Peroni

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   by Peroni 13y ago

   but at present there is precious little feedback given. That's a massive pain point right there. Even the best candidates bemoan the fact that they rarely get feedback from interviews so you might possibly be on to something. Either
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   by Peroni 13y ago

   There's one significant factor not being considered here. Poor quality candidates. Let's assume Candidate A decides to pay for this service. Turns out that Candidate A has limited experience and the experience they have is poor at
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   Ruby Tips Part 1(globaldev.co.uk)

   48 points by Peroni 13y ago|14 comments
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   by Peroni 13y ago

   Odd. Hadn't spotted that. Apologies for the repost.
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   A horrifying accelerator story that you’ll need to read twice(torbit.davidgcohen.com)

   5 points by Peroni 13y ago|2 comments
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   by Peroni 13y ago

   BIRTH: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview... Built in Haxe, OpenFL and HaxeFlixel NOTE: Built by https://twitter.com/grayhaze - He's a HN lurker and doesn't hav
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   by Peroni 13y ago

   You mention you have two young kids. What's the education system like in general for kids in Rwanda?
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   by Peroni 13y ago

   Err on the side of psychopathic. Seriously. This post sums it up well: http://melbel.hubpages.com/hub/Unicru
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   by Peroni 13y ago

   I disagree. We have a handful of senior devs being paid in excess of £70k. There are plenty of non-finance companies paying similar salaries. £80k-£90k is relatively common for a senior developer in London.
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    I assume there is no validation required to prove you own the domain you are selling? Example: http://i.imgur.com/VHd5uVg.png
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    It really depends on your definition of crap. London dev salaries range from £24k for absolute juniors to £120k+ for the top 2%. Contractors fare substantially better. In my recruiter days I placed a Python developer who had experience with
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    Magnified in large London corporates yes but there are only a tiny percentage of 'decent tech companies' that fit that criteria. I was referring to the likes of Facebook UK, Google, Badoo, Songkick, etc.
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    I wonder if recruiters recruiting recruits for recruiting are substantially better at it than when the same recruiters recruit for clients Here in the UK that's called 'rec to rec' and I promise you, they are generally shoc
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    it would explain why Europe lags so far behind the US in tech startups The primary reason Europe lags behind is the substantial lack of investors & VC's. The case highlighted by the author is typical of large corporates but if yo
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    Fluff is caused by job seekers perception of what are the 'must haves' for a CV. Try reviewing CV's for Customer Service roles and you will be amazed at the fluff folk put under hobbies & interests. People assume that the
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    I believe the title is highlighting something most folk will miss. Hopwood and Kopf have a fascinating back-and-forth in the comments section. Whilst the article itself is a good read, the comments (which I would have otherwise skipped) are
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    Poll: Do you personally check references for developers you want to hire?

    1 points by Peroni 13y ago|0 comments
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    Yes I take references on every potential hire
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    No. I never check references.
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    Occasionally check them.
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    Given the plethora of comments, this will likely get buried but I'll weigh in regardless as those who suffer from the anxiety issues the author mentioned will likely scroll through most of the comments. Every issue the author mentioned
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    Interesting. I'm surprised the categories listed are so vague. I partly expected it to be tech orientated.
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    Out of curiosity, what's the issue with PayMill? I always assumed they were a decent alternative?
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    Confidence plays a massive role in success. If you can balance the fine line between confidence and arrogance you'll find more doors open up to you than ever before.
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    You say it's not supposed to yet my quote was taken directly from the first line of the campaign page.
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    I don't think I'd go so far as to say it's inappropriate however I certainly think it's pointless. I really don't understand how this helps "...to encourage women to excel in computing and technology".
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    To add to the confusion, the application form has gender as a required field where you can select 'male' as an option.
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    Tough question. I personally can't see how paying for a small group of women who essentially are winning a contest can even begin to encourage other women to attend tech events. If the grant was aimed at both genders but specifically f
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    Google offering grants to women to attend tech conferences.(google.com)

    24 points by Peroni 13y ago|67 comments
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    by Peroni 13y ago

    Rather than limit the reply count, I'd much rather see a collapsable comment system. Can't imagine it's top of PG's priority list though.