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Pro:

software stack

policy about open source software

Salary Range (allowed to be wide)

Con:

If you are trying to hide the company name, I dislike this but understand you are likely a recruiter working on commission.

In order to attract people who are passionate, you need to include the work domain. If you don't post the work domain, then you are wasting my time.

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> If you are trying to hide the company name, I dislike this but understand you are likely a recruiter working on commission.

Why is it bad?

Because you don't know what company you're applying for?

Yeah. I once had a recruiter tell me to show up at a company that made sewing machines. Mechanical sewing machines. I don't think there was a single computer on the premises. The recruiter and I had a good laugh, then I fired him.

I'd settle for information about the industry the company is in, sometimes I see job adverts that lack even this basic information (I'm picky about the industries I work in, so perhaps this isn't a big deal for others).

It's just little bit frustrating to not have a clear idea of what you're going into. The bigger concern is not having any idea of the work domain. There Are Places I would be willing to work for any idea of the work domain. It is not enough for me to be working with " smart people who are doing all of the interesting things that have ever been done. Super super slick and way future. Comparable to Google and Enron"

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