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by fecak 14y ago
This is my thought exactly. Recruiter here, 15 years with software engineers. The concept is interesting, and I dislike what many recruiters do to give the industry a bad reputation. That said, you are contacting a select pool of self-ident
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How to Hire Geeks, Brand Your Shop, and Beat the Talent Shortage(jobtipsforgeeks.com)
3 points by fecak 14y ago|1 comments
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by fecak 14y ago
Recruiter of software engineers here, and liked the article. I can't begin to estimate what percentage of job changes are attributed to the work of recruiters (recruiting firms, not internal company recruiters), but I think that one reason
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by fecak 14y ago
I do think that the day/time an article was posted and also who posted are fairly large contributors to being on the front page. I've written a few articles that have made the front page this year. In at least two instances, I posted the a
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by fecak 14y ago
Author here, and some good points raised. A couple thoughts: * If an engineer explained why he preferred Linux to windows, he wouldn't be thorough if he didn't at least have some understanding as to why Linux was a better solution. I woul
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by fecak 14y ago
Author here, points well taken, and your illustration is pretty close to my intent. I'd say regarding a specific tool, a great engineer could probably solve the problem at hand effectively without having to rely on any one specific tool.
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by fecak 14y ago
Author here. That is a very interesting point. My point was that great engineers will know which tool is optimal yet will be able to identify a new solution. I could certainly see situations where perhaps an ego causes someone to always
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by fecak 14y ago
Author here. I probably could have written 'I hate solving problems using technology' instead of 'I hate programming'. The point, as you noted, was that the challenge of solving problems with code never gets old. Rewriting repetitive cod
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Things Great Engineers (almost) Never Say(jobtipsforgeeks.com)
1 points by fecak 14y ago|0 comments
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by fecak 14y ago
You really think the recruitment model is a great model? Just curious, great for who? I've been a recruiter for 15 years, and there are some glowing flaws with the model that are being exposed right now. I've written two articles about i
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by fecak 14y ago
A follow-up, let's keep the dialogue going http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4575909
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Disrupt Tech Recruiting II - So You Want Ari Gold?(jobtipsforgeeks.com)
5 points by fecak 14y ago|0 comments
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by fecak 14y ago
I didn't recognize the demand until I began hearing from independent consultants asking for advice or talking about abandoning their business because they wanted to focus n coding and not marketing and their 'brand'. They liked the work the
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by fecak 14y ago
The difference is you only use a realtor when you are buying (or selling) a home. Realtors don't talk to you 6 months after buying a home and suggest putting in a pool or a sun room to add future value to the home. As a manager/agent during
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by fecak 14y ago
Well put. I actually thought about proposing a model where a candidate gives me a target salary, and agent bonus could be 1/2 difference between target and actual salary (where salary is above target obviously).
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by fecak 14y ago
Not sure if you are trying to help my model here? If you are interested, please elaborate.
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by fecak 14y ago
I would fire me too if I were telling people specific questions in an interview. I tell things like to expect a whiteboard exercise, even if I'm not sure it will be given. I would never give a interview question or something meant to surpri
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by fecak 14y ago
The name difference is just syntax, it doesn't make a difference what you call the person (a developer is not going to have a manager and an agent, but could have one person that handles a whole host of things for him/her). "Trust me: nobod
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by fecak 14y ago
My thought was an annual fee for representation, with some bonus after a search. The one function of an agent that hasn't really been picked up is career guidance. Perhaps 'manager' is a better word from an entertainment career parallel ter
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by fecak 14y ago
True. Could be negotiated with company during the process perhaps. I know recruiters who have been given stock in lieu of fee by firms.
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by fecak 14y ago
That may be oversimplifying things just a bit, but if you are good at everything a recruiter does perhaps you don't need one. Some people do their own taxes, some don't. What if I were to tell you that, in negotiating a job 15 years ago, yo
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by fecak 14y ago
Author here. In your case, probably through the network of your former clients and the networks of your candidate pool. It's tough to do without some cold calling, but when recruiters cold call companies they are saying 'I have a candidat
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by fecak 14y ago
"what kind of bubble are we in" - good question, and that was the key point. Tech recruiting is a big business, but recruiting in lots of other industries is not nearly as big. Why is that? There are more programmers than athletes and Hol
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by fecak 14y ago
That depends on how you pay your agent. If you pay an agent an annual fee not tied to a job change or activity, that agent would not be financially motivated to have you move. I think the model works best with a long term relationship wit
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by fecak 14y ago
Author here, I appreciate your $0.02. It's more important for tech recruiters to know about what candidates are and are not qualified for than to know actual code and such, but we've all heard stories about back-end and server side folks g
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by fecak 14y ago
OP here, and that's great to hear. My idea would be to represent careers regardless of the contract or perm hire scenario. Recruiters tend to handle a lot of that stuff for independents anyway (depending on corporation status and such).
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by fecak 14y ago
Author here. If you want to discuss, I'm easy to find.
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by fecak 14y ago
Author here. You think paying a buck or two will stop a recruiter that could make 20K? Small investment if the resume looks strong!
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by fecak 14y ago
Author here. There are quite a few services an agent could provide, and you mention a few. Handling incoming inquiries (forward LinkedIn requests from recruiters to your agent), help maintain and build your brand (speaking engagements, se
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by fecak 14y ago
Author here. Good points you made here. As I mentioned before, I can't see there being any reason why the agent couldn't charge at least some fee to the company as well (which would be greatly reduced from what recruiters are charging now

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