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Definitely tech companies don't do enough to recruit and train novice programmers. Cue the "Junior level" position with a 3 year experience requirement. That s

Definitely tech companies don't do enough to recruit and train novice programmers. Cue the "Junior level" position with a 3 year experience requirement. That said, certainly the group that face the most racial inequalities and lack of institutional privilege in the American job market are humans who had the unfortunate luck of being born outside her borders.

sotojuan 11y ago
> Definitely tech companies ... don't ... train novice programmers. This is the worst part IMO. As we all know a Computer Science degree isn't a 1:1 match for what people will be doing in the industry. Assuming every candidate had the chance to do side projects or internships[1] instead of spending a couple of weeks training smart grads is an easy way to have a "shortage". [1] Not everyone has time for side projects (work + school), not all internships are the same either
kenko 11y ago
The phasing out of on-the-job training is an atrocity, IMO, especially since what tends to replace it is training at a university, which ought (imo) be a place where people can get some education that isn't oriented primarily toward making them better workers. It's especially ironic since often the university is a public institution, and the tech world (and the business world generally) tends to be so down on the public sphere and are big boosters of private enterprise. But they're not above taking a giant, giant handout in the form of worker training and then pissing and moaning when they think it isn't coming fast enough.
- kenko 11y ago
  Ha and I see that pinboard just tweeted sth relevant: https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/665235613373718528 https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/665235613373718528 "Recurring theme this morning is Minimum Viable Education, how to train future tech professionals without the baggage of reading English lit"

sotojuan 11y ago

> Definitely tech companies ... don't ... train novice programmers. This is the worst part IMO. As we all know a Computer Science degree isn't a 1:1 match for what people will be doing in the industry. Assuming every candidate had the chance to do side projects or internships[1] instead of spending a couple of weeks training smart grads is an easy way to have a "shortage". [1] Not everyone has time for side projects (work + school), not all internships are the same either

kenko 11y ago

The phasing out of on-the-job training is an atrocity, IMO, especially since what tends to replace it is training at a university, which ought (imo) be a place where people can get some education that isn't oriented primarily toward making them better workers. It's especially ironic since often the university is a public institution, and the tech world (and the business world generally) tends to be so down on the public sphere and are big boosters of private enterprise. But they're not above taking a giant, giant handout in the form of worker training and then pissing and moaning when they think it isn't coming fast enough.

kenko 11y ago
Ha and I see that pinboard just tweeted sth relevant: https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/665235613373718528 https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/665235613373718528 "Recurring theme this morning is Minimum Viable Education, how to train future tech professionals without the baggage of reading English lit"