[pragmaticlurker]

I'd really like to work for Mozilla on Mozilla products, but somehow the interview process is broken.

I've managed to go through 3 interviews (2 technical, one with the team-coordinator) but then was rejected because they've found some other with more years of relevant (?) experience on the topic for the position.

Now they write this. So my question is: why don't you open more positions, letting people be hired (and paid) to work on products, instead of looking for charitable work from volunteers?

[rehemiau]

Because hiring more people costs money and volunteers are free?

[mister_hn]

yeah but then don't bother us with missing contributors.

Somehow someone has to live and code for food. Not everybody has the luxury of working as volunteer.

[lonelappde]

No company has the luxury of paying employees with money they don't have.

[rifung]

> I'd really like to work for Mozilla on Mozilla products, but somehow the interview process is broken. I've managed to go through 3 interviews (2 technical, one with the team-coordinator) but then was rejected because they've found some other with more years of relevant (?) experience on the topic for the position.

I'm sorry I don't really understand. They interviewed you and found other people who (they thought) were more qualified. In what way is the interview process broken?

> Now they write this. So my question is: why don't you open more positions, letting people be hired (and paid) to work on products, instead of looking for charitable work from volunteers?

I can only assume that it's because they think there are better places they think they should put their resources.

[mnoorenberghe]

> Now they write this.

This page was written Apr 11, 2011

[giancarlostoro]

My hope is that they do that once they offer a premium version of Firefox.