[deepster]

Not a tip...

But I'm curious, does anyone else get rubbed the wrong way by some of these job descriptions for these startups?

A good portion of them want "super smart", "kick-ass", "rockstar" developers and a number of them even incorporate puzzles. I understand people will mimic Google but don't ya'll think it's going a bit too far?

Or does it really work?

[tipjoy]

When I interview, I'm most interested in the jobs which sound challenging, and expect me to be excited about 'doing a bit extra' because that's actually fun. That's why we put this sort of thing in our job description. We want people who love this sort of stuff like we do.

[kynikos]

It's like the cliche, "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." IMO, just a ploy use to make a company more attractive to Gen-Yers.