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I have a portfolio of past work (I made games that are still available, I even bring an iPad with them playable on them). I still get asked a ton of technical q
by cableshaft 11y ago
I have a portfolio of past work (I made games that are still available, I even bring an iPad with them playable on them). I still get asked a ton of technical questions, and I'm lucky if I can even show them my past projects, because they never trust that I was the actual programmer on these projects (even though in the credits for a couple of them it says 'Lead Programmer: [cableshaft]').
It's a totally broken perception, and it needs to end. We're one of the few professions that are routinely asked to prove our abilities in every single interview we attend. It wastes so much time on both ends and there needs to be a new way.
- yoklov 11y agoWhy wouldn't they trust you? Sounds bizarre. Especially if you're listed in the credits.
- cableshaft 11y agoWell really, they don't even usually let me get to the point with showing my work where I can show my name in the credits. My point is they could have checked that ahead of time and seen my name in the credits if they wanted to verify that I actually did what I said I did in my resume, and they don't. The handful of people I've had to interview I always checked the interviewees portfolio ahead of time if it was available.