Just wondering, has anyone ever gotten any sort of...

# hire-me

[Rafael Diaz]

Just wondering, has anyone ever gotten any sort of reply after posting their CV here?

[Maxim Dymnov]

Not a single one. Feels like shouting into the void, actually. Sólo se escuchan grillos cantar

[GreyhairRedbear]

Before changing to my current position, I also tried posting my CV in here, to no avail. But I had some influence on hires in that company and did contact one person in this channel here because I thought he might have been a good fit for helping us mentor less experienced developers. Didn't work out from the business side though...

I did receive a reply after following up on a job opening by PTV Logistics just recently in #C0BQ5GZ0S though. I have to say, the following process was an experience as nice as I could have hoped for, even though in the end I decided to go with another option.

[Rafael Diaz]

@GreyhairRedbear Ah I see. Yup, I noticed most jobs hiring for non-Android Kotlin are European. But I was wondering, you think any might be willing to hire in the EST United States time zone?

I'd be willing to adjust my hours to try to match with European time zones. But I'm a big fan of Kotlin, and I would really appreciate an opportunity for an interview of any sorts.

I just posted my resume on #CPKD2EGSY by the way.

[GreyhairRedbear]

I guess the right answer here is as always "it depends" 😅

[GreyhairRedbear]

I think for remote-first companies, EST might be a sensible overlap. But I guess it's also very dependent on how people are used to work. PTV for example told me they pair almost all the time. That might be a bit tricky to do when your potential candidate wants to work regular hours in a timezone that has a 6 (?) hour offset to the rest of your team...

[GreyhairRedbear]

However, the company where I'll start in October, Timefold (unfortunately just plain old Java, but a great domain), told me that while they like to collaborate especially when planning and designing, they usually don't do pair programming all that often. And while I guess they don't have any devs outside of Europe at the moment, I suppose a workflow like theirs might be a much better fit when dealing with larger time zone differences...

[Rafael Diaz]

I see. Thank you for all the info it was pretty insightful.

By the way, I was wondering, how do you typically find jobs in Europe? Have you had any luck via language forums or such, or are job boards and direct applications the best bet?

[David Rawson]

In the past, I have reached out to posters in this channel when I've been in some kind of position to influence the hiring. The problem I am seeing right now in my country is there is a flood of local candidates so there is extreme reluctance to open up the role to international candidates who may need visa support.

[David Rawson]

BTW that's a really good resume for a junior developer, Rafael

[Rafael Diaz]

Thank you!

[GreyhairRedbear]

@Rafael Diaz For me, job boards have always been a second option. My go-to has always been directly researching companies that might be a good fit for me (from a domain, technical and collaboration perspective). Although this is quite work intensive, it usually yields better results not only when applying, but from what I've experienced, it gives you a much better chance to be happy with your new position.

[GreyhairRedbear]

Also, I can second what David has said here: Quite an impressive resume :)

Note: I would argue it could increase your chances to remove the "Junior" from your introduction. I suppose you might fall victim to some automated filters by HR... It's not like you're dishonest, everyone can see your experience when looking at your CV.