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> If I am a business owner, and I need someone to create a website for me to do something, the first thing I will reach for is someone who has already done simi
by vonmoltke 10y ago
> If I am a business owner, and I need someone to create a website for me to do something, the first thing I will reach for is someone who has already done similar projects and has a track record of getting it done.
If that is the case, what you need is a contractor, not an employee, and you should hire accordingly.
- red_blobs 10y agoI disagree. Aside from an entry level position, you want someone with previous experience. Google wouldn't hire someone to manage their datacenter with no previous experience managing anything like it.
- solipsism 10y agoVoted down for being about as wrong as possible about Google's hiring practices.
- Filligree 10y ago> Google wouldn't hire someone to manage their datacenter with no previous experience managing anything like it. That's exactly what they do. The interviews test for basic skills — an understanding of TCP/IP, unix, programming ability and intelligence — and all the rest is on-the-job training.
- jameshart 10y agoYour challenge there would be finding anything remotely like Google's datacenter.
- Jemmeh 10y agoI get what you're saying, but in this case the end result is still that the overall field is has high demands for people who already know how to do what they need done.