Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wondering what to do about it

Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by lordnacho on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @01:19AM (#31820183)

I think this will get more common with remote working. Start a new role, then dump it if one of the other searches turns up a better one.

I think FAANG has something to do with this too. They're often known to be slow in coming up with the offer, often seeming like they're not going to proceed. A friend started working at a startup, then got a top Google offer, dumped the startup for the better job that came in later.

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by aledalgrande on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @12:50PM (#31826146)

Yeah reputation is still a thing...

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by NSMutableSet on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @02:39PM (#31827444)

You should be happy for them.

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by aledalgrande on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @02:43PM (#31827487)

Let's see if you say the same thing when you interview 10+ candidates and you accept one like this, rejecting all the others since you filled the position.

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by lordnacho on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @04:23PM (#31828692)

No different from the firm rescinding the offer once the candidate has turned down all his others. Plus it's asymmetric, the firm has other staff that can somewhat do the work, the employee has no income if the job is rescinded.

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by aledalgrande on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @04:25PM (#31828711)

I agree that that is a reputation-burning choice as well for the firm.

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