When Hiring Software Developers at a Startup, Look for Humility and Empathy

"True empathy is rooted in humility and the understanding that there are many people with as much to contribute in life as you." -Anand Mahindra

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• https://hackernoon.com/how-software-engineers-can-better-develop-empathy-t3d430zw
• https://hackernoon.com/tagged/startup-hiring
• https://hackernoon.com/tagged/hiring
• https://hackernoon.com/tagged/startup
• https://hackernoon.com/tagged/recruiting
• https://hackernoon.com/how-to-cultivate-confident-humility-for-better-leadership-ax9g35xg
• https://hackernoon.com/how-to-get-a-job-in-tech-time-to-bust-some-myths

This Q&A followed a talk by HackerNoon Founder/CEO David Smooke given at CleverProgrammer's Conference in Los Angeles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5iqXrsRrOg&list=PLzeK5ofgBRBGM39_EZ6LZFfvnyG65OGK5 Subscribe to them on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrILQNl5Ed9Dz6CGMyvMTQ

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• Open positions at HackerNoon: https://careers.hackernoon.com/
• David's profile on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/about/David
• Startup stories on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/startup
• The presentation slides: https://www.slideshare.net/davidsmooke/how-to-get-your-first-job-at-a-tech-startup
• HackerNoon's startup database: https://startups.hackernoon.com/
• Open-source data for HackerNoon's startup of the year by location contest: https://github.com/hackernoon/where-s...
• Stories about hiring on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/tagged/hiring https://hackernoon.com/tagged/startup... https://hackernoon.com/tagged/recruiting
• HackerNoon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hackernoon
• David Smooke on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ClarkKent
• "How to get a job in tech" writing prompt on HackerNoon: https://hackernoon.com/writing-prompt-how-to-get-a-job-in-tech-interview-list-of-questions
• Read: https://hackernoon.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6GzpyHOg08