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Comment by bhoung | Hacker News Reader

Disappointed. Was hoping that this was how to find a 'job for hackers', not 'how to find a job' for hackers.

Technically it's both.

The advice I give in regards to where to look and how to go about improving your chances is exactly that. People who post vacancies on HN & GitHub are looking for hackers, not code-monkeys.

honestly this looks like a little advice on how to format your resumé / look for a job online. I saw nothing about acing the interview or how to write a really killer cover letter. I wrote a post about how to get a programming interview a few months back, I feel it provides more detail than your article

http://rawsyntax.com/post/6249655944/how-to-get-a-programmin...

The title is 'How to find a job' not 'How to secure a job'.

Finding the opportunity is the hardest part and cover letters aren't as relevant as what you may think. I'm sure your post is great for interview advice, mine was aimed at helping people get those interviews in the first place.

and cover letters aren't as relevant as what you may think

My experience tells me that cover letter relevancy is subjective. Some managers swear they need to read a good one, and others flip right to the resume.

My experience is that the cover letter was beneficial to getting an interview. In the cover letter I am able to demonstrate that I know about their company and that my skills/experience are a good fit for their position.

I know this was useful from my experience since the interviewers have mentioned that cover letter was very useful or they brought up details from it.

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