shail

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   by shail 13y ago

   beer
2. 32.▲
   by shail 13y ago

   I think you said it correctly. And I should write a blog post explaining it better. The reason many companies screw up on hiring is because its difficult. But to be honest, even after hearing lots of negative feedback from candidate's
3. 33.▲
   by shail 13y ago

   I agree. If I rename myself as recruiter, I fit in well in the system. In fact candidates will be happy to talk to me because I am much more technical than non-tech recruiters. I think my positioning is biting me :).
4. 34.▲
   by shail 13y ago

   > who hate the idea of talking to outside recruiters Wonder why? Could you list the reason. My guess is you would find my response in that.
5. 35.▲
   by shail 13y ago

   Well, I have worked on mostly very early stage startups. Very rarely in a big corporation except my last employment. After that I have been working on my own startup. As you know things change a lot in startups. Statistics show >95% of t
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   by shail 13y ago

   I am seeing lots of comments about candidates feeling bad about it. Just to clarify on that end. Do you speak to outside recruiters. Do they ask you questions about your skills before fwding you resume? If the answer is yes, then I am just
7. 37.▲
   by shail 13y ago

   But what if they lack the basic tech skills? I am not talking about tech as in knowing a language but someone whose CS fundamentals are weak. Would you still consider? Obviously I am not talking about roles which do not require CS fundament
8. 38.▲
   by shail 13y ago

   I agree that there is a value proposition for the recruiters but its difficult to make a service for them. I think I have a value proposition for companies as well. I am reducing their filtering time (the time where technical folks from the
9. 39.▲
   by shail 13y ago

   I do not think its tied to the ratio. Its just tied to the absolute hits value. Yeah, if the recruiter is sending tons of unqualified resumes, then a company would end up changing it. But that does not happen often.
10. 40.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    From company perspective: Again, what is more important, money (which I am not charging a hell lot, if incase I am, correct me) or developers time. I am just reducing your cost on those interviews which would have failed already. From candi
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    by shail 13y ago

    Hi eshvk Thanks a lot for responding. I agree with few points but my argument against the rest is that I am not hijacking the whole interview process. I am just doing that round one which a junior person from the company would have done and
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    by shail 13y ago

    I think you are right. The turnover is high and hence little incentive to change the status quo. But if a recruiting company takes this approach, it will definitely have an edge. About the big IF, yes it is and I do not like to boast but I
13. 43.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    I love this fact about this idea that I am getting paid either ways so I do not have any conflict of interest. About the results shown online idea, I think candidates would not like that for the interviews gone bad. Correct me if I got it w
14. 44.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    Yep, Thats the idea. Make it consistent.
15. 45.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    Thanks a lot for this insight. This gives me another thing to try. Yep, if someone can put technology in lay man terms to recruiter they will be able to pick it up and be much better at their work. That will be win for everyone. Great idea.
16. 46.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    I am saving lots of developers hours. I am saving critical developer hours during, say a launch, when you had to keep your candidate search on hold. It has happened to me multiple times. I was waiting to hear back from companies while they
17. 47.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    Yes, its a service offered to employers right now so beneficiary is the employer. But I do not completely agree that candidate is at a loss. If the candidate is good enough, he will meet the employer eventually.
18. 48.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    Valid points for sure. This is one of the downsides. But if you clear this round you are definitely going to talk to them. Its just that instead of answering those initial filtering questions to them, you would answer to me and I will conve
19. 49.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    Absolutely agree with that. A few rounds of practice before appearing will not hurt and will definitely increase your chances. But I am guessing selling it to fellow developers will be difficult. So I am starting with companies. But I agree
20. 50.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    Sorry if I miscommunicated. I think you should go through my resume.
21. 51.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    I would also like to know if anyone has tried this before. What was the experience? Thoughts?
22. 52.▲
    Ask HN: Interview as a Service – Any interest?

    43 points by shail 13y ago|49 comments
23. 53.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    Loved your responses.
24. 54.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    sinofsky
25. 55.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    what if he can still type faster than you?
26. 56.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    Stevia?
27. 57.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    amazing thing. life saver.
28. 58.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    Take a vacation.
29. 59.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    Could you describe the problems you are facing in more detail? I guess you would not have to pay to get directions. One-on-one help might need payment.
30. 60.▲
    by shail 13y ago

    The question is how is it free? They must be pulling the data from some free source else these real time stock quotes cost a lot.