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I often describe LinkedIn as a bunch of business people, who have a website. It's not a tech company and the hiring reflects that.

by dsl 13y ago

mncaudill 13y ago
Seriously? http://blog.linkedin.com/2011/01/11/open-source-linkedin-kafka/ http://blog.linkedin.com/2011/01/11/open-source-linkedin-kaf... http://blog.linkedin.com/2009/03/20/project-voldemort-scaling-simple-storage-at-linkedin/ http://blog.linkedin.com/2009/03/20/project-voldemort-scalin...
darth_aardvark 13y ago
I was an engineering intern there for a summer. The interviews were as difficult as any other tech company in the valley, as was the workload. It is most certainly a tech company.
memmove 13y ago
dsl, no offense, but you seem to have a problem with any company that doesn't hire/provide employment to your average local community college CS grad and instead hires globally based purely on merit. Linkedin interviews are on par with facebook/google et al.
- dsl 13y ago
  Really, now the sock puppets are coming out? I hire people purely on technical merit, I don't even bother reviewing educational credentials. I am opposed to abusing the H1-B system rather than opening offices overseas to bring in skilled labor and raise local standards of living.
  - memmove 13y ago
    Opening new offices overseas is obviously not feasible in all cases and scalable. And I don't think companies like Linkedin, Facebook, Google etc abuse the H1-B system. People there are genuinely smart. However, there are certain consulting companies like Accenture, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, various body shops etc that abuse the shit out of it. The govt. should definitely be more proactive in banning these companies and not play to the likes of NASSCOM. Infact, I'd argue that the govt. should come up with a whitelist of companies to grant H1-Bs to.
  - gergles 13y ago
    LinkedIn does have overseas offices. http://www.buzzom.com/2011/11/linkedin-opens-a-technology-centre-in-bangalore/ http://www.buzzom.com/2011/11/linkedin-opens-a-technology-ce...
- jasallen 13y ago
  I don't know anything about dsl's commenting history, but this comment sounds elitist. Not sure if you meant it that way, but your point would have been made without the implication that top schools are a requirement to be globally meritorious.

I often describe LinkedIn as a bunch of business people, who have a website. It's not a tech company and the hiring reflects that.

by dsl 13y ago

I often describe LinkedIn as a bunch of business people, who have a website. It's not a tech company and the hiring reflects that.

mncaudill 13y ago

Seriously? http://blog.linkedin.com/2011/01/11/open-source-linkedin-kafka/ http://blog.linkedin.com/2011/01/11/open-source-linkedin-kaf... http://blog.linkedin.com/2009/03/20/project-voldemort-scaling-simple-storage-at-linkedin/ http://blog.linkedin.com/2009/03/20/project-voldemort-scalin...

darth_aardvark 13y ago

I was an engineering intern there for a summer. The interviews were as difficult as any other tech company in the valley, as was the workload. It is most certainly a tech company.

memmove 13y ago

dsl, no offense, but you seem to have a problem with any company that doesn't hire/provide employment to your average local community college CS grad and instead hires globally based purely on merit. Linkedin interviews are on par with facebook/google et al.

dsl 13y ago
Really, now the sock puppets are coming out? I hire people purely on technical merit, I don't even bother reviewing educational credentials. I am opposed to abusing the H1-B system rather than opening offices overseas to bring in skilled labor and raise local standards of living.
- memmove 13y ago
  Opening new offices overseas is obviously not feasible in all cases and scalable. And I don't think companies like Linkedin, Facebook, Google etc abuse the H1-B system. People there are genuinely smart. However, there are certain consulting companies like Accenture, Infosys, TCS, Cognizant, various body shops etc that abuse the shit out of it. The govt. should definitely be more proactive in banning these companies and not play to the likes of NASSCOM. Infact, I'd argue that the govt. should come up with a whitelist of companies to grant H1-Bs to.
- gergles 13y ago
  LinkedIn does have overseas offices. http://www.buzzom.com/2011/11/linkedin-opens-a-technology-centre-in-bangalore/ http://www.buzzom.com/2011/11/linkedin-opens-a-technology-ce...
jasallen 13y ago
I don't know anything about dsl's commenting history, but this comment sounds elitist. Not sure if you meant it that way, but your point would have been made without the implication that top schools are a requirement to be globally meritorious.