Hacker News with Generative AI: Hiring Practices

Roy Lee Beat Amazon's Technical Interview with AI. He Got an Offer and Was Outed (gizmodo.com)
A Columbia University student is facing a disciplinary hearing at the college after he used an AI program to help him land internships at Amazon, Meta, and TikTok.

AI, Ethics, Education, Hiring Practices

6 points by mistersquid 12 days ago | 0 comments

The University of California Will Stop Requiring Diversity Statements in Hiring (nytimes.com)
The University of California said on Wednesday that it would stop requiring the use of diversity statements in hiring, a practice praised by some who said it made campuses more inclusive but criticized by others who said it did the opposite.

Higher Education, Diversity, Hiring Practices, Policy Changes

9 points by TMWNN 13 days ago | 0 comments

Corporate Block Lists Silently Affect Your Job Search and Career Advancement (businessinsider.com)
Earlier this month, Business Insider revealed that Meta maintains secret "block" lists preventing some former employees from being rehired. Since then, a flood of emails and messages to BI, as well as discussions across Reddit and LinkedIn, suggests that this practice, while not illegal, is far more widespread than many job seekers realize.

Employment, Hiring Practices, Technology, Business

10 points by ryan_j_naughton 13 days ago | 4 comments

Ask HN: Would you reapply to a company that ghosted you? (ycombinator.com)
Having gone through multiple rounds of interviews at different companies large and small, only to be ghosted is an incredibly frustrating experience. It's happened five times now. Including interviews I thought went really well, and one where the manager verbally assured me I'd be invited back for the next round. Not only is it unprofessional, it's a complete waste of my time invested.

Hiring Practices, Job Search, User Experience

13 points by dale_huevo 22 days ago | 27 comments

Ask HN: How much employee resume verification is done in practice? (ycombinator.com)
We all know that it's commonplace to 'put your best foot forward' on resumes as an employee, and sometimes this can lead into bending the truth a little bit.

Human Resources, Employment, Hiring Practices, Verification

47 points by NewUser76312 30 days ago | 80 comments

Integrating AI (scott-fryxell.github.io)
Finding out that Anthropic is asking developers to not use AI during the interview process is pretty bonkers. I think it shows that we've always half-assed our way into finding good engineers.

Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Hiring Practices

39 points by sfryxell 47 days ago | 23 comments

The Crisis in Tech's Obsession with Junior Talent (medium.com)
I’ll never forget the meeting where “cost optimization” became corporate speak for “let’s fire our architects and hire more construction workers.” A brilliant engineer I’d worked with for years — the kind who could debug kernel panics in his sleep — was escorted out while his team inherited a fresh-faced junior who’d just learned React.

Tech Industry, Hiring Practices, Software Development

21 points by PretzelFisch 52 days ago | 18 comments

CEO/Founder of Imprint admits to discriminatory hiring practices (twitter.com)

Hiring Practices, Discrimination, Business

3 points by mojomark 68 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: Why can't we comment on YC hiring ads? (ycombinator.com)
I’ve noticed that YC companies often advertise their hiring positions. That’s great news! However, I’ve also seen some of their comments that raise concerns. I know for a fact that some of them have toxic hiring or team practices (which is why they need to advertise so frequently). I’m curious why comments aren’t available on those ads.

Startup Hiring, YC, Transparency, Community Feedback, Hiring Practices

10 points by haliskerbas 71 days ago | 3 comments

Ask HN: Why does US allow hard tech interview questions if it bans IQ tests? (ycombinator.com)
Tech interviewers often claim that they ask difficult questions to gain insight into how candidates think and how they handle reaching their limits.

Tech Interviews, Hiring Practices, Intelligence Testing

5 points by amichail 76 days ago | 18 comments

Ghost jobs – 7 in 10 hiring managers consider them morally acceptable (stackoverflow.blog)
You’re looking for a new job, trawling the job boards and checking the career pages of companies you’ve heard good things about. You find a role that looks like a great match for your skills and experience. You buff up your resume, labor over a cover letter, and hit Apply with your fingers crossed.

Hiring Practices, Job Market, Ethics, Technology

33 points by zh3 96 days ago | 28 comments

Companies are firing Gen Z employees soon after hiring them (euronews.com)
A recent report found that companies were dissatisfied with their Generation Z (Gen Z) new hires and may avoid hiring recent graduates in the future.

Gen Z, Employment, Labor Market, Hiring Practices

9 points by makerdiety 108 days ago | 5 comments

University of Michigan eliminates DEI statements as part of faculty hiring (cbsnews.com)
The University of Michigan will no longer ask for diversity statements as part of its hiring process and when considering promotion and tenure.

Higher Education, DEI, Hiring Practices

6 points by nsoonhui 118 days ago | 0 comments

Hackerrank was broken – but now it's harmful (mataroa.blog)
I had an interesting conversation with some junior and mid-level engineers recently. They were pretty discouraged about whiteboading coding tests. Apparently, they've gotten significantly harder over the last two years.

Coding Tests, Software Development, Hiring Practices

59 points by lunarcave 126 days ago | 67 comments

Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs (arxiv.org)
This study investigates the emerging phenomenon of "ghost hiring" or "ghost jobs", where employers advertise job openings without intending to fill them.

Job Market, Hiring Practices, Labor Economics

394 points by JSeymourATL 139 days ago | 567 comments

That position you just applied for might be a ghost job that'll never be filled (theregister.com)
If you didn't hear back about that great-looking tech position you applied for, it might not be because there were too many applicants scrambling to find a job amid rolling layoffs. There's a distinct possibility the posting was fake to begin with.

Job Market, Tech Industry, Hiring Practices

6 points by LinuxBender 151 days ago | 2 comments

Unravelling the Golden Interview Question: "Tell Me About Yourself" (2023) (medium.com)
Many hiring managers claim that they know whether a candidate is a good fit for a role within the first 5 minutes of an interview. It takes me bit longer than that, but more than one candidate has run aground trying to navigate the first question I ask in every single interview I conduct.

Job Interviews, Hiring Practices, Communication Skills

5 points by mooreds 158 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: What is it with this hate and disdain for interns/junior engineers? (ycombinator.com)
Some examples of this that I have seen so often:<p>No openings for interns or junior engineers, yet the companies and people I talk with, the senior engineers get sick often, lack drive and take longer PTO and their work isn't really that adequate.<p>Blaming interns or junior engineers for simple mistakes, which the senior which also should have seen.<p>Not training interns or junior engineers to become senior and be given more responsibility, I'm assuming we are all aware of the bus

Software Engineering, Workplace Culture, Hiring Practices, Internships

23 points by colesantiago 172 days ago | 43 comments

In Defense of LeetCode Interviews (alexmolas.com)
For the last weeks at Wallapop, we have been interviewing candidates for a Data Scientist position. Our current interview process is quite standard, but there are some things we would like to change about the process. We were talking about it during lunch, and I saw my opportunity to propose one of my hot takes: “We should start doing Leetcode interviews” 1. And, as expected, no one agreed with me. Their main arguments against my proposal were

Data Science, Interviews, Hiring Practices, Software Engineering

24 points by alexmolas 176 days ago | 89 comments

Ask HN: Who is pretending to be hiring? (ycombinator.com)
I’m looking for a job and like many people in this situation am finding it unusually difficult.

Job Hunting, Hiring Practices, Employment

337 points by neilk 183 days ago | 127 comments

Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them (yahoo.com)

Generation Z, Employment, Hiring Practices, Labor Market

11 points by rustoo 187 days ago | 7 comments

3 in 10 Companies Currently Have Fake Job Postings Listed (resumebuilder.com)

Job Market, Fraud, Hiring Practices

50 points by gscott 223 days ago | 21 comments

More than 8 in 10 recruiters say they post 'Ghost jobs' (fortune.com)

Hiring Practices, Job Market, Recruitment

15 points by conqrr 223 days ago | 5 comments

Ask HN: Front-end bait and switch? (ycombinator.com)