With the same token that you (the OP of "Dear HN "Who's Hiring" responders"...likewise other posters) say HN hiring-thread is not a CraigsList , when an HN-responder puts an effort in going through their product and writing a personal note inquiring about a possible opportunity at their company, posters should take a minute to respond to the responder acknowledging that in-spite of their good/bad profile they can't hire him/her.<p>I am a graduating student who have applied to many startups that interested me with a personal-note and list of projects I have done with clickable-links. While about 10% of posters responded saying that they did like my profile but can't take it further because of visa, remaining 90% never responded.<p>While I am not the best engineer, when my detailed and clear personal application doesn't get an acknowledgement reply, I can imagine why responders are just sending one-liners. If posters want to hire, they will hire from one-liners. No point of detailed-personal application.The loss is on both of us.<p>I know these two advices are from me to you and you to me. All the remaining folks who have been one-liners will continue to be so.
Just a suggestion -perhaps feature other projects on your résumé besides hacking your school network. Many companies may not appreciate hacking their network, movie or music pirating. Even though it may have been a creative solution, it might not be best to present yourself with a potentially controversial project.<p>If you were looking for work in a security-related field it might be helpful, though.
On a side note, my profile with links to projects is <a href="https://gist.github.com/sravfeyn/13534c67812183235a2c/" rel="nofollow">https://gist.github.com/sravfeyn/13534c67812183235a2c/</a> . I am hunting for an engineering position at a start-up with product-innovation.