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Re:Ask HN: Tips for hiring? It has been difficult by AnimalMuppet on Thursday June 19, 2025 @01:26PM (#44320715)
Networking.

Recruiters. Any recruiter who sends you someone like that, lose them. Find a recruiter that can actually judge talent - not perfectly, but enough to not fall for someone reading from an AI.

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Re:Ask HN: Tips for hiring? It has been difficult by aprdm on Thursday June 19, 2025 @01:32PM (#44320771)
Yeah I agree, but I feel then we become very bias towards referrals and people who recruiters already trust - many developers despise recruiters for whatever reason.

I haven't seen a better approach tho.

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Re:Ask HN: Tips for hiring? It has been difficult by mosdl on Thursday June 19, 2025 @06:41PM (#44323195)
As in everything, there are good recruiters and bad ones. I know several good ones who've gotten me good interviews - perhaps ask anyone on your team if they know any and consider using them.
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