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Re:Ask HN: What makes a job posting attractive? by blasdel on Monday September 13, 2010 @12:56AM (#1685589)
A bonus question requiring previous knowledge can be fantastic as a shibboleth if crafted well — it reinforces to the potential applicant that there is a clever compatriot on the other side, and makes the job of screening resumes easier.
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Re:Ask HN: What makes a job posting attractive? by cageface on Monday September 13, 2010 @01:07AM (#1685610)
What would be an example of this?
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Re:Ask HN: What makes a job posting attractive? by blasdel on Monday September 13, 2010 @08:53PM (#1688938)
This brilliant job ad with bonus shibboleth was linked in #startups months ago: http://bnjmnhggns.org/jobs.html
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