iwangulenko

this is a "dropbox moment" - "hey you can just ftp ssh into a server why would you pay for an app tod backup data";

supercool, simple and fast to use ,good job

Resume parsing is a problem for decades,

and even today it can never be done right

because SOME resumes are just so f** up.

As a recruiter for many years and previous as a programmer i can tell you that my gutfeel says that might work

It seems everyone spams in recruitment; one of the reasons why it's such as shitshow.

Recruiter here on Switzerland's market. All I can say is: Don't apply for jobs online. We get spammend like there is no tomorrow.

Instead, find the hiring manager on Linkedin and their email on hunter.io and directly reach out.

Tech recruiter here with 8 years of experience running a recruitment agency and I have seen 1000s of people negotiating salary (in Switzerland).

I wouldn't never recommend doing what the author suggests, namely: "I’d prefer to discuss the details of the offer over e-mail."

The phone is always better. Busy business people such as recruiters prefer it. Especially, because nowadays everyone hides behind text. Only the phone or an in person meeting gives you the chance to really hear what is possible compensation-wise and then really get what you want.

Btw I wrote this guide years ago: https://iwangulenko.gumroad.com/l/5-salary-negtiation-hacks?...

Tech recruiter here in Switzerland with ~10 years of experience: People quit their teams/bosses, rarely do they quit for other reasons, like compensation or brand.

If you have EU passport (blue card not enough, really have to have a EU PASSPORT, like a Polish or German one) then Switzerland is easy to move to because it takes part in the "free movement of people" - if you want, send CV to the email in my handle and i hook you up with fitting firms.

One could argue, GPT passing exams says more about standardized exams than about GPT.

Wittgensteins ruler.

"Looking at benefits like that, it boggles my mind that companies are pushing back on remote work"

it boggles the author's mind because - likely - this person hasn't *ever* run a company or paid people with their own hard-earned money.

Everyone works better when in a physical room doing the same thing. True in the gym, in the library, at work, anywhere.

Love this and it is true that trust is higher here, also lots of (high value) things are sold on tutti (ebay / fb marketplace of Switzerland), yet the country becomes increasingly a "normal" European country and trust decreases, also regarding salaries, self promotional plug: https://twitter.com/iwangulenko/status/1618865433108688896

Happy to see a Swiss online retailer on HN, where the audience is more US focused.

Amazon has little traction in Switzerland still.

Swiss people like to support local businesses, hurray!

Tech recruiter here in Switzerland; sadly, I can only agree. Ageism is a big problem no one talks about.

Tech recruiter here from Switzerland, and our mobile coverage is probably one of the best in the world.

One of the things I hate most is that I often can't hear people.

Selling people jobs on the phone is stressful enough, but extremely annoying if I don't get feedback whether the person even heard what I said.

well done as usual julian, keep going

I've been a coder in Switzerland and now I run a tech recruitment agency: https://coderfit.com - I focus solely on Zurich and surrounding regions.

1. Engineers are similarly in demand as everywhere in Europe

2. I'd say the "cost of living" to "after tax salaries" ratio is unbeatably good

3. 100% remote work: not that popular; why would I pay you 130k CHF remote when I can get someone in Ukraine for $50k?

I had cases where firms wanted a Swiss (German speaking) person and they paid 140k CHF for fully remote but this was an exception.

Ping me for any further questions: iwan@coderfit.com or better just cold call me: +41 77 986 9000 (I am on any messenger app like Signal, Whatsapp etc.)

Quatico.com | Lead Frontend Frontend Engineer (German C1+) | Zurich, Switzerland | SALARY: ~130k CHF | 3 days/week in the office | Swiss or EU member-states passport-holders only

We are a 20-person team building tailored web apps with heavy custom business logic on the server. Our products are analyzing the weather data in Switzerland, hold governmental portals online, keep trading dashboards humming, and do much more.

Clean code is our passion. Yours too?

Our interview process:

1) Phone screen with our CTO

2) Two sessions of remote pair-programming with our engineers (no algorithmic questions but reasonable pair-programming tasks).

3) Onsite half a day with us.

Interested? We'd like to hear from you:

iwan.gulenko atsign quatico.com - Please use "HN" in the subject line to help us filter out spam

Hi, Iwan Gulenko (https://linkedin.com/in/iwan-gulenko), tech recruiter from Switzerland here.

In every culture it's different. In Switzerland, three stints of less than two years at companies is already a "Nogo".

In your situation, I would throughly ask why the stints were so short; maybe there are good reasons like the companies went bankrupt without any fault of the applicant, or maybe there is another specific reason that makes it more likely that they stick around with you, e.g., if you use a tech stack they love.

Iwan here from coderfit.com

Joining Can: lovely to see a Bern-based firm at YC and on HN!

Finally, we get access to a cool startup offering FIRST before Americans/everyone else!

Quatico.com | Frontend (React, English OK), Solution Architect (German C1) | Zurich, Switzerland | SALARY: 90k-130k CHF | ONSITE | Swiss or EU member-states passport-holders only

We are a 20-person team building tailored web apps with heavy custom business logic on the server. Our products are analyzing the weather data in Switzerland, hold governmental portals online, keep trading dashboards humming, and do much more.

Clean code is our passion. Yours too?

Our interview process:

1) Phone screen with our CTO

2) Two sessions of remote pair-programming with our engineers (no algorithmic questions but reasonable pair-programming tasks).

3) Onsite half a day with us.

Interested? We'd like to hear from you:

iwan.gulenko atsign quatico.com - Please use "HN" in the subject line to help us filter out spam

These profits will be reinvested and benefit also the consumer in the end

Quatico.com |Tech Lead, Senior Software Engineer (Java, Node), Fullstack, Frontend (React) wanted | Zurich, Switzerland | SALARY: 90k-130k CHF | ONSITE | Swiss or EU member-states passport-holders only

We are a 20-person team building tailored web apps with heavy custom business logic on the server. Our products are analyzing the weather data in Switzerland, hold governmental portals online, keep trading dashboards humming, and do much more.

Clean code is our passion. Yours too?

Our interview process:

1) Phone screen with our CTO

2) Two sessions of remote pair-programming with our engineers (no algorithmic questions but reasonable pair-programming tasks).

3) Onsite half a day with us.

Interested? We'd like to hear from you:

iwan.gulenko atsign quatico.com - Please use "HN JUN 21" in the subject line to help us filter out spam

(Our website is old and not representative of our work; please anyway apply)

Quatico.com |Tech Lead, Senior Software Engineer (Java, Node), Fullstack, Frontend (React) wanted | Zurich, Switzerland | SALARY: 90k-130k CHF | ONSITE | Swiss or EU member-states passport-holders only

We are a 20-person team building tailored web apps with heavy custom business logic on the server. Our products are analyzing the weather data in Switzerland, hold governmental portals online, keep trading dashboards humming, and do much more.

Clean code is our passion. Yours too?

Our interview process:

1) Phone screen with our CTO

2) Two sessions of remote pair-programming with our engineers (no algorithmic questions but reasonable pair-programming tasks).

3) Onsite half a day with us.

Interested? We'd like to hear from you:

iwan.gulenko atsign quatico.com (Please use "HN May 21" in the subject line to help us filter out spam)

maybe in Berlin

Technical recruiter here.

For okay-paid fulltime roles, you won't never attract people who are after the money. These people will always prefer juicy contracting rates to your small company salary.

You have to try to find people who care less about money and more about other perks like remote work, interesting tasks, a strong technical team, meaningful mission etc.

In Switzerland, which is my market, freelancers aren't liked at all. Someone who freelanced for too long will have a hard time getting a full-time job; people think former freelancers won't ever be loyal and leave once there is a better opportunity. (As with every prejudice, there is some truth to that.)

While I am on the Mighty waitlist, I am skimming this thread to find quick alternatives for remote desktops that are fast? (shadow.tech waitlist until march 2022..OK..)

I will use Mighty but would like to find quick remote desktop software in general, any recommendations?

Technical recruiter here.

Did you check DMRAC and all the other email settings?

Maybe your emails land in spam.

Or even quicker and better: If you have their resume, just call the (best) candidates.

If they were unsure whether to work for you, you might turn them around even. On the phone you can give them reasons why they should work for you and dissolve misunderstandings that they might have gotten via your website.

If you are hiring, the biggest ROI skill you need to acquire is LEARN TO LOVE THE PHONE.

your email not seems to work even if you remove the "<"

would be so nice on macos!

Interesting, contrarian thinking