Comment by bsvalley | Hacker News Reader

Comment by bsvalley | Hacker News Reader

Do what most of the Software companies do. In order to filter the top %1, look if:

- the applicant worked for one of the big four (Google, Apple, FB, Microsoft). If these companies gave the applicant a GO at some point, maybe you should too.

- the applicant is self-driven and develop non-work related software. Side projects, etc.

- the applicant brings new skills on top of your requirements (e.g. design, other industries, mobile, etc.)

- last but not least, you should value the experience a lot. Someone who worked 5-10 years on a bunch of different projects will save you a lot of time and money. You could have a genius/fresh out of college, if something goes wrong or requires certain skills they don't teach you at school, the lack of experience will drag you down. Don't hesitate to pay a premium up front and save money in a long run.

Good luck!

>- the applicant worked for one of the big four (Google, Apple, FB, Microsoft). If these companies gave the applicant a GO at some point, maybe you should too.

Be careful about that; said people are no longer at those companies for a reason. Often that reason is innocuous but there are people who slip through their hiring process and get washed out later.

The other thing to know is there's a lot more process at those giant companies, with good reason; "move fast and break things" doesn't work when you're making OSes or globally used search engines. Some people with long tenure there wind up more adept at managing process than the technical stuff.

Engineers at the big 4 get exposed to a lot more opportunities... In today's world if you stayed at the same spot (title/employer) for more than 2 years I'd be asking myself:

- Why you didn't get promoted?

- Are you not landing any job interviews? Because I know you get tones of emails from recruiters

- Are you still learning new things? Do you want to learn new things?

In terms of processes at the big companies, you're looking for smart people... Processes don't tell me if you're smart or not. It's just you dealing with rules like any other human being.

Thanks a lot .I know that'll help me a lot.

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