from Hacker News

The North Korea worker problem is bigger than you think

by bentocorp on 3/31/25, 9:15 PM with 3 comments

• by mattpallissard on 3/31/25, 11:36 PM

  > Other potential tells include long pauses and inconsistencies on candidates’ resumes, such as claimed expertise in technologies before they were developed and widely available.

  Funny, I've seen a fair number of job postings that require this exact thing

• by joshuanapoli on 4/1/25, 11:51 AM

  > With multiple people performing tasks assigned to one person, pulling in assistance from thousands of experts in any given field, these employees may become a rock star in the eyes of their employer. To the organization, it looks like their best employee is doing an inordinate amount of work.

  They should just open a proper IT outsourcing business…