Comments on: How to Get a Job at Cloudera http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/ Hadoop and Cloudera's Products and Services Wed, 23 May 2012 10:20:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ashish http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/comment-page-1/#comment-15659 Ashish Thu, 03 Mar 2011 08:14:42 +0000 http://www.cloudera.com/?p=4199#comment-15659 Nice summary Mike ! Can't agree with you more on the point that, if a person is good, recruiter need not introduce him to you :) You would have already known about him. And BTW, someone looking to be at Cloudera need not be just very Good, he needs to be the best, coz for matching up with Doug, Tom, Aaron, Lars, Todd nd other, is not easy.. They are best of the best. Good Luck ! Nice summary Mike !

Can’t agree with you more on the point that, if a person is good, recruiter need not introduce him to you :) You would have already known about him.

And BTW, someone looking to be at Cloudera need not be just very Good, he needs to be the best, coz for matching up with Doug, Tom, Aaron, Lars, Todd nd other, is not easy.. They are best of the best.

Good Luck !

]]> By: Andy http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/comment-page-1/#comment-13080 Andy Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:54:34 +0000 http://www.cloudera.com/?p=4199#comment-13080 Great article! This very much mirrors my experience - and I'm glad you're honest about it - almost every single job (six out of seven) I've got from people I know. The difficulty, for a specific job you have in mind, is finding that link to the company, but I'm glad to hear it can be possible. Great article!

This very much mirrors my experience – and I’m glad you’re honest about it – almost every single job (six out of seven) I’ve got from people I know. The difficulty, for a specific job you have in mind, is finding that link to the company, but I’m glad to hear it can be possible.

]]> By: Lonn http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/comment-page-1/#comment-13077 Lonn Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:32:32 +0000 http://www.cloudera.com/?p=4199#comment-13077 Mao, this is one of the best summaries on how to apply for a job in tech. By far the best way to get a job at my firm is to come in through a current employee referral. We also give bonuses to employees who refer. The recruiter route is rarely a good one. Mao, this is one of the best summaries on how to apply for a job in tech. By far the best way to get a job at my firm is to come in through a current employee referral. We also give bonuses to employees who refer. The recruiter route is rarely a good one.

]]> By: Mike Olson http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/comment-page-1/#comment-13076 Mike Olson Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:13:02 +0000 http://www.cloudera.com/?p=4199#comment-13076 Scott, agree that good screening and an understanding of technology are critical for assessing fit. As I said in the post, we do use recruiters, we just try to put them on the tough projects, where we need the help. Scott, agree that good screening and an understanding of technology are critical for assessing fit. As I said in the post, we do use recruiters, we just try to put them on the tough projects, where we need the help.

]]> By: Mona Masghati http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/comment-page-1/#comment-13075 Mona Masghati Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:07:53 +0000 http://www.cloudera.com/?p=4199#comment-13075 Mike, thank you for a great post. I shared your post with my the 2011 class of MIT's System Design and Management. Recruiting tips from a a hiring manager, better yet the CEO of a up and coming start-up resonated with my cohort. Mike, thank you for a great post. I shared your post with my the 2011 class of MIT’s System Design and Management. Recruiting tips from a a hiring manager, better yet the CEO of a up and coming start-up resonated with my cohort.

]]> By: Scott http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/comment-page-1/#comment-13074 Scott Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:55:03 +0000 http://www.cloudera.com/?p=4199#comment-13074 Good blog. Great laugh for a Friday! (Thanks Jon for mentioning this.) I'm a recruiter and the most defining trait of a successful candidate is not just their technical aptitude but their passion for what they do. At start-ups just keeping up-to-date with technology is just a C-grade. Before we even begin a face interview with a candidate we want to know what projects they work on outside their work i.e. "I'm a programmer but like to do Real Estate on the side," tells us that you're just there to collect a paycheck. You may be very good at programming, but you definitely wouldn't be a match for a start-up. Whereas the guy who's a QA guy by day and Ruby-hacker by night had a higher potential to accerate in a start-up environment. Happy Aloha Friday! Good blog. Great laugh for a Friday! (Thanks Jon for mentioning this.)

I’m a recruiter and the most defining trait of a successful candidate is not just their technical aptitude but their passion for what they do. At start-ups just keeping up-to-date with technology is just a C-grade. Before we even begin a face interview with a candidate we want to know what projects they work on outside their work i.e. “I’m a programmer but like to do Real Estate on the side,” tells us that you’re just there to collect a paycheck. You may be very good at programming, but you definitely wouldn’t be a match for a start-up. Whereas the guy who’s a QA guy by day and Ruby-hacker by night had a higher potential to accerate in a start-up environment.

Happy Aloha Friday!

]]> By: Karan Vasudeva http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/comment-page-1/#comment-13045 Karan Vasudeva Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:55:05 +0000 http://www.cloudera.com/?p=4199#comment-13045 I poke a bit of fun at recruiters in this little comic: http://blog.codeboff.in/2010/07/22/programmers-and-recruiters-are-from-different-planets-3/ I poke a bit of fun at recruiters in this little comic:

http://blog.codeboff.in/2010/07/22/programmers-and-recruiters-are-from-different-planets-3/

]]> By: David Kypuros http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/comment-page-1/#comment-13030 David Kypuros Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:08:05 +0000 http://www.cloudera.com/?p=4199#comment-13030 Thanks for this article. It seemed insightful on how people think about business view trust from a hiring perspective. Luv ur site UI too. The site seems very very snappy. The UI reminds me of the cuil blog. Maybe it's just me... Thanks for this article. It seemed insightful on how people think about business view trust from a hiring perspective. Luv ur site UI too. The site seems very very snappy. The UI reminds me of the cuil blog. Maybe it’s just me…

]]> By: Eric Estabrooks http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/comment-page-1/#comment-13020 Eric Estabrooks Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:03:52 +0000 http://www.cloudera.com/?p=4199#comment-13020 I agree on the recruiter bit: I typically look at recruiters as a last resort in the early stages of a company. As you get bigger or have a key hire that you can't locate in your network the recruiters can fill the gap. The personal introductions are key. The question I always ask the referrer is whether or not they are willing to bet part of their bonus on this person. It tells me the strength of their confidence in the candidate. I agree on the recruiter bit: I typically look at recruiters as a last resort in the early stages of a company. As you get bigger or have a key hire that you can’t locate in your network the recruiters can fill the gap.

The personal introductions are key. The question I always ask the referrer is whether or not they are willing to bet part of their bonus on this person. It tells me the strength of their confidence in the candidate.

]]> By: Salman http://www.cloudera.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-get-a-job-at-cloudera/comment-page-1/#comment-13017 Salman Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:29:28 +0000 http://www.cloudera.com/?p=4199#comment-13017 20K for providing leads, I'm sure working at cloudera is great but now I want to be a recruiter! :) 20K for providing leads, I’m sure working at cloudera is great but now I want to be a recruiter! :)

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