From a recent hiring session, we decided to forgo the outside recruiters and simply post to Stack Exchange's job site, along with Node's and a couple others... though the number of resumes we saw was a bit smaller (about a dozen over a week), the hit:miss ratio was much better in terms of those who could pass a fizz-buzz challenge (figuratively).
A few years ago, I sat in phone screen rotation at a very major company for technical screening... I was constantly amazed how many people will put "expert" next to a technology they barely knew. It's rough being on either side of the table, no matter where you are.
A few years ago, I sat in phone screen rotation at a very major company for technical screening... I was constantly amazed how many people will put "expert" next to a technology they barely knew. It's rough being on either side of the table, no matter where you are.