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by fecak 13y ago
Entry-level tend to fall into two categories in my experience. One are the "...but I'm willing to negotiate" types that end up getting 10K less than their likely value, and the others are the ones who ask for some stupid numb
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by fecak 13y ago
No argument here - if you walk into any hiring situation without some knowledge of fair market value, you are in a bad spot. I think candidates don't prepare for the question as well as they should and try to improvise on the spot, and
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by fecak 13y ago
This is poor advice. When you say "I'm always open to negotiating", you've immediately lost to a degree. Think about these two scenarios: Q: "How much are you seeking?" A1: "I'm looking for 80K"
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by fecak 13y ago
First, if you are exclusively (or primarily) applying through online applications I'd strong suggest you reconsider your search strategy. That strategy is not nearly as effective as getting in through a side door - the front door is cr
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by fecak 13y ago
Recruiter here, and this is exactly right. Three good sentences in a 'cover letter' and you won't even make me need to read the resume at all. You should be able to do it in under five minutes. I wrote an article a few weeks
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by fecak 13y ago
I recruit engineers for startups and small companies around PA/NY, and I'm likely part of what you would consider the problem. I've worked with companies that had high turnover and horrible process, and some with almost no tu
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by fecak 13y ago
Sounds like an issue of pride.
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by fecak 13y ago
This, put simply, is likely a marketing and sales problem. Someone can have all the skills in the world and suffer unemployment if they don't know how to package and sell them. Conversely, there are some poor developers who always have
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by fecak 13y ago
This is a statement on hiring and selection from the employer's side, but the advice about tweaking resumes and jumping through hoops is likely to help the job seeker. I don't think OldCoder is in a position to criticize hiring pr
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by fecak 13y ago
What is wrong with making an effort to get a job you want?
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by fecak 13y ago
A thank you is far from mandatory, but not writing one is a missed opportunity to be seen as an excellent candidate. The thank you note isn't about gratitude (though it's included), but it's about an additional opportunity to
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by fecak 13y ago
I would guess that your startup experience wasn't all that recent? I'd say Java has been somewhat out of favor with most startups, at least in my area, for at least the past 5-7 years.
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by fecak 13y ago
Articles about Java don't usually do well on HN, and something about Glassfish (which never had any significant adoption whatsoever) getting any votes surprises me. I've run a JUG fir 14 years, and most of my membership these days
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How to Succeed in Software Without a CS Degree(jobtipsforgeeks.com)
1 points by fecak 13y ago|0 comments
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by fecak 13y ago
I know I've had at least a couple clients (recruiter) show some actual production code during the interview process, and there have been stories here on HN about companies giving candidates real (not scenarios) issues to address during
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by fecak 13y ago
I was expecting a more critical piece as well, but I'm not sure the words "speak out" gave me that impression as much as the fact that it was (a) a survey about Java and (b) HN front page news. Java is not always a popular to
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by fecak 13y ago
It doesn't say much. This survey will likely be picked up by Java news sources and read by Java devs, since there don't seem to be many surveys geared towards Java devs these days. Maybe some of them will check out Scala. Why woul
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by fecak 13y ago
Why would this be considered "an outright lie"? Does "speak out" always have to be attributed to negative opinions? This article wasn't perceived as negative towards Java in my eyes, but one could say that the respo
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by fecak 13y ago
A course on resume, interview, job search, and negotiation skills should be available on every college campus, but I have no idea how many schools offer it. When dealing with students and entry-level candidates, it seems they are often gett
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by fecak 13y ago
As an aside, I think it's pretty impressive that a post by someone who graduated high school 8 months ago is being discussed and debated on the top of HN. He says he is looking for an internship, hopefully he will get some interest. Ku
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by fecak 13y ago
The primary issue with this comparison is that Lebron James doesn't have to be the best player in basketball to command the highest salary. Court productivity is what the author is measuring, but the true measure is how much a player w
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by fecak 13y ago
This is the key to the whole post in my eyes. At first you get one gig, then can't get any gigs, and then get flooded with work after making one change. It seems that the change might have been a significant event. Based on the dates g
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by fecak 13y ago
I certainly can't get into a data debate with a data scientist, but do you think part of the reason SF companies aren't offering remote work is that they don't have to? The biggest tech market would seem least likely to need
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by fecak 13y ago
Vacation was on the list (line with reasonable hours) but I didn't go into detail as it seemed self-explanatory. Personally, I never assume applicants hate their job. In this market, people have incentive to shop around, and movement b
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by fecak 13y ago
Dress code could have made this list. Conference budget is something I considered, but that also costs out-of-pocket for the firm. I didn't mention benefits for the same cost reason. I've actually had conference costs written into
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by fecak 13y ago
It could be the places I spend my time online (including HN), but employee demand for remote work is growing and I expect it will take a relatively small number of companies changing policy for remote work to gain momentum. Right now obviou
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When You Can't Compete On Salary: Tech Talent on a Budget(jobtipsforgeeks.com)
11 points by fecak 13y ago|9 comments
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by fecak 13y ago
One benefit of working with agency recruiters is that you can find out at least parts of the comp plan (vaca, 401k, bennies) without having to ask directly. If you walk in and start asking 'what's in it for me?' questions bef
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by fecak 13y ago
He also wrote this http://www.linuxtoday.com/infrastructure/2001022100120OPBZCY
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by fecak 13y ago
I wasn't claiming it was or wasn't (those are ESR's words). My point was that if it were true, would the poster's opinion be different. I'd be curious as to how many people would actually pay past open source contri

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