Is anyone else annoyed this is being publicized? It pretty much destroys any value that noticing the header might have as a signal. Granted the signal strength was probably pretty low already, as other commenters have pointed out, but blog posts like this must decrease it even further.
No, because all these headers just lead to the stock standard hiring page. It literally has no effect.
I first noticed these kinds of "hidden" hiring messages almost 10 years ago. I thought it was cool for like 20 seconds until I realised that it is no different than just applying normally on their normal hiring page.
So the fact that more people find out about this, is like people discovering that a hiring page exists on companies websites. Which they already knew.
What I'm actually annoyed by is that companies are still doing this stupid thing.
Low signal strength for sure - all it says is "I know how to open Dev Tools." Rather than worry about trying to retain some value, I looks at these posts as an educational opportunity. They can encourage people who don't know how the web works to dig deeper, learn more.
It didn't have any value to begin with, honestly. Websites have the exact same message in their code simply by inspecting source or opening a console, and that certainly doesn't show you have any sort of skill or curiosity.
It's not like the sites are offering you a job, they're saying you should interview with them. I have not heard of anyone getting hired because of this.
