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SpicyLemonZesttoday at 5:06 PM1 replyview on HN

The best hiring is generally expected to happen through referrals, so there's not a ton of pressure to improve the public application pipeline beyond the minimum required to keep it functional.


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ghafftoday at 8:28 PM

One problem with referrals is that referral bonuses tend to encourage referring people they barely know and never really worked with. But actual networking often works.