6 month ago
Rod Begbie : Swiss-Army-Knife Software Engineer at Bose Corporation, Framingham MA - My group at RhymesWithNose is hiring. I can honestly say that this is the most fun and challenging job I've ever had, so if you think you're hot stuff, or have any questions, let me know. We're working on some pretty damned cool stuff. #
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12 month ago
wearehugh : Rands In Repose: The Button - "If you’re interviewing for a technical gig, this is the interview. This is the one you were losing sleep over. This is why you bought Dive into Python and read it over the weekend."
Rod Begbie : Rands In Repose: The Button - Good Rands post on how to correctly deal with job interviews -- as an information-gathering operation. “How… would you… test a soda machine… in the dark… submerged in strawberry jello?” #
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philgyford : Blog.pmarca.com: How to hire the best people you've ever worked with - Interesting read, for if I'm ever in such a situation. From this you certainly shouldn't hire me as a programmer. (via Daring Fireball)
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19 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : Why Can't Programmers.. Program? - Why Can't Programmers.. Program?: "A surprisingly large fraction of applicants, even those with masters' degrees and PhDs in computer science, fail during interviews when asked to carry out basic programming tasks."
nelson : Some can't program - I had this experience at Google, too; a frightening number of applicants simply can't write code
cameron : Why Can't Programmers.. Program? - What is fascinating to me about this post is not that people can't program; this is assumed. What is fascinating is the fervor with which people solve/argue about the FizzBuzz problem.
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24 month ago
Andy Baio : Upcoming.org is hiring - come work with us
kellan : Upcoming.org is hiring. - I'd apply for this job if I didn't already have a job one row over. #
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37 month ago
kellan : Reduce the risk, hire from open source - If they aren't contributing to open source, and aren't blogging, how do you know they're passionate, competent, and compatible? Just don't do it. #
Rod Begbie : Reduce the risk, hire from open source (Loud Thinking) - There is much I agree with here. Maybe this weekend I'll finish off a draft blog entry I've been meaning to do for months on hiring. #
Jeremy Zawodny : Reduce the risk, hire from open source - Reduce the risk, hire from open source: some good arguments for considering open source hackers
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