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#Post: Dear Recruiter or Hopeful Employer
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Dear Recruiter or Hopeful Employer,

I'm going to be frank.

I don't have the time or energy to have a phone chat with every recruiter who contacts me. If you want to know about me, such as if I'm worth pursuing, I can answer any questions you have via email. I will only talk on the phone to employees of the prospective company.

That said, here's the answer to most questions:

  • Are you looking for a new job?
    Not really, unless it meets my specific criteria.
  • What position are you?
    UI Engineer with a LOT of experience in full stack dev, architecture and UX/UI design.
  • Are you / do you want SR position?
    Yes and no. I want to work at a company with a flat org structure, with other skilled devs I can bounce ideas with and disagree with.
  • Where do you want to work?
    Telecommute-friendly and in the city. Near BART is a bonus.
  • What vertical do you like to work in?
    I don't care, but I think I'd prefer B2C to improve social interaction.
  • What technologies do you want to work in?
    AngularJS.
  • What's your #1 priority?
    Finding a social company. I moved to SF by myself and have no good friends. After 2 years, this is pissing me off. I want a young even-gendered company.
  • Why do we want you?
    I am the biggest name in AngularJS willing to change companies. I founded AngularUI and have done a bunch more crap. Tell the engineers to checkout my Github.
  • What is a good time to setup an interview?
    12pm or later, any day (including weekends) except Tues or Wed, but times should be confirmed.

About your company:

  • I don't care how many millions or what names they have backing them
  • I don't care how many clients you have
  • I don't care how new or long you've been around

Here is what I want to know:

  • What technologies do you use?
    • Backend language/framework?
    • Server language/framework?
    • Product, software, saas?
    • Frontend language/framework?
    • CSS preprocessor?
    • CVS tool?
    • Issue / code tracker tool? (Bugzilla, github, pivotal, asana)
  • What are the hours?
    • What time / days are most people in the office?
    • What time is your standup (if you have one)?
  • How many employees?
  • What is (approx) the gender / age distribution?
  • What perks (if any) do you offer?
  • Do the employees hang out together outside the office?
  • Do you contribute Open Source work?
  • Does the company attend / host hackathons / competitions / conferences and when was the last one? How many employees are involved?
  • Where are you located?
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