The Ugly HR Lady Advises, or 1011 Mistakes Developers Make
summary
The talk links common recruitment mistakes to programming “code smells”: recruiters see lies about English or certificates, overly long CVs that leak employer details, dead blogs, and generic cover letters, which correspond to technical problems like huge 8,000-line classes, exposed public internals, and flaky naming/formatting. It also covers the hiring process cost (pairing, long code reviews, multi-hour interviews) and explains using early filters to discard noisy CVs while giving detailed feedback only to candidates who finish take‑home tasks.
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Dev recruitment mistakes
- 1:25Agenda
- 2:50Job market & dev motives
- 5:18Ideal programmer per HR
- 7:08Company recruitment process
- 10:39Lying in CV & code
- 13:31Overly honest communication
- 15:15Long CV & code: no filtering
- 18:59Overconfidence in CV
- 20:45Typos & lack of detail
- 22:10Bad CV UX & unprofessionalism
- 24:18Ignoring CV conventions
- 26:45Generic job ads & letters
- 28:55Unprofessional client contacts
- 31:51Lack of prep & company knowledge
- 34:05Why recruitment details matter
- 36:15Giving candidate feedback
- 37:39CV hierarchy & time
- 40:30Education page limits
- 42:15Subjectivity in CV assessment
- 44:43CV summary & profile links
- 46:59Non-standard CV: worth it?
- 48:05One-page CV how-to
- 49:08CV photo: pros & cons
- 50:12Why candidates reject offers
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