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>I'd love it if a company were to say, "Hey we're going to pass on you for this job in Division X but you know you're smart and Division Y's role is a MUCH bett
by madamelic 10y ago
>I'd love it if a company were to say, "Hey we're going to pass on you for this job in Division X but you know you're smart and Division Y's role is a MUCH better fit for you--why don't we hire you for that?" I've never seen this happen in my life.
I've had it happen twice (almost 3).
I just find a company, look through the listings, find a job I like then send an email explaining my qualifications and my interest.
I think it works well if the company is small and roles are fairly undefined ("You aren't an exact fit for this, but we want your skills for something else")
- seanp2k2 10y agoI've also seen this happen a few times, and it's happened to a few of my friends as well. Google does it a bit differently and makes you pass their gauntlet of interviews to ensure that you're totally overqualified for any position you end up in. Once you get hired there, they find a spot for you, but many many engineers there are super overqualified for what they end up doing. They end up turning away many qualified engineers because they're Google and have enough applicants anyway. If you're not Google or Apple or Facebook, you probably can't afford to do the same thing.
- api 10y agoI've wondered if this might not also be a strategy to drain the labor market of talent that might otherwise work for a competitor or found a competing or disruptive startup. There is a limited amount of good engineering talent.