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Mongoose Gray

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No-nonsense software engineers and system architects turned tech recruiters. Jobs via mongoosejobs.com | Tech recruitment, by techies, for techies.โ„ข

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Meh! Boilerplate cover letter templates. ๐˜ ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ธ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ < ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ > ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ. ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ < ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ > ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข

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๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ software engineer | content creator | musician | actor | dog walker So which one is it??? Hint: youโ€™re not getting a call any time soon for that C++ engineering position. Focus on your top skill. Everything else belongs in the hobbies and

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€

software engineer | content creator | musician | actor | dog walker

So which one is it??? Hint: youโ€™re not getting a call any time soon for that C++ engineering position.

Focus on your top skill. Everything else belongs in the hobbies and
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The new Chelsea FC tickets app is not fit for purpose. Tickets disappear for no reason, forwarded tickets don't show up at all, etc. If you need some techies to implement it properly, I can help find them for you ๐Ÿ˜‰

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The company will โ€œ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณโ€ Nice idea but thereโ€™s no such thing as theย ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต. Thereโ€™s

The company will โ€œ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณโ€ 

Nice idea but thereโ€™s no such thing as theย ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต. Thereโ€™s
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Are you a recent graduate with a solid STEM degree from a reputable institution? Read on. Enjoy vibe coding rather than crafting world-class software solutions from first principles? Stop reading. Still here? Sweet.... we have a number of, ahem, exciting opportunities at

Are you a recent graduate with a solid STEM degree from a reputable institution? Read on.

Enjoy vibe coding rather than crafting world-class software solutions from first principles? Stop reading.

Still here? Sweet.... we have a number of, ahem, exciting opportunities at
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Another day, another automated outreach proposition lands in the inbox. Powered by AI, naturally. This one claims to facilitate โ€œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜...โ€ Absolute ๐—›๐—ข๐—š๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› of the highest

Another day, another automated outreach proposition lands in the inbox. Powered by AI, naturally.

This one claims to facilitate โ€œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜...โ€

Absolute ๐—›๐—ข๐—š๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—› of the highest
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Typical homeowner survey ย โžก๏ธ โšซ You have gas. You should consult a certified heating engineer. โšซ You have electricity. You should consultant a qualified electrician. Software in the not-too-distant future ย โžก๏ธ โšซ You have a vibe coded architecture. You should consult an

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Recruitment is not an exact science. Despite what the purveyors of these all-singing, all-dancing, new-one-every-week, AI-enabled, automated recruitment solutions would have you believe. You typically need a sixth sense. One honed from hundreds of champagne and razor blade

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We are but a speck of dust in the junkyard of infinity - Deepak Chopra. The question of whether weโ€™re alone or not is one of lifeโ€™s great mysteries. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿคฏ The other is trying to figure out what on earth your <insert vibe coding AI of choice> has done to your production

We are but a speck of dust in the junkyard of infinity - Deepak Chopra.

The question of whether weโ€™re alone or not is one of lifeโ€™s great mysteries. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿคฏ

The other is trying to figure out what on earth your &lt;insert vibe coding AI of choice&gt; has done to your production
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Who r ya? A couple of PL managers will be in the firing line after this weekend's results. We'd advise them to keep the identity of their boyhood clubs under wraps๐Ÿ‘‡ #techrecruitment #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs

Who r ya?

A couple of PL managers will be in the firing line after this weekend's results.

We'd advise them to keep the identity of their boyhood clubs under wraps๐Ÿ‘‡ 
 
#techrecruitment #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs
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Cold emails. At this point we're not sure whatโ€™s worse. A poorly-constructed, error-strewn human one that invariably opens with โ€œhope your [sic] wellโ€ or a clinical, sycophantic AI-generated one e.g. โ€œreally impressed by your focus on <insert random mission statement lifted

Cold emails. At this point we're not sure whatโ€™s worse. A poorly-constructed, error-strewn human one that invariably opens with โ€œhope your [sic] wellโ€ or a clinical, sycophantic AI-generated one e.g. โ€œreally impressed by your focus on &lt;insert random mission statement lifted
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In the Godfather movie, Vito lovingly pets a grey striped tabby cat on his daughterโ€™s wedding day. Said cat was actually a stray found in the car park and not part of the original script. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ย - unscripted - namely you should thrive

In the Godfather movie, Vito lovingly pets a grey striped tabby cat on his daughterโ€™s wedding day. Said cat was actually a stray found in the car park and not part of the original script. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ย - unscripted - namely you should thrive
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Another week, another household name gets hacked. Looking for a future-proof industry to get into? Cyber would be a decent bet, more so than AI. #AI #cyber #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs

Another week, another household name gets hacked. Looking for a future-proof industry to get into? Cyber would be a decent bet, more so than AI.
#AI #cyber #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs
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What's trending in technical interviews right now? This ๐Ÿ‘‰ "Here's our vibe-coded prod environment. How would you clean it up?" #AI #vibecoding #techinterviews #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs

What's trending in technical interviews right now? This ๐Ÿ‘‰ 

"Here's our vibe-coded prod environment. How would you clean it up?"

#AI #vibecoding #techinterviews #mongoosegray #mongoosejobs
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What's the best cold email you've ever received? Most cold outreach is so incredibly bad that you wonder if it ever works. #ColdOutreach #Sales #Marketing

What's the best cold email you've ever received?

Most cold outreach is so incredibly bad that you wonder if it ever works.

#ColdOutreach #Sales #Marketing
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How do you select a good recruitment partner for your business? ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™Ÿ๐™ค๐™—๐™จ. See how they treat you as an applicant. It will tell you everything you need to know. And ultimately, how they will represent you in the market and if theyโ€™re the

How do you select a good recruitment partner for your business?

๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™Ÿ๐™ค๐™—๐™จ.

See how they treat you as an applicant.

It will tell you everything you need to know.

And ultimately, how they will represent you in the market and if theyโ€™re the