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by fecak 9y ago
And going forward the issue could also become on-the-job performance, where it could potentially come up where one team member underperformed. In a large consulting company environment the solution is easy (remove and replace), but with thi
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by fecak 9y ago
Thanks, but I'm not sure I understand your comment. Where does it say anything about the rules of this proposed idea? Isn't this a hypothetical?
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I've almost hired full teams for my clients a few times as a recruiter. There tend to be a couple issues with this model. For one, what if the hiring company interviews the team and wants 7 of the 10? The team has to make a decision to
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by fecak 9y ago
20 year recovering recruiter here (now more focused on providing services to help job seekers). I think at least some of the animosity job seekers have for recruiters is that they may feel recruiters are designing these types of esoteric in
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by fecak 9y ago
Whether to stay or leave is obviously an important decision that can impact your career, and you may not want to base it on something as simple as the things you've mentioned here. Of the things you mention, there seem to be two primar
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by fecak 9y ago
If your looking to talk this through live with someone and bounce ideas about career and such, I do coaching for lots of job seekers (also resume writing, bios, etc.) and have worked with a number of HN'ers over the past few years. Muc
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by fecak 9y ago
Really impressive work. I'm a resume writer, career coach, and tech recruiter with nearly 20 years working for startups, and this is the kind of thing that definitely will get you in the door at most employers. As an FYI, I know your r
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by fecak 9y ago
In my experience, it's much easier to suggest that some element of the comp package or expectations that wasn't salary (benefits contribution, 401k, options, PTO, work hours expectations, bonus) didn't align with your expecta
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by fecak 9y ago
Looks like this article is dated a couple weeks ago, which surprised me in that the article neglects to mention the rather popular movement and trend of cities in the US making it illegal to ask for your current salary. I believe it started
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In my experience it's not a high percentage, but enough numbers overall to see some enterprise veteran discrimination. It's often diagnosed as ageism, though I don't think that's the case as I do see several 40-50 someth
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by fecak 9y ago
The enterprise filter in my experience gets stronger as the enterprise dev stays in that space. As an example, a dev with say 4 years of experience overall that happens to be working at a bank who might have had some solid internship and si
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by fecak 9y ago
The piece also says "Programmers who used Java or C# (when interviewing with us) go on to pass interviews with companies at half the rate of programmers who use Ruby or JavaScript." I might be reading that wrong, but I took that a
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by fecak 9y ago
This is really good advice, and something I've advised to countless devs over the years. You can overcome some of that stigma by doing a side project in another language or even something outside the realm (like an IoT thing). Many Jav
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by fecak 9y ago
I've seen quite a bit of 'discrimination' against enterprise devs by startups over the past ten years as a recruiter (and JUG president for 15 years), and the data in this piece regarding Java/C# devs failing more interv
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by fecak 9y ago
That's refreshing to hear that you've got some experienced team members in place or on call, and although career advice is clearly not 'one-size-fits-all' I've learned over the years that there are certainly many pi
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by fecak 9y ago
I also provide private career advisory/coaching and resume services to many in the tech sector, and I'm a mod on a Reddit sub that answers compsci career questions (r/cscareerquestions), so this caught my eye. The biggest que
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by fecak 9y ago
I'm just seeing this now (I just got an email from someone that mentioned it), but thanks to everyone for the kind words about my services and I'd be happy to take a look at your resume (or anyone else that might like a 2nd set of
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by fecak 9y ago
Resume writer here to add that the STAR technique applies to resume writing as well. For any accomplishment on a resume, it's ideal to have these four items covered in at least some detail.
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by fecak 9y ago
OP is talking about a jump to entrepreneurship. Why would an entrepreneur talk to a recruiter about their salary? If OP is considering a move to contract software development work, your advice could be relevant to OP not offering his&#x2F
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Google Quietly Launches ‘Badass’ Hiring Tool for Employers(eremedia.com)
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by fecak 10y ago
As someone who writes resumes/CVs for people and has had a long career as a tech recruiter, this was interesting on a number of levels. Lots of resume writers don't even bother with summary statements, but I always use them, and m
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by fecak 10y ago
Funny enough, I'm a recruiter by trade. We walk an impossible line with candidates, particularly when demand is so high (candidates care a lot less when the economy is down, and I used to get job seekers acting like my best friend in
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by fecak 10y ago
As someone who coaches job seekers, I couldn't help but notice that these are identical tips I give to my clients when sending out a contact to a potential new employer. Most "cold" email techniques can be boiled down to &quo
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by fecak 10y ago
I've got ~20 years of recruiting for startups, write resumes (and profiles, etc), and coach job seekers. 50 apps and 15 interviews isn't a bad result in most cases, so you seem relatively effective in getting interviews. Whatever
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by fecak 10y ago
As my background is in recruiting (which is quite helpful in resume writing), this is well put overall. A resume writers is just trying to position you as best as possible to get in the door, whereas a recruiter typically is just trying to
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by fecak 10y ago
To clarify "resume and coaching clients", I'm a resume writer, and I also do quite a bit of coaching/consulting one-on-one for people (mostly software engineers) on career topics. Job search strategies, how to position t
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by fecak 10y ago
When writing LinkedIn profiles for my resume and coaching clients, I advise them to turn endorsements "off". Under the Skills section is a "Adjust Endorsement Settings" listing that you can click to turn it off. Endorsem
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by fecak 10y ago
My answer would depend on several factors. Has she ever tried coding, and if so does she see herself enjoying it as something she'd be doing several hours a day? What is her reason for an interest in programming? Is it an interest in t
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by fecak 10y ago
I have a bit of a different theory on this, based on my experience as a recruiter for almost 20 years. I should clarify that I don't even ask for current salary anymore in dialogue with my candidates. If you know your current market va
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by fecak 10y ago
Philadelphia just passed a very similar law, which goes into effect in a month or two I believe.

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