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Looking at a lot of job ads they want 5 developers for one job: sys admin, dba, software dev, ui, design...

• j4kp07 11y ago
  That has been going on since the dawn of IT. It is a red flag for a management team (or recruiter) that doesn't really know what they are in search of.
  • megablast 11y ago
    Unless they are a startup.
    • s73v3r 11y ago
      No, it still applies there. There is absolutely nothing special about a startup than there is for any other small business.
• Joeboy 11y ago
  What's wrong with that? People in most jobs are expected to be able to do more than one thing. I much prefer to be allowed to do all that stuff rather than having to go through some bureaucratic / diplomatic process to get a widget added to my form or a field added to my table. Admittedly it's nice to have a specialist on hand to fix things like gnarly css bugs if they arise.
• kbart 11y ago
  Don't be scared of secondary requirements in ads as most often they don't require expertise in the mentioned area. During job interviews, "database specialist" "becomes" someone, who can write simple queries, "a web designer" - someone who can tinker CSS, "web development" - update Wordpress page etc.
  • thorin 11y ago
    I'm down with that. It just annoys me that managers or often agents expect you to be an expert. For instance i know oracle well and sql and pl/sql but i can also do some java, C, python, DBA, web development etc. My next role is at a startup and coming in as a data guy who will pick up some web services and javascript work seems totally acceptable.
  • coldtea 11y ago
    >Don't be scared of secondary requirements in ads as most often they don't require expertise in the mentioned area. Expertise no. But they DO require you to DO the job.