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Recruiting
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How to Conduct A+ Reference Checks
Ryan Breslow's viral Twitter thread on conducting A+ reference checks — 10,000+ checks at Bolt revealed specific questions that surface truth that candidates and polished references won't volunteer. The most useful hiring signal most teams underuse.
LinkedIn Acquires Bright: Big Data Job Matching
LinkedIn's ~$120M acquisition of Bright, a job-matching startup that used machine learning to score candidate-job fit from resume and job description text. A signal of how ML-powered matching was becoming central to professional network platforms.
Nutanix Named One of Bay Area's Most Attractive Startups for Engineers
LinkedIn named Nutanix one of the Bay Area's most attractive startups for engineers in 2013, based on employee engagement and profile data. A recruiting signal during Nutanix's high-growth phase, a few years before their 2016 IPO.
How to Disrupt Technical Recruiting: Hire an Agent
A 2012 argument for disrupting technical recruiting by treating engineers as clients rather than candidates — using agents who represent developers the way Hollywood agents represent actors. Ahead of its time: this is roughly what emerged years later with developer-focused talent platforms.