker News, and it's fine, I discover a lot of great blogs and interesting stuff that way. Not sure this really tells me much though. The statistical validity of this sample is definitely questionable so I am not sure it even works on its own terms.
Also, I suspect "Quora is basically an Indian site" might be seen as contentious, though I found the traffic stat interesting.
- andyjsong 14y agoHi Richard, I wrote the post, what would you like me to clarify?
- richardjordan 14y agoOh I don't think it was unclear. It's nicely written. I am just not convinced that it tells us a whole lot, if you know what I mean. The over-representation of Quora in your sample's applicant behavior being the exception.
- andyjsong 14y agoYeah I know what you mean. I'd love to talk off the record, but since I have to balance between the companies and user's privacy that is the most I could disclose. One thing I can disclose, the shotgun style of applying to all the company works. Out of all the cohorts, by percentage, more interns were hired than full-timers because they were open to applying to "lesser known" companies. This is also advantageous because the interns could pick which companies they wanted to work with. The intern cohort might have also had better success because there is no barrier to entry with H1Bs.