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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists Examine the Root of All Evil: February 28-March 2, 2014 [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)74. Imagine Getting 30 Job Offers a Month (It Isn't as Awesome as You Might Think)
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/imagine-getting-30-job-offers-a-month-it-isnt-as-awesome-as-you-might-think/284114/
David Heinemeier Hansson is a book author, a public speaker, a photographer, a father, a race car driver, and the founder and CTO of the productivity management tool Basecamp. He is probably best known, however, as the creator of Ruby on Rails, the open-source web development framework that is popular with coders for its efficiency and ease of use.
Hansson is, in a certain sector, a celebrity.
It was funny, then, when Hansson received the following email:
Hi David,
I came across your profile online and wanted to reach out about Development Opportunities here at Groupon. The company is growing, and we're always looking for folks with solid skills that can make positive contribution to our continued success. Any chance you'd be open to a quick conversation about opportunities, or for any possible networking potential? If so, let me know when you're free and we can set up a time to chat. Also, if you are interested, it would be great if you could forward a current resume over that I can take a look at. I look forward to hearing back from you! Please let me know if you have any questions.
This was the rough equivalent of asking Toni Morrison to write for your high school newspaper, or of gauging Mario Batalis interest in becoming your line cook. Hansson was being asked, perkily and politely, for a resume that would prove his skills as a junior developer on the framework he had created.
Thats just one of a very long list of incidents that are quite similar in nature, Hannson told me. And they all stem from the basic fact that very few recruiters today actually do recruiting.
Its a common complaint. Talk to many people in tech about tech recruiterspeople whose job is ostensibly to get them better onesand they will often groan. And sigh. And use the word spam. Repeatedly.
David Heinemeier Hansson is a book author, a public speaker, a photographer, a father, a race car driver, and the founder and CTO of the productivity management tool Basecamp. He is probably best known, however, as the creator of Ruby on Rails, the open-source web development framework that is popular with coders for its efficiency and ease of use.
Hansson is, in a certain sector, a celebrity.
It was funny, then, when Hansson received the following email:
Hi David,
I came across your profile online and wanted to reach out about Development Opportunities here at Groupon. The company is growing, and we're always looking for folks with solid skills that can make positive contribution to our continued success. Any chance you'd be open to a quick conversation about opportunities, or for any possible networking potential? If so, let me know when you're free and we can set up a time to chat. Also, if you are interested, it would be great if you could forward a current resume over that I can take a look at. I look forward to hearing back from you! Please let me know if you have any questions.
This was the rough equivalent of asking Toni Morrison to write for your high school newspaper, or of gauging Mario Batalis interest in becoming your line cook. Hansson was being asked, perkily and politely, for a resume that would prove his skills as a junior developer on the framework he had created.
Thats just one of a very long list of incidents that are quite similar in nature, Hannson told me. And they all stem from the basic fact that very few recruiters today actually do recruiting.
Its a common complaint. Talk to many people in tech about tech recruiterspeople whose job is ostensibly to get them better onesand they will often groan. And sigh. And use the word spam. Repeatedly.
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