How my life was changed when I began caring about the people I did not hire

Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by jen729w on Thursday January 08, 2015 @10:44PM (#8860635)

I'm a Wintel systems & infra person rather than a programmer, so maybe it's different. But yeah, generally, I can tell from the way the thing is written, from the depth of previous experience, from the types of companies the person has worked at, from the career progression.

It also helps that I live in Melbourne, Australia - the IT world here isn't massive, and if you haven't worked with the person the odds are you know someone who has. :-)

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by Schwolop on Friday January 09, 2015 @12:35AM (#8860921)

Well the Melbourne part is definitely true. I was the first hire in a 100 person company that didn't know anyone else here.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How my life was changed when I began caring about the peo... by RobertKerans on Friday January 09, 2015 @04:07AM (#8861385)

I absolutely agree with this ,and where I live in the UK has an enormous effect upon hiring.

[ Parent | on HN ]