Jeremy Privett
@atrophius.com
Software Engineer/Manager with 20+ years of experience. Doing something new for tech hiring.
I do free career coaching for software developers. Feel free to DM for help/advice (follow up if I miss you)!
Hire me 👉 https://www.jeremyprivett.com
I do free career coaching for software developers. Feel free to DM for help/advice (follow up if I miss you)!
Hire me 👉 https://www.jeremyprivett.com
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Jeremy Privett
@atrophius.com
· Jan 26
I wonder how different tech hiring would look if we broke the status quo of bad tech and unqualified people trying to qualify technical candidates.
If we stopped making decisions on hiring based on gotcha puzzles rather than core relevant skills.
If we eliminated the resume as a decision tool.
If we stopped making decisions on hiring based on gotcha puzzles rather than core relevant skills.
If we eliminated the resume as a decision tool.
If you're a strong fullstack JS/TS developer with Angular experience and an interest in learning (or prior experience with) ML, DM me a resume and work samples if you have some.
Would appreciate reposts! ❤️
Would appreciate reposts! ❤️
January 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If you're a strong fullstack JS/TS developer with Angular experience and an interest in learning (or prior experience with) ML, DM me a resume and work samples if you have some.
Would appreciate reposts! ❤️
Would appreciate reposts! ❤️
Reposted by Jeremy Privett
It's really easy to get Jr/Mid-level devs to participate in developer communities with career development support. What kind of support or incentives can we give to Sr-level+ devs to make engaging and participating in a community more worthwhile?
January 28, 2025 at 4:08 AM
It's really easy to get Jr/Mid-level devs to participate in developer communities with career development support. What kind of support or incentives can we give to Sr-level+ devs to make engaging and participating in a community more worthwhile?
It's really easy to get Jr/Mid-level devs to participate in developer communities with career development support. What kind of support or incentives can we give to Sr-level+ devs to make engaging and participating in a community more worthwhile?
January 28, 2025 at 4:08 AM
It's really easy to get Jr/Mid-level devs to participate in developer communities with career development support. What kind of support or incentives can we give to Sr-level+ devs to make engaging and participating in a community more worthwhile?
AI has created an arms race between ATS systems and crafty job applicants that has resulted in the death of the cold application.
It was already the worst way to get a job and it went from "could maybe work with enough at-bats or particularly good personalization/creativity" to near impossible.
It was already the worst way to get a job and it went from "could maybe work with enough at-bats or particularly good personalization/creativity" to near impossible.
January 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
AI has created an arms race between ATS systems and crafty job applicants that has resulted in the death of the cold application.
It was already the worst way to get a job and it went from "could maybe work with enough at-bats or particularly good personalization/creativity" to near impossible.
It was already the worst way to get a job and it went from "could maybe work with enough at-bats or particularly good personalization/creativity" to near impossible.
I wonder how different tech hiring would look if we broke the status quo of bad tech and unqualified people trying to qualify technical candidates.
If we stopped making decisions on hiring based on gotcha puzzles rather than core relevant skills.
If we eliminated the resume as a decision tool.
If we stopped making decisions on hiring based on gotcha puzzles rather than core relevant skills.
If we eliminated the resume as a decision tool.
January 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I wonder how different tech hiring would look if we broke the status quo of bad tech and unqualified people trying to qualify technical candidates.
If we stopped making decisions on hiring based on gotcha puzzles rather than core relevant skills.
If we eliminated the resume as a decision tool.
If we stopped making decisions on hiring based on gotcha puzzles rather than core relevant skills.
If we eliminated the resume as a decision tool.
I think the wildest thing about social media is how frequently it exposes people's inflated self-importance and inability to get past their own confirmation biases despite an ENTIRE WORLD of other people's lived experiences available and on display right in front of them.
Why does everyone always have to be so contrarian in replies?
Here's your homework: at least once a day reply to a post agreeing with it without adding any extra thoughts or tweaks or buts or ifs.
Here's your homework: at least once a day reply to a post agreeing with it without adding any extra thoughts or tweaks or buts or ifs.
January 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I think the wildest thing about social media is how frequently it exposes people's inflated self-importance and inability to get past their own confirmation biases despite an ENTIRE WORLD of other people's lived experiences available and on display right in front of them.
Did my 2024 review around Christmas and things were actually much better than I expected. The whole year felt like a pretty scary rollercoaster, but we got by kinda decently, all things considered. Taxes are gonna be brutal this year, though.
Expenses are way too high. Gotta rein in some spending.
Expenses are way too high. Gotta rein in some spending.
January 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Did my 2024 review around Christmas and things were actually much better than I expected. The whole year felt like a pretty scary rollercoaster, but we got by kinda decently, all things considered. Taxes are gonna be brutal this year, though.
Expenses are way too high. Gotta rein in some spending.
Expenses are way too high. Gotta rein in some spending.
Happy New Year!
Largely disconnected from the internet during the holidays. Back working today cause I need to start prepping for when the bulk of the rest of the world goes back to work on the 6th. The life of an independent consultant.
Continue swinging for the fences this year. Let's do it.
Largely disconnected from the internet during the holidays. Back working today cause I need to start prepping for when the bulk of the rest of the world goes back to work on the 6th. The life of an independent consultant.
Continue swinging for the fences this year. Let's do it.
January 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy New Year!
Largely disconnected from the internet during the holidays. Back working today cause I need to start prepping for when the bulk of the rest of the world goes back to work on the 6th. The life of an independent consultant.
Continue swinging for the fences this year. Let's do it.
Largely disconnected from the internet during the holidays. Back working today cause I need to start prepping for when the bulk of the rest of the world goes back to work on the 6th. The life of an independent consultant.
Continue swinging for the fences this year. Let's do it.
So who do I have to bribe to get in this Laravel Cloud early access?
December 13, 2024 at 2:22 PM
So who do I have to bribe to get in this Laravel Cloud early access?
The preload hype has begun.
December 5, 2024 at 10:41 PM
The preload hype has begun.
Is Chex Mix a valid breakfast food? Asking for a friend.
December 3, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Is Chex Mix a valid breakfast food? Asking for a friend.
Welcome to a new week! This week, I'm trying to squeeze in as much work as possible before Friday so that I can spend the whole weekend playing Path of Exile 2.
I'm so ridiculously excited for PoE 2. This week is gonna drag pretty hard, I think. 😅
I'm so ridiculously excited for PoE 2. This week is gonna drag pretty hard, I think. 😅
December 2, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Welcome to a new week! This week, I'm trying to squeeze in as much work as possible before Friday so that I can spend the whole weekend playing Path of Exile 2.
I'm so ridiculously excited for PoE 2. This week is gonna drag pretty hard, I think. 😅
I'm so ridiculously excited for PoE 2. This week is gonna drag pretty hard, I think. 😅
It's becoming a Thanksgiving tradition for us to eat at Denny's instead of cooking. Not just because it's so much work, but because none of us enjoy typical Thanksgiving food enough to put that much effort into preparing it.
November 28, 2024 at 9:50 PM
It's becoming a Thanksgiving tradition for us to eat at Denny's instead of cooking. Not just because it's so much work, but because none of us enjoy typical Thanksgiving food enough to put that much effort into preparing it.
Welcome to a new week! This week, I'm onboarding a new client and fixing some small, non-critical issues that were leftover following a huge release with an existing client last week.
Also doing Gobble Day and spending time planning out some upcoming sales strategy.
What's your plan for the week?
Also doing Gobble Day and spending time planning out some upcoming sales strategy.
What's your plan for the week?
November 25, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Welcome to a new week! This week, I'm onboarding a new client and fixing some small, non-critical issues that were leftover following a huge release with an existing client last week.
Also doing Gobble Day and spending time planning out some upcoming sales strategy.
What's your plan for the week?
Also doing Gobble Day and spending time planning out some upcoming sales strategy.
What's your plan for the week?
I highly, highly regret deleting the Brawl Academy Discord. It had so much valuable stuff that I had written about our content, future plans, advice on marketing, and a collection of all our praise.
I need to stop making permanent decisions in response to temporary problems.
I need to stop making permanent decisions in response to temporary problems.
November 23, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I highly, highly regret deleting the Brawl Academy Discord. It had so much valuable stuff that I had written about our content, future plans, advice on marketing, and a collection of all our praise.
I need to stop making permanent decisions in response to temporary problems.
I need to stop making permanent decisions in response to temporary problems.
Still one of my favorites by @benbriggs.net and a song I've used a lot lately to help me focus.
November 23, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Still one of my favorites by @benbriggs.net and a song I've used a lot lately to help me focus.
Hi! I'm Jeremy, also known as Atrophius on the internet. This is a thread where I'm going to talk about myself and all of my activities and interests so you know what to expect on this feed.
First, I'm a husband to an amazing wife and father to a smart young boy and a lovely new little baby girl.
First, I'm a husband to an amazing wife and father to a smart young boy and a lovely new little baby girl.
November 23, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Hi! I'm Jeremy, also known as Atrophius on the internet. This is a thread where I'm going to talk about myself and all of my activities and interests so you know what to expect on this feed.
First, I'm a husband to an amazing wife and father to a smart young boy and a lovely new little baby girl.
First, I'm a husband to an amazing wife and father to a smart young boy and a lovely new little baby girl.
Writing an intro thread that I can pin to my profile and I just typo'd "myself" as "mysql" if that gives you any idea of how much I've been working on database stuff lately. 🤣
November 23, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Writing an intro thread that I can pin to my profile and I just typo'd "myself" as "mysql" if that gives you any idea of how much I've been working on database stuff lately. 🤣
A problem I had on Twitter was never being my "full" self on the site. I felt like I had to pick a lane in terms of my interests because posts got suppressed if they didn't get enough interest from your followers.
Hoping the way feeds work here makes that less of a problem.
Hoping the way feeds work here makes that less of a problem.
November 23, 2024 at 5:54 PM
A problem I had on Twitter was never being my "full" self on the site. I felt like I had to pick a lane in terms of my interests because posts got suppressed if they didn't get enough interest from your followers.
Hoping the way feeds work here makes that less of a problem.
Hoping the way feeds work here makes that less of a problem.
It was a good night.
November 23, 2024 at 3:34 AM
It was a good night.
Followed a LOT of tech people on here because that was sorely missing from my Twitter feed before. I miss seeing the interesting stuff everyone is working on.
November 22, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Followed a LOT of tech people on here because that was sorely missing from my Twitter feed before. I miss seeing the interesting stuff everyone is working on.
Something that I've learned through the years that I'm most appreciative of is that it is best to unapologetically and deeply love the things that make you happy, regardless of what anyone else thinks about it. If you're happy and nobody's getting hurt, no other opinions matter.
November 20, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Something that I've learned through the years that I'm most appreciative of is that it is best to unapologetically and deeply love the things that make you happy, regardless of what anyone else thinks about it. If you're happy and nobody's getting hurt, no other opinions matter.
Since there's not a lot of Brawlhalla people over here actively following me yet, I'm going to quietly tease that I'm working on some Brawl Academy stuff again. I think it might be coming back in 2025.
November 20, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Since there's not a lot of Brawlhalla people over here actively following me yet, I'm going to quietly tease that I'm working on some Brawl Academy stuff again. I think it might be coming back in 2025.
My favorite bugs are the ones where the client swears it's worked for months but when you look at the code there's no possible way this could have ever worked.
What kind of sorcery is going on in there?
What kind of sorcery is going on in there?
November 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM
My favorite bugs are the ones where the client swears it's worked for months but when you look at the code there's no possible way this could have ever worked.
What kind of sorcery is going on in there?
What kind of sorcery is going on in there?
Made it to the party. Thanks @tomvanantwerp.com for the invite!
July 27, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Made it to the party. Thanks @tomvanantwerp.com for the invite!