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On the recruiting standpoint, I would aim to attract older applicants. People established in their career don't need buzzword bingo resumes. Stability is impor
by timClicks 9y ago
On the recruiting standpoint, I would aim to attract older applicants.
People established in their career don't need buzzword bingo resumes. Stability is important because you can leave the job at the door. Other things are more important, such as paying the mortgage, taking kids to the park on the weekends and not working all hours with a fragile stack.
- deepsun 9y agoUnfortunately, my friends on management positions say that they favor youth. Young devs lack experience and foresight, so ran into a lot of problems, but they cover all of that by working 18/7 and bringing sleeping bags to office.
- sheeshkebab 9y agoNot sure where you work - but not anymore... most kids out of college willing to work for places with "management" pay attention to 9 to 5 thing much more these days. And they'd be stupid if they didn't.
- secretsinger 9y agoI remember Joel saying something about "smart AND gets things done" back in '06. But I guess the youth of today are too busy working 18/7 and learning the latest, hippest Javascript meta-framework to read such outdated doggerel. https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/10/25/the-guerrilla-guide-to-interviewing-version-30/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2006/10/25/the-guerrilla-guid...
- cookiecaper 9y agoI would say that "buzzword bingo" is even more important for older candidates. The younger candidates will be perceived as more current, so the older ones will need to make clear that they are not "dinosaurs" stuck on 20 year old tech.
- maxxxxx 9y agoAgreed