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title: Hack-a-job (2019 edition) |
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pub_date: 2019-10-08 |
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author: ungleich |
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twitter_handle: ungleich |
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_discoverable: yes |
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abstract: |
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Hack a job in 42 hours and live in Switzerland afterwards. |
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On the 1st of November to 3rd of November the 2019 edition of |
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**Hack-a-job** will take place in the |
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[Hacking Hotel Diesbach, Switzerland](https://hack.digitalglarus.ch/hacking-and-living-in-hotel-diesbach.html). |
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## Hack a what? |
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We are a team of hackers running the [Data Center |
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Light](https://datacenterlight.ch) at [ungleich](https://ungleich.ch) |
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and we think that hacking to get a job is the right way |
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of finding someone fitting to us. |
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## How does it work? |
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At Hack-a-job you have one weekend to show your skills. You will be |
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given the choice of three different tasks and you choose one of them. |
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You then have 42 hours to do your best to solve the task. During these |
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42 hours, we will coach you and direct you into the right direction. |
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During that time, food and drinks will be provided. |
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After 42h you present your work and in the afternoon of the |
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Sunday, everyone will get direct feedback from the jury. |
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## Who can apply? |
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At this Hack-a-job edition anybody can apply, who can start working in |
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Switzerland without special work permits. This usually includes |
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* citizens of EU/EFTA countries |
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* Swiss citizens |
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Checkout |
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* https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/work-permits/29191706 |
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* https://www.sem.admin.ch/dam/data/sem/eu/fza/broschueren/blau-europaeer-in-ch-e.pdf |
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for more details. |
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Unfortunately we cannot offer anyone from |
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"third states" to participate, as this has complicated and partially |
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impossible constraints for hiring attached. If you are a creative mind |
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and can convice us that you can be hired nonetheless - this might be a |
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good chance for earning first points. |
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You should be at least 18 years old to participate. |
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Go [to the application page for registering!](https://survey.ungleich.ch/2/). |
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## Who gets the job? |
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**Up to two people** can stay and to join our team. |
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The criteria for evaluation can be seen below. |
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We promise to be fair, however joining Hack-a-job does not mean |
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you get the job. |
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### Degree of success |
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How much of the task did you get done? |
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Is it solved |
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* not at all |
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* partially |
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* mostly |
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* fully |
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? |
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### Cleanliness of the solution |
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Is your solution |
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* documented? |
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* easy to understand? |
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* using best practice? |
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### Creativity of the solution |
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Did you think out-of-the-box? Are you employing smart solutions? |
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### Sustainability / Unix Philosophy |
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How much did you think about running your application for longer? |
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Did you follow the unix philosophy? |
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### Communication |
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Work is only worth something, if other team members can work with |
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you. How do you communicate with the mentors? |
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How do you present your solution? |
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## What if I win? |
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The winner(s) of Hack-a-job are getting offered the following: |
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* A 1 year contract with ungleich, likely to be extended |
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* A monthly pre-tax salary of 2'500 CHF |
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* A paid stay in the Hacking Hotel with native IPv6 10 Gbit/s network |
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* A halb tax (half fare) card for Swiss trains |
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Additionally you can request to be reimbursed for the travel expenses |
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to Hack-a-Job. |
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## What if I don't win? |
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Then you probably will take home a lot of new knowledge and you will |
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get a certificate for participation. Also you get a good feeling for |
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being one of the 6 people that were invited in the first place. |
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## How to prepare? |
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We recommend to refresh your knowledge of the following topics prior |
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to participation: |
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* Python3: you should be able to code mildly complex programs |
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* HTTP / REST: you should be able to talk REST |
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* Networking: Basic knowledge of IPv6 (including multicast), VLAN and |
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VXLAN |
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* Storage: knowledge of Ceph of advantage ("how to build a small cluster")! |
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* OS: knowledge of either Linux or BSD, Unix commandline, Shell |
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scripting |
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### What to bring? |
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You need to bring yourself, a working computer (including |
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wifi) with either Linux or BSD on it and a sleeping bag. |
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## The schedule |
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* 2019-10-08: Openning of CfP |
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* 2019-10-20: midnight UTC: close of CfP |
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* 2019-10-22: Notification of invitation |
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* 2019-11-01 1300 to 1600: Hacking Hotel opens for arrival and registration |
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* 2019-11-01 1600 to 1700: Introduction of the three tasks |
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* 2019-11-01 1700 to 2019-11-03-1100: Hack-a-Job main event! |
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* 2019-11-03 1100 to 1300: Presentations |
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* 2019-11-03 1300 to 1500: Final lunch |
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* 2019-11-03 1300 to 1500: Jury meeting |
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* 2019-11-03 1500: Presentation of jury ratings and notification of winner(s) |
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## The location |
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Hack-a-Job will be held in the |
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[Hacking |
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Hotel](https://hack.digitalglarus.ch/hacking-and-living-in-hotel-diesbach.html) |
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in Switzerland, 8777 Diesbach, Hauptstrasse 28. The nearest train |
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station is **Diesbach-Betschwanden**. |
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## More information |
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You can get in touch with us via |
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* email: info at ungleich.ch |
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* chat: [chat.ungleich.ch](https://chat.ungleich.ch) |
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