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hiring

Finding people and judging them: referrals, open calls, contests, and reading the work rather than the CV.

What people on korrents have said about hiring, newest first — 10 positions from 4 people.

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Who Everyone DHDavid Heinemeier Hansson 7 JHJensen Huang 1 PGPaul Graham 1 PDPavel Durov 1
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  1. DH

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    Our readingThe current tech layoffs are pandemic over-hiring correcting itself, with AI as the convenient excuse.

    Their wordsAnd I think what we're seeing right now with some of the layoffs is a testament to that, not AI. It's just that during the pandemic, a bunch of overhiring went on, and now AI is a convenient excuse to slim down. But I do also think AI is going to expose some roles as just not being productive ways for humans to spend their time, and therefore we must come up with new ways of spending their time.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux | Lex Fridman Podcast #501youtube.com 26th of 41 in this recording

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  2. 5 months earlier
  3. DH

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    Our readingOpen hiring calls rarely find programmers who last; the warm referral of someone you worked beside for two years has by far the best hit rate.

    Their wordsIf we look at the long-term success rates, we have had more long-term employees from I've worked with this person for 2 years, we should hire them than we have from the open calls.

    ↗DHH’s new way of writing codeyoutube.com 16th of 20 in this recording

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  5. DH

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    Our readingDoing your best at a bad job is not for the boss: it is how the warm referral that gets the next job is earned, and slacking there cheats only yourself.

    Their wordsThere is no shortcut here. You simply just have to be good. And you will not get good if you do not practice. And if you think your place of employment is not worthy of your best, you're cheating yourself.

    ↗DHH’s new way of writing codeyoutube.com 17th of 20 in this recording

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  6. 2 weeks earlier
  7. JH

    Jensen Huang quoted

    Our readingBetween two graduates in any field, he would hire the one who is expert at using AI.

    Their wordsIf we were to hire a new college graduate today, and I have a choice between two, one that has no clue what AI is and one that is expert in using AI, I would hire the one who's expert in using AI.

    ↗Jensen Huang: NVIDIA - The $4 Trillion Company & the AI Revolution | Lex Fridman Podcast #494youtube.com 19th of 23 in this recording

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  8. 6 months earlier
  9. PD

    Pavel Durov quoted

    Our readingThe best way to hire engineers is a coding contest, because competition leads to progress and picks the most qualified people for the task.

    Their wordsWell, it's in line with my overall philosophy. I think competition leads to progress. If you want to create an ideal process for selecting the most qualified people for certain specific tasks you have in mind, what can be better than a competition?

    ↗Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature | Lex Fridman Podcast #482youtube.com 18th of 28 in this recording

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  10. 3 months earlier
  11. DH

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    Our readingThe superpower in hiring is evaluating work product directly, and it belongs only to leaders who actually know things, which is Elon Musk's real secret.

    Their wordsI think part of the secret there is that Elon actually knows things. And when you know things, you can evaluate the quality of work products. And when you can evaluate the quality of work products, you can very quickly tell who's full of shit and who will actually take you to Mars.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting | Lex Fridman Podcast #474youtube.com 29th of 36 in this recording

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  13. DH

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    Our readingHiring a programmer turns on two things, the cover letter and a real programming test, never the resume, school, grades or pedigree.

    Their wordsthe main pivot point for getting hired was not your resume, was not the schooling you've had, it was not your grades, was not your pedigree, it was how well you did on two things. A, your cover letter. Because I can only work with people remotely if they're good writers.

    ↗DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting | Lex Fridman Podcast #474youtube.com 30th of 36 in this recording

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  14. 10 months earlier
  15. DH

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    Our readingAn AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one.

    Their wordsI can tell when AI wrote your thing because it uses the same phrases in the same setup as all the other ones

    ↗DHH Is Right About Everythingyoutube.com 10th of 8 in this recording

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  17. DH

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    Our readingOpen source is the cheat code for a junior getting hired: code others can review beats any credential.

    Their wordsI do think open source is a cheat code and that doesn't mean that everyone has to have

    ↗DHH Is Right About Everythingyoutube.com 11th of 8 in this recording

    open source

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  18. 2 weeks earlier
  19. PG

    Paul Graham quoted

    Our readingIn practice "hire good people and give them room to do their jobs" often means hiring professional fakers and letting them drive the company into the ground.

    Their wordsExcept in practice, judging from the report of founder after founder, what this often turns out to mean is: hire professional fakers and let them drive the company into the ground.

    ↗Founder Modepaulgraham.com 3rd of 6 in this piece

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