Comment on Fake job interviews target developers with new Python backdoor

• prof@infosec.pub ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Makes sense, I feel bad for the guys that were happy for a chance and got screwed over.

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Some tips for people, real companies won’t:

    • ask you to buy anything and get reimbursed later to start a job
    • require personal info like SSN in the interview process (will be handled by a separate HR process)
    • offer you a job during the first interview

    Be careful out there!

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    • poo@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Regarding that last one, my last job actually happened because I was made an offer during the first interview before even doing any sort of technical or programming test…

      … of course most of the developers there were awful, so I wish they had.

      It’s almost as if technical interviews are extremely important in vetting applicants…

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      • Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Regarding that last one, my last job actually happened because I was made an offer during the first interview

        Probably better stated as a red flag not necessarily “they’re not real.” Usually the folks at the company will want at least a little bit of time to think over the interview and discuss.

        It’s almost as if technical interviews are extremely important in vetting applicants

        It depends, good references and prior work can top “technical interviews” in my book. If someone’s done something interesting a conversation about that interesting thing is often far more useful.

        Technical interviews are more important when you’re looking at people fresh out of college or a code bootcamp.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve been offered a job during the interview. But I did think it was super sketchy and didn’t take it.

      But honestly it was more of a red flag of them just being desperate than anything dodgy going on. They really weren’t prepared to pay that much money, so they wanted to offer people jobs so they wouldn’t think about it.

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah, that’s sketchy.

        Then again, we had the opposite situation with a candidate. Basically, we did our hiring rounds out of order, changed the position they were applying for, and our VP contacted them directly like 3 times after the interviews because we kept seeing weird stuff (had an SO out of state and was considering moving, then wanted to get a masters locally, etc). It worked out and we hired them, and it’s working out so far.

        I guess my point is: hiring can be weird. We’ve had candidates skip the second round, repeat rounds, and we even flew one out without even making an offer. Run if the company seems sketchy, but if they’re just kinda weird, consider giving them a shot, some of our best hires had a wired hiring process.

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    • veloxization@yiffit.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ve gotten offered a job on the first interview and I worked there for a while. Then again, that was not in my field of IT and was a part-time job with a well-known company, alongside studies. So while it can be a red flag, it’s not always. Depends on the situation. Just stay vigilant.

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yup. Sometimes it’ll work out, just look for the big red flags.

        A good job won’t expect you to do anything other than show up to interviews and orientation.

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