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I got my first job in a company that was desperate, because their only other developer was leaving in days. Got my second job under similar circumstances. And a
by neverminder 9y ago
I got my first job in a company that was desperate, because their only other developer was leaving in days. Got my second job under similar circumstances. And a third one. I did well at all of those companies and left on my own accord. I should also mention that none of those companies were even on a map as far as serious software development is concerned.
Reality is that companies that are not desperate will be picky, take their time, drag you through a bunch of bullshit interviews, etc. Just like every other developer I get pestered by recruiters on regular basis and I often see identical job descriptions that I saw two years ago, so after short interrogation of the recruiter it becomes obvious that those are the kind of companies that are forever looking and never really giving anyone a chance.
I suppose my advice would be: start with the desperate ones, build up your experience and credibility that way and climb higher.
- CrystalLangUser 9y agoAnd how do you consistently find said companies?
- neverminder 9y agoI'm afraid I have no good recipe for that, I would suggest to "brute force" it - cast a wide net and filter approach. In my case it was mostly dumb luck really. You will now a desperate one when you see it - normally they will try to close the deal ASAP instead of jerking you around.
- gcheong 9y agoAnother clue may be an interview that doesn't hit too hard technically.
- uruk 9y agoIt's a good starting point to be proficient with a very new/niche technology. For example I got my first full-time job at a similarly desperate company, because next to no one knew how to develop Windows Phone applications back then in my country and they were in dire need of such a developer. So actually I didn't have to find them, they found me. :)
- RobertDeNiro 9y agoIt sucks, but networking. Desperate companies usually don't have to means to go through a formal interview process and they'll often hire someone solely based on recommendations. I got my current job simply because a friend worked there. I had practically zero experience in the field.
- bhu1st 9y agoYes, it was recommendation from personal network for me as well.
- ai_ia 9y agoMaybe there should be job boards for desperate company?
- muzani 9y agoThat's your standard cheap job board. I recommended one of my previous companies post on SO jobs, they're like "we can't afford any of the programmers there".
- RUG3Y 9y agoDesperate companies may be hiring through tech recruiters also. A lot of small companies don't have anyone on staff that can effectively interview and hire a programmer, so they hire someone to do it for them.
- the-dude 9y ago> forever looking and never really giving anyone a chance Or they have some bad attrition.
- StavrosK 9y agoDrChrono is looking for a Django developer to transform healthcare! Every. Day.
- yorwba 9y agoAlso, Strikingly is hiring in their Shanghai office. The advertising works in that I remember the names, but it doesn't make me want to work there.
- busterarm 9y agoI know a few folks who've interviewed with them and they all independently said that it was the biggest joke of a non-interview that they ever had. None of them got past a phone screen and most of them I"d consider pretty good, sociable developers.