lynnetye

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by lynnetye 8y ago
I have these types of existential crises about once every two years. Sometimes I just feel incredibly uninspired, which then leads to restlessness. It sounds like this might be what you're feeling, too? That loneliness you described is
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Some of the values are specific to software engineering (i.e. pair programming, agile methodologies), but it’s more that the profiles are of the engineering team(s) within a given company. As you can imagine, there are subcultures within an
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by lynnetye 8y ago
I tend to work with many (and for small startups, all) of the current engineers on the team to write their profile. I also encourage companies to incorporate honest statements from their team members and provide links to their Github /
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Sounds like that company’s definition doesn’t resonate with you. Perfect. Now you know not to even bother applying. You might find more of what you’re looking for here: https://www.keyvalues.com/finding-worklife-balance-in-t
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Trust me, once I have enough teams to make using AND logic a good user experience, I will!
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Replied to a comment below that touches on this, but the whole point is for teams to explain what things like “Open Communication” and “Fast-Paced Environment” mean to them . You can read how each team qualifies each of their value selecti
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Key Values' staff is just me, Lynne. (Hi there!) Companies self-select the 8 values that best describe their engineering culture, and then I work closely w/ them to qualify them. All of the content is curated, and it takes a lot o
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by lynnetye 8y ago
I'm sure you can read books, listen to podcasts, and find online resources to learn basic principles and guide your learning, but I'd highly recommend hiring a sales coach / guru. I struggled w/ sales for ~8 months and t
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by lynnetye 8y ago
I was a software engineer looking for full-time jobs a couple of years ago and it blew my mind how terrible the process was. There are _many_ problems in recruiting, but three things really bothered me during my search: 1. Information asymm
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by lynnetye 8y ago
You can find more than just 3 great questions to ask your interviewers on Culture Queries: https://www.keyvalues.com/culture-queries
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What developer advocates do(keyvalues.com)
93 points by lynnetye 8y ago|28 comments
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by lynnetye 8y ago
I wasn't kidding at all! I once found my ~4yo niece watching a series of YouTube videos that were just close ups of adult hands unwrapping small toys. Zero animations. No audio or editing. The video had a million views or something. (I
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by lynnetye 8y ago
I just watched a few minutes of "Ryan disappear[s] through a Secret Portal in the house to the North Pole" and am thoroughly impressed. Clearly a lot goes into the concepts, sets, and overall production of these videos. I don&#x27
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by lynnetye 8y ago
I'm so excited for the team at Repl.it! A million users in the last month is phenomenal, and evidence of a great product. Congratulations! Ps. I love your /jobs.
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by lynnetye 8y ago
I really appreciate #3 about founder-led sales. Even if you don't make the mistake of bringing in a VP of Sales too early, it's easy for founders to get lost during this stage of the company. When founders struggle to get those
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Engineering whiteboard interviews: yay or nay?(keyvalues.com)
196 points by lynnetye 8y ago|359 comments
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by lynnetye 8y ago
> Sometimes things don't work. How do we know that the current format isn't working 100x better than the previous format? A previous version of the homepage was a personal favorite of mine (and it doesn't exist anymore!),
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by lynnetye 8y ago
I don't think many candidates tell the recruiter they're working with to be less greedy, nor do many employers tell candidates this. My point is that there's an extremely wide range of scenarios that both parties see, and mos
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by lynnetye 8y ago
It's possible this is because of the context. All of these recruiters/talent managers are from companies who have engineering profiles on Key Values. Their team has already spent a lot of time articulating what their engineering v
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by lynnetye 8y ago
To be completely honest, I also felt a lot of frustration towards recruiters when I first started working on Key Values. (It might be one of the reasons why I built it...) In the last year though, I've met a wide variety of people with
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What technical recruiters want from engineering candidates(keyvalues.com)
174 points by lynnetye 8y ago|205 comments
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Without even knowing you, I want to say that you're probably not too picky. You may have overestimated your skills though, or maybe you've just forgotten which of your skills are most appealing to startups. My full-time job is con
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Good point. I'm also extremely competitive, but I like competing on teams more than I do as an individual. However, I've worked w/ people who are competitive with their peers/colleagues/coworkers. These are people t
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by lynnetye 8y ago
I think about this a lot. Here's a little brain dump: Too many people are playing a numbers game, which creates a lot of noise. The noise makes it easy to miss good connections. Inexperienced people (on both sides) are looking for the
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by lynnetye 8y ago
Feel free to share your answer to the same question! Also, what's your product?
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How engineers can stand out from the applicant pool(keyvalues.com)
251 points by lynnetye 8y ago|144 comments
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by lynnetye 9y ago
It isn't abnormal to outgrow current positions, teams, or even companies as time goes on. Not only do we change as individuals (we grow up, want different things in life, start families, etc.), but companies also change (they hire more
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by lynnetye 9y ago
This is more specific to engineering teams, but I'd say that if a company has a diverse engineering team, they're doing a pretty good job with diversity overall: https://www.keyvalues.com/diverse-engineering-teams
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by lynnetye 9y ago
I have no idea why job descriptions look the way they do today, but I've devoted the last ~9 months of my life encouraging companies, specifically engineering teams, to provide more information up front about who they are and what it&#
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by lynnetye 9y ago
As scary as it may be to start anew, I hope you're also really excited! I've changed careers twice now (maybe three times actually) since graduating college in 2010. I think the best thing you can do is take a real step back and t

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