2. Recruiters will not be involved. They are one of the main reasons I created this - to get job seekers and companies talking directly.
3. Currently, the programming test is pretty simple (less than 10 lines of code) and is meant to qualify people that show up. We don't want to put people with no programming ability in front of companies.
4. Thank you so much for catching that. The date is actually the 16th (typo before).
- How will you identify a recruiter? Often they pretend to be a hiring company. And are you committed enough to the idea of them not attending that you are willing to turn down their offers to pay the $300 attendance fee?
I'm glad you're a stickler about recruiters. I am too. I am 100% committed to not having recruiters at this event, even if it means turning down money. They will ruin the experience.
For this particular event, the attendees will be primarily companies I know who are hiring and companies that read HN. I'll be monitoring the companies that sign up and kicking out people that I think are recruiters. I have a good handle on who is hiring tech talent in NYC right now, so I know the companies that are likely to show up. If they're not on my mental list, I'll be suspicious.
I am not a recruiter. I'm a developer. I know who's hiring because I've been watching the job boards and attending events in NYC for the last few months.
2. Recruiters will not be involved. They are one of the main reasons I created this - to get job seekers and companies talking directly.
3. Currently, the programming test is pretty simple (less than 10 lines of code) and is meant to qualify people that show up. We don't want to put people with no programming ability in front of companies.
4. Thank you so much for catching that. The date is actually the 16th (typo before).
5. We enforce the 5 minute limit.