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  Why do so many technical recruiters suck?

It’s Tuesday, I get a call from an unknown number.  There is a little hesitation, but I finally pick it up.  My number is listed on my business card and I feel like I should get these calls unless I am in a meeting.- Hi, is this Mike?- Yes, speaking….- Hi Mike!  How are you today?- Fine…- I am calling from XYZ Co, and we deal with recruiting and staff augmentation.  I was wondering if you are looking for software developers.We are in San Francisco and it’s late 2011.  Every tech company is looking for developers.  If they were not looking...

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  The Failure of Passive Recruiting: Recruiters

This is an actual conversation I had with a recruiter:Phone rings and I pick it upHim: Hi, is Paul there?Aaron: May I ask who is calling?Him: I have a technical question. Aaron: Ok, what is it?Him: Are you technical?Aaron: Yes. Who is this?Him: Who are you?Aaron: Are you a recruiter?Him: Yes and…Aaron: Great, send us your resumes, if we like what you send over, we’ll let you know if we want to meet with the candidates, other than that, have a good day.That’s the first of several times the same recruiter, or someone from...

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  How GitHub Works: Creativity is Important

We want to foster a creative environment. We love it when employees hack onside projects. It gets people excited. Excitement is contagious, andspreads easily from one project to another. Even if we’ll never make money onthat side project, the excitement generated from it can bleed into things thatwill make us money.AlcoholIt’s no secret that there’s more than a few people at GitHub who like to drink.I mean, we have four beers on-tap at the office in our kegerator.But alcohol is more important than just intoxication.We meet people. Through our sponsored drinkups, we meet a ...

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