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Eugen Rochko

We've had over 1.3K candidates apply to the 3 open positions at Mastodon so far, which is very exciting, but getting through them as such a small team is taking its time. Getting somewhere though!

38 comments
ChrisAdamsEcon :betahat:

@Gargron You obviously need to hire more people in order to work through the applicants.

Michal 🇨🇿

@Gargron give them some existing bug for fix and decide based on speed & quality of solution

Christel van der Boom

@Gargron that explains why there is a market for ATS! May you find the right team members.

:atari: :neovim: :terminal:

@Gargron that's impressive :-) and I wouldn't want to be a HR person going through the pile of resumes. I'm pretty sure that most of the candidates are people with very strong programming backgrounds and it will be really hard to pick the right one. Good luck !

David Bailey :verified:

@Gargron I'll bet there's a lot of ex-birdsite workers in that pile of applications, itching to get revenge on Musk by making Mastodon even better. 🤣 Good luck with the recruitment process.

𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿

@Gargron
Do you need to hire a team to review resumes to hire a team?

Distante

@Gargron I hope you will start improving this social network as soon as possible

Jello :pensive_party_blob:

@Gargron The irony. Needing employees to find more employees.

pieceofthepie :coffefied:

@Gargron Having just worked though a 800 or so applicant pool with a sizable team you have my absolute sympathies.

Brynawel

@Gargron
1.3K? Ist das Enthusiasmus oder ist der IT-Arbeitsmarkt so schlecht?

Yahia Lababidi

@Gargron Thanks, for update, Eugen, & good luck finding best candidates ✌🏼

If #Mastodon / #Fediverse has any #writing #jobs I hope you’ll consider me: linkedin.com/in/yahialababidi

I’m the author of 11 acclaimed books, with 30 years experience— working with United Nations, HBO, Pearson, Bein Sports, etc…

I can do #marketing , #copywriting #pr, #communications , too!

Please, #boost.

Gayle Frances Larkin

@Gargron
Good luck! Hope your candidates are really who you are wanting on your team.

Gracious Anthracite

@Gargron

Wow. This is, overall, a pretty good problem to have.

aeva

@Gargron just hire all of them! problem solved 😎

sigi714

@Gargron Just let them print the last months coding output and rate them by weight.
I heard successful social media CEOs do it that way ;)

Merlin7

@Gargron Take a percentage, divide them up.

知耻而未勇

@Gargron 建议:对来自非自由国家,诸如中国、俄罗斯和伊朗……的申请者,需要更认真的审核。
因为他们更有可能失去独立意志而服务于专制独裁,出于迫不得已,或者迫不及待。
就像媒体已经揭露的推特、Youtube的一些员工的所作所为——暗地替专制政府收集用户信息,实行言论控制。
尽管长毛象优点之一,即是匿名安全,但在这方面无论多么强调和关注,都是必要的,因为专制独裁国家正依赖举国体制,利用人性弱点,试图窥探和掌握所有,包括言论。

Amelie Henriksen 🌸

@Gargron please focus on a hiring process that not only evaluates the technical skills of the candidate, but also their integrity. As a social media operation you have the responsibility of not only ensuring the right to Free Speech and Factual Reporting, but also to upholding integrity and commitment to the Truth. It's about holding those in power accountable and shining a light on issues that matter. Mastodon must hold itself to the highest standards to earn and maintain the public's trust.

rameez

@Gargron Sounds like a Denial-of-Service attack.

nicktalop

@Gargron I’m interested in knowing if you use an ATS, and if yes, which one.

patrick

@Gargron Thank you for all the work you do on Mastodon!

Mary625

@Gargron

Elon is in that pile. He wants to know how you bring in people

Rixy

@Gargron just give me a position and then I've cut your problem down by one third 😁

William Fonseca 🌲🌲⚒️🦾

@Gargron I'am a Human Resources manager with expertise in Multinational Team Management and Volunteering Organization if you need any help call me on discord William.rh

Mike

@Gargron Very happy Mastodon is getting so much attention, but the fact that there are so many free agents in the job market is terrifying.

Eugen Rochko

@wielgolaski Are you assuming that they're all unemployed..?

Mike

@Gargron Not all of them, of course. But some for sure, and the market is incredibly oversaturated at the moment. Competing against thousands of applicants is not fun sadly 🙁

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@Gargron Mastodon is much more optimised for landscape viewing compared to fb twitter and vk.

꧁Semi~𝕮𝖊𝖆꧂ :blobcatdj:

@Gargron

Tho mass is not class.

Hope you find viable contenders :blobaww:

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