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by mandytolliver 12y ago
Good webapp, that! You're doing something right! Network effects always start with a small, dense network. Do you have a tight group of software developer friends? Have them sign up, share, talk to their bosses about hiring other deve
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Spam could be an issue. But they say they screen contacts, so it looks like it could work.
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Yes, it's just feel. A peppy intelligent response will give me a more positive feel than no response or a cold, guarded response. That is far from a good indicator, but it is a start. And if the communication goes well, I can schedule
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Thanks! So I see that the concept exists and is considered a sign of maturity, not rudeness. Good! I think I'll do it. As to whether it is through my network or not -- I'll try my network, but a well-phrased email that shows I am
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Wow, great! And the idea of getting my resume passed on is very much secondary -- the main purpose here is informational only -- I want to learn about the company.
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Employers often prefer passive candidates to actives--it's the "playing hard to get" thing. As to the informational interview -- is that also the term used when the candidate makes contact to a peer? If so, then it's goo
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
OK, getting a referral is good. The link to my personal site has the role of a resume -- it is to show that I'm not sure random person off the street, I am someone who may well be worth recruiting. The idea is that the contact will see
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Good idea! You got the best of both worlds: Even though you didn't know anyone, you were able to contact someone who you were already "connected" to.
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Thanks, and I think you could combine the two in a softball opener. For example, you could say -- "Developing Augmented Reality apps fascinates me, and Example.com seems to be a leader. Do you really get to do leading-edge work in Aug
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
I completely agree. But it's still possible to respond neutrally, truthfully, and informatively. For example, it's possible to just answer with positive aspects and leave out the negatives--that's still valuable info. Or some
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Thanks. For some of these companies, I don't know anyone. Would you just cold-email someone, even if you didn't have any acquaintances there?
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Thanks, that makes sense. But if you don't know anyone, why not find some developer and their email address (a bit of Google-Fu will do it) and contact them? To me, it seems polite enough. Wouldn't _you_ answer such an email if it
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Sure thing, this is about the exploration stage when I am just wondering what workplaces are right for me.
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Thank you folks. I'm still wondering though -- why don't we hear of this more often?
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Ask HN: Do you cold-contact peers when considering working at a company?
21 points by mandytolliver 13y ago|40 comments
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
The job market is messed up. Why can't hackers do something about it, at least for the jobs that WE want???
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by mandytolliver 13y ago
Strange how employers have to dig through HN profiles or LinkedIn accounts to find the good ones -- and many of us just don't WANT any offers at all. I wish I could say "Job's not so awful I gotta move, but I want to hack for real, please,
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by mandytolliver 14y ago
Right, I signed up after trying out the quiz. It was the cute idea that brought me in, not the graphic design (though that's pretty good). I'd say that FiveYearItch exists to get people job offers. So, the graphic design is not core, and y
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by mandytolliver 14y ago
Can you do more minor graphical changes, and A/B-test those?
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by mandytolliver 14y ago
Yes, absolutely, I specified those things and more in my FiveYearItch profile, and at least on that score it's been good -- some employers apparently don't want to contact me if they think I'm asking for too much :-) but the ones who do mak
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by mandytolliver 14y ago
Thanks, yes, FiveYearItch got me some other good offers. Some had significantly higher pay. But at this point, that's not my top priority. It's a choice between the comfortable job I have now and the "hot startup" in SF
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Ask HN: Should I take a downgrade to work in a better company?
7 points by mandytolliver 14y ago|16 comments
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by mandytolliver 14y ago
Rand Paul, Justin Amash, Jason Chaffetz. Is some sanity creeping into our political system?
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Ask HN: What's a good pay bump to ask for in switching jobs?
7 points by mandytolliver 14y ago|2 comments
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by mandytolliver 14y ago
Study up on Martine Rothblatt. Per Wikipedia, "she is responsible for launching several communications satellite companies, including the first nationwide vehicle location system (Geostar, 1983), the first private international spacecom pro
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PunditTracker: Bringing Accountability to the Prediction Industry(pundittracker.com)
1 points by mandytolliver 14y ago|0 comments
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by mandytolliver 14y ago
What Udacity and EdX are missing is (1) verifiable testing; (2) accreditation. They are just starting on this with the Pearson deal. But SJSU can provide the accreditation. But verifying that someone who could be in Bangor or Bangkok is rea
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by mandytolliver 14y ago
Every minute you're late is a minute in which YOU are relaxed but the OTHER person is wasting time waiting for you.
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by mandytolliver 14y ago
Is it really getting _worse_? People have always been late. And the post mixes business with pleasure: A staff meeting and a party are quite different things.
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by mandytolliver 14y ago
Mobile phones can help: If you always know exactly where the other person is (not when the claim they'll get to the meeting), you can time your travel to match theirs. We really need an smartphone app for that, leveraging GPS.

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