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Ask HN: How did Soham Parekh get so many jobs?

290 points jshchnz | 2 comments | 02 Jul 25 20:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.44s | source

Soham Parekh is all the rage on Twitter right now with a bunch of startups coming out of the woodwork saying they either had currently employed him or had in the past.

Serious question: why aren't so many startups hiring processes filtering out a candidate who is scamming/working multiple jobs?

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robswc ◴[02 Jul 25 21:22 UTC] No.44448998[source]▶
This is my question too.

I'm no longer job searching but every interview involved multiple steps and "background checks."

I'm seeing the dude's resume has him working half a dozen jobs in a year which even to me is a huge red flag. Then he has a github with automated commits... I don't want to be disparaging to start ups because its brutal out there but how does someone like that have such a high success rate? Is he taking a super low salary or something?

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crossroadsguy ◴[03 Jul 25 04:10 UTC] No.44451556[source]▶
For my last job — the guy who was supposed to verify my permanent address called me and asked me to ask someone in my village to take a photo of the house with same day newspaper in the view and send it to him. I forwarded the request to my future employer asking whether it was the normal verification procedure :-)
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ReptileMan ◴[03 Jul 25 15:15 UTC] No.44455901[source]▶
Unicorns are easier to find than newspapers. If you threaten to shoot me unless I bring newspaper - I am not even sure where they sell them anymore in my city.
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jen20 ◴[06 Jul 25 12:45 UTC] No.44480326[source]▶
Last time I was in New York City I could not for the life of me find a paper copy of the New York Times to read. Newsstands appear to just be selling candy and drinks.
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1. kaashif ◴[06 Jul 25 15:32 UTC] No.44481617[source]▶
You can get the New York Times and other newspapers in airports still. I do still buy a newspaper before a flight sometimes, but I actually shouldn't because flights have WiFi now.

Irrational and nostalgic.

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2. jen20 ◴[06 Jul 25 23:35 UTC] No.44485156[source]▶
Yes - I know you can get them in airports (lounges often give them out for free) - I just thought it a little bizarre that I couldn't find a copy of the New York Times in midtown Manhattan!