Ren

Big tech recruiter who's seen too much.
Careers. Dating. Markets. Performance.
Uncomfortable truths, no motivational posters.

[Ren @RenTheReaper]

After years in big tech recruiting, here's what I've learned:

The best candidates don't interview well because they're confident. They're confident because they've done the reps.

Same with dating. Same with fitness. Same with everything.

Competence creates calm. Not the other way around.

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@cryptofergani

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@RationalMale People keep saying men are afraid of commitment for avoiding a contract with enforceable downside and optional upside. That’s just bad math. So what would actually change the terms?

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Build relationships before you need them. Check in without an ask.

When things get hard, people don’t help the most talented. They help the people they trust.

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@reidhoffman

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@MurrayHillGuy1

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Have watched companies stack interview hoops higher every year. First it’s tests, then projects, then panel interviews. End result? Top talent bails early, leaving the desperate to grind through. Firms wonder why they’re stuck with average hires.

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@HannahDCox There’s also the silent layoffs with RTO.

A lot of people aren’t being laid off. They’re being told to relocate or quietly find a new job.

That attrition doesn’t show up in the numbers. But it shows up in how bad this actually feels.

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@bluewmist Build relationships before you need them. Desperation has a smell.

The people who pick up the phone later
are the ones you didn’t treat like a transaction

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@unusual_whales

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@WatcherGuru

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@IAmSteveHarvey No one is coming to save you. Once you accept that, responsibility stops feeling heavy

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@Dearme2_ The real mistake people make is thinking 9-5s lead to wealth by default.

Jobs are great for:
• Learning
• Stacking skills
• Cash flow
• Reducing risk early in life

They’re bad for:
• Ownership
• Upside
• Wealth that scales

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@IAmSteveHarvey The boring choices compound. The exciting ones mostly don’t.

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@ValaAfshar People only realize how rare this combo is after they lose it

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@neet_sol Translation: we didn’t hire enough people and we’re proud of it

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When the company says “we’re a family” but HR just posted your role

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@Simon_Ingari Your job will repost your role. Your family won’t repost you.

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@maxl1am They didn’t believe more. They moved first.

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@MoneyQuotesX A degree is a receipt, not a business model

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@stijnnoorman When people say “trust the process” they usually mean don’t quit