Yes, can confirm. Developers on our projects who typically respond to comments via email have been affected by this. Emails sent back in March are now showing up as comments on the issues with very recent timestamps.
NV Access | Australia | Full Time | 100% REMOTE (Australia) | Software Engineer | OPEN SOURCE
Use your Python / C++ skills to empower blind and vision-impaired people globally through technology.
NV Access is a global non-profit organisation, based in Australia with a 100% remote team, dedicated to the ideal that access to technology should not incur an extra cost for blind and vision impaired users. The purpose of NV Access is to lower the economic and social barriers associated with accessing Information Technology for people who are blind or vision impaired. NV Access develops the free, open source NVDA screen reading software for Microsoft Windows, enabling more than 100,000 blind and vision-impaired people across the globe to access computers.
We are looking to appoint a full-time Software Engineer to join our small team. Your work will focus on improving our NVDA screen reading software and related online infrastructure.
To apply for this position, you must be classed as "An Australian Resident for tax purposes".
NV Access | Brisbane, Australia | Full Time | 100% REMOTE (Australia) | Software Engineer | OPEN SOURCE
Use your Python / C++ skills to empower blind and vision-impaired people globally through technology.
NV Access is a global non-profit organisation, based in Australia with a 100% remote team, dedicated to the ideal that access to technology should not incur an extra cost for blind and vision impaired users. The purpose of NV Access is to lower the economic and social barriers associated with accessing Information Technology for people who are blind or vision impaired. NV Access develops the free, open source NVDA screen reading software for Microsoft Windows, enabling more than 100,000 blind and vision-impaired people across the globe to access computers.
We are looking to appoint a full-time Software Engineer to join our small team. Your work will focus on improving our NVDA screen reading software and related online infrastructure.
To apply for this position, you must be classed as "An Australian Resident for tax purposes".
NV Access | Brisbane, Australia | Full Time | 100% REMOTE (Australia) | Software Engineer | OPEN SOURCE
Use your Python / C++ skills to empower blind and vision-impaired people globally through technology.
NV Access is a global non-profit organisation, based in Australia with a 100% remote team, dedicated to the ideal that access to technology should not incur an extra cost for blind and vision impaired users. The purpose of NV Access is to lower the economic and social barriers associated with accessing Information Technology for people who are blind or vision impaired. NV Access develops the free, open source NVDA screen reading software for Microsoft Windows, enabling more than 100,000 blind and vision-impaired people across the globe to access computers.
We are looking to appoint a full-time Software Engineer to join our small team. Your work will focus on improving our NVDA screen reading software and related online infrastructure, including feature implementation and bug fixing.
To apply for this position, you must be classed as "An Australian Resident for tax purposes".
"I think that companies are extremely unlikely to forego interviewing a candidate that otherwise looks good because they had no cover letter."
My point is that the cover letter is one of the tools the applicant can use to highlight themselves as a good candidate. It could easily be the tipping point for getting an interview. It can give you some feeling for their communication skills, their understanding of the role / company / product. Though I concede most cover letters are not very well written, mostly generic. In the absence of a good cover letter, their resume alone must stand out.
Of course it could be a tricky situation: choosing between a candidate with a great cover letter and less obviously great resume vs a generic cover letter and more relevant experience listed on their resume.
Personally I would lean towards the better cover letter. They have given a clearer indication enthusiasm and interest in the job. A well written cover letter will explain how their experience is relevant, despite not superficially appearing so. This allows them to show insight into the role.
NV Access | Brisbane, Australia | Full Time | 100% REMOTE (Australia) | Software Engineer
Use your Python / C++ skills to empower blind and vision-impaired people globally through technology.
NV Access is a global non-profit organisation, based in Australia with a 100% remote team, dedicated to the ideal that access to technology should not incur an extra cost for blind and vision impaired users. The purpose of NV Access is to lower the economic and social barriers associated with accessing Information Technology for people who are blind or vision impaired. NV Access develops the free, open source NVDA screen reading software for Microsoft Windows, enabling more than 100,000 blind and vision-impaired people across the globe to access computers.
We are looking to appoint a full-time Software Engineer to join our small team. Your work will focus on improving our NVDA screen reading software and related online infrastructure, including feature implementation and bug fixing.
To apply for this position, you must be classed as "An Australian Resident for tax purposes".
I guess the question is, how does this person "seem really good"? To determine this, they have to have a well written resume that highlights relevant experience. Most resumes seem to be "company xyz - frobulated the frobulation system"
Unless of course your company is interested in frobulation also.
The contrary: "this person has a bunch of experience on their resume that is possibly beneficial, but their cover letter doesn't give any indication they have thought about the role they are applying for. This other applicant shows insight into the requirements of the role via their cover letter, and has highlighted key areas of their experience, giving greater detail about how it will be useful in this role."
Who are you going to pick to interview?
Perhaps this is more important for niche industries, and smaller teams. In a large team you can get good coverage of skills through sheer number of people. In a small team its the alignment of skills is more important.
When hiring (small, niche org) I carefully read all the cover letters.
NV Access is a global non-profit organisation, based in Australia with a 100% remote team, dedicated to the ideal that access to technology should not incur an extra cost for blind and vision impaired users. The purpose of NV Access is to lower the economic and social barriers associated with accessing Information Technology for people who are blind or vision impaired. NV Access develops the free, open source NVDA screen reading software for Microsoft Windows, enabling more than 100,000 blind and vision-impaired people across the globe to access computers.
We are looking to appoint a full-time Dev Ops Engineer to join our small team. Your work will focus on maintaining and improving our public-facing server infrastructure (including website and other back-end services), and in-house development tools.
To apply for this position, you must be classed as "An Australian Resident for tax purposes", but it is not necessary to be physically located in Australia.
Please see link above for more information, requirements, and how to apply.