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Which of the companies paid the best/has the best benefits? If it's the tech giant, it's very possible they attract better candidates because they offer more.

by dikdik 10y ago

NikolaeVarius 10y ago
In my experience, the big Corps don't tend to offer anywhere near as much compensation but better days off etc etc. The best sofware guys I've ever seen work at those big corps. The big corps are the ones that have the resources to work on the REALLY hard problems and not writing the same CRUD app over and over again. Those same companies also provide tons of educational benefits so that you become an expert in your field. Things like fighter jet software are fantastically complex. You hear about the dumb mistakes that are made (International Date Line Issues), but you never hear about the thousands of hours of testing every change to code goes through and the insane calculations that are made every second in even standard level flight. I have no idea why there is such a backlash against interviews. What's so hard about studying for a job you want? Even if you don't USE knowledge, you should at least be able to rederive things using your base knowledge. Thoe interviews I've seen at aero companies are damn hard. Tons of grilling on if you actually understand mechanics and fliud dynamics.
- Clubber 10y ago
  >I have no idea why there is such a backlash against interviews. What's so hard about studying for a job you want? That's a really good question and I had to think about why I don't like interviews. 1. It's an interrogation and the stakes are extremely high. There are so many aspects of it you don't control. Some guy had a shitty morning, or just doesn't like you, dropped your resume on the way back to his office, etc. 2. It's completely phony and it starts with the first question, "So why do you want to work at generic company X?" "I need money," is not an acceptable answer. Now I have to be phony and tell them why their company is awesome (it's not) which makes be feel like a kiss ass. I have to pretend to be excited about working at a boring ass company. Just shoot me. 3. We have to do it, unless we have rich parents that died young like Batman. 4. The person or people that are interviewing you have no notion of what you've accomplished aside from skimming your resume. All the hard work I've done to produce miracles in the last 20 or so years means, really nothing. 5. Companies only reward tenure at that company. It signals the start of something new but that's typically a bad thing when it comes to work. Less vacation, less credibility, less influence, etc. 6. You really don't know if the person or people you are interviewing are bozos or not. It doesn't matter, they cut the checks, they have the power. 7. As the article insinuates, they're fairly pointless.
mgkimsal 10y ago
they may also be able to hire more, and let people leave on their own (or let them go later), keeping the 'better' ones on board. Smaller companies can't make the same number of hires in the first place.
hobls 10y ago
The tech giant, for sure.

Which of the companies paid the best/has the best benefits? If it's the tech giant, it's very possible they attract better candidates because they offer more.

by dikdik 10y ago

Which of the companies paid the best/has the best benefits? If it's the tech giant, it's very possible they attract better candidates because they offer more.

NikolaeVarius 10y ago

In my experience, the big Corps don't tend to offer anywhere near as much compensation but better days off etc etc. The best sofware guys I've ever seen work at those big corps. The big corps are the ones that have the resources to work on the REALLY hard problems and not writing the same CRUD app over and over again. Those same companies also provide tons of educational benefits so that you become an expert in your field. Things like fighter jet software are fantastically complex. You hear about the dumb mistakes that are made (International Date Line Issues), but you never hear about the thousands of hours of testing every change to code goes through and the insane calculations that are made every second in even standard level flight. I have no idea why there is such a backlash against interviews. What's so hard about studying for a job you want? Even if you don't USE knowledge, you should at least be able to rederive things using your base knowledge. Thoe interviews I've seen at aero companies are damn hard. Tons of grilling on if you actually understand mechanics and fliud dynamics.

Clubber 10y ago
>I have no idea why there is such a backlash against interviews. What's so hard about studying for a job you want? That's a really good question and I had to think about why I don't like interviews. 1. It's an interrogation and the stakes are extremely high. There are so many aspects of it you don't control. Some guy had a shitty morning, or just doesn't like you, dropped your resume on the way back to his office, etc. 2. It's completely phony and it starts with the first question, "So why do you want to work at generic company X?" "I need money," is not an acceptable answer. Now I have to be phony and tell them why their company is awesome (it's not) which makes be feel like a kiss ass. I have to pretend to be excited about working at a boring ass company. Just shoot me. 3. We have to do it, unless we have rich parents that died young like Batman. 4. The person or people that are interviewing you have no notion of what you've accomplished aside from skimming your resume. All the hard work I've done to produce miracles in the last 20 or so years means, really nothing. 5. Companies only reward tenure at that company. It signals the start of something new but that's typically a bad thing when it comes to work. Less vacation, less credibility, less influence, etc. 6. You really don't know if the person or people you are interviewing are bozos or not. It doesn't matter, they cut the checks, they have the power. 7. As the article insinuates, they're fairly pointless.

mgkimsal 10y ago

they may also be able to hire more, and let people leave on their own (or let them go later), keeping the 'better' ones on board. Smaller companies can't make the same number of hires in the first place.

hobls 10y ago

The tech giant, for sure.