673: Getting Hired, Interviewing, and Why Recruiters Suck with Taylor Desseyn

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Wes Bos

Tech News, News, Technology

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Taylor Desseyn about his work as a job recruiter, how hiring has changed over the last few years, what soft and tech skills developers need, what not to do when applying, and how AI is affecting the hiring process. Show Notes 00:35 Welcome 01:10 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry 01:35 Who is Taylor Desseyn? taylor desseyn (/tdesseyn) Taylor Desseyn on LinkedIn World-class technical talent on tap | Gun.io taylor desseyn (@tdesseyn) / X Taylor Desseyn 03:49 Why are recruiters just sending emails? 05:26 How much does a recruiter make? 06:44 How have things changed in the last couple of years? 09:22 How can developers stand out when applying? 13:52 What do developers do that cost them jobs? 28:46 What soft skills are employers looking for? 32:01 What tech skills are showing up in job postings? 34:57 Are resumes dead? 40:16 How does Gun.io vet people? World-class technical talent on tap | Gun.io 43:15 How is AI changing hiring? 46:03 What’s working on social media marketing in hiring? 48:33 Supper Club questions 53:39 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Group Chat - Dee Murthy - Watch Painkiller | Netflix Official Site Shameless Plugs Guidance Counselor 2.0 | Podcast on Spotify The Unicorn Finders | Podcast on Spotify Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky

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0:00.0	I sure hope you're hungry!
0:02.4	Who I'm starving?
0:04.2	Wash those hands, pull up a chair, and secure that feedback.
0:08.1	Because it's time to listen to Scott Tolinsky and Wes Boss' attempt to use human language to converse with
0:14.2	and pick the brains of other developers.
0:16.8	I thought there was gonna be food.
0:18.7	So buckle up and grab that old f***ing handle.
0:21.7	Because this was going to get why I'd sold.
0:26.1	This is The Syntax Supper Club.
0:36.1	Welcome to Syntax on this Friday Supper Club.
0:40.6	We have a really great one for you today.
0:43.0	We have Taylor Adessen here.
0:44.7	He's gonna be talking about hiring and what you can do to make yourself stand out
0:51.2	for anybody looking to pick up developer help.
0:54.7	He's a talent advocate at gun.io.
0:58.7	And we're gonna be talking about a lot of fun stuff today.
1:02.1	So Taylor, what's up?
1:03.5	How you doing, my man?
1:04.5	It's good to be here.
1:05.5	There's nothing better than starting out a morning with you boys.
1:08.9	Hey, good to hear.
1:11.1	If you're writing software that you want people to notice,
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