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Re:How To Hire Me (or any other programmer) by doktrin on Friday March 22, 2013 @06:16PM (#5426129)
> I have applicants for positions that don't exist. My applicant search takes negative time.

Why do you feel it's necessary to waste a candidates time by having them apply for make-believe vacancies?

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Re:How To Hire Me (or any other programmer) by jacalata on Friday March 22, 2013 @06:57PM (#5426311)
The charitable reading would be that he is talking about unsolicited applications.
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Re:How To Hire Me (or any other programmer) by doktrin on Saturday March 23, 2013 @12:04PM (#5428586)
Perhaps, but honestly the wording lead me to believe he was referring to the practice of keeping job postings open for non-existent positions. It's a relatively common practice, albeit a questionable one IMHO.
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