throwaway1001

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by throwaway1001 14y ago
There are several points here where, I think, you share what recruiters think about my resume. I'll comment with my vision of the situation. > Does his 10 years experience in java directly translate to being a senior/expert person in a
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
Looks good, but: - Java: 0 results - iOS: 3 very junior positions, only 1 London based - Python: 5 results, 3 of which are very junior + 1 discloses zero info about the opening.
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
Do you work for Twitter? Can I email you privately (there's no email in your profile)?
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
Only after a discussion starts (i.e. not in my resume). Salaries are usually not stated for the positions anyway, so this seems like a fair game to me.
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
Thanks for the advice. Recruiters are a specific pain point. When looking for a bank job, they help a lot because they push candidates ahead and because bank jobs are all alike. During the current job hunt, I encountered recruiters that wer
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
Thanks — that's exactly somethig I wanted to reply with.
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
I've been to all the meetups you mention. Some of the contacts I got there were incredibly useful, but nothing led to an interesting opportunity. I see you're very integrated in the community, could you maybe mention couple of companies you
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
Being fit into the culture is easily fixable — surely you don't go to Google interview wearing suit. I did the opposite once though. A/B testing sound like an interesting idea to try, thanks.
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
As I wrote below, working in a engineering-driven company with product would tick all boxes. This is the goal of a whole quest. What you're saying about passion was reiterated on HN countless times and something to be passionate about is th
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
I'm not a US citizen
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
Yes, I did. More precisely, I applied to Skype in London for a pretty relevant position. No reply.
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
I can't comment on me refusing startup offer here without revealing too many details so I won't. Regarding your other points: I think from the description it's clear that I was doing something meaningful after 2002 (Haskell and Python shoul
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
I don't state my salary but I heard from tech firms something in the vein of "we can't match a City salary". Sure, I'm ready to take a salary cut for an interesting opportunity.
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
1. I'm 31, this is not stated in my resume, but can easily be concluded from my education info, etc. 2. What can fix this image in your eyes? Github account? 3. Maybe this is the case. When I was searching for a job last time (and landed th
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
I'd like to work in a company to which I can contribute in a more meaningful way — not necessary a startup. A company with a real product and respect for engineers blended into their culture (or even better, engineering-driven) would be a d
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by throwaway1001 14y ago
Thanks for the advice. I think I have less trouble passing the interview (Google — I hope — is the case where false negative has happened) compared to getting there. On the HN I read a lot about smaller companies looking for all-rounders an
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Ask HN: very qualified but can't find a decent job. What do I do wrong?
44 points by throwaway1001 14y ago|88 comments
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by throwaway1001 15y ago
My view is that this person is potentially going to be a business side of the venture, which means that selling oil leaking Hyundais to people around is a great skill to have.
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by throwaway1001 15y ago
Not sure writing down will help. His own words: "In the bank, when we were preparing slides for an M&A that buyer will clearly won't benefit from, we were honestly describing all the risks, but for each point there we were able to inven
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Ask HN: a business person with reality distortion field wants me as a co-founder
5 points by throwaway1001 15y ago|13 comments