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Completely anecdotal, but I've interviewed a few IBM lifers and veterans for positions outside IBM. Their skills were lacking, to say the least. It's unclear wh
by jorblumesea 9y ago
Completely anecdotal, but I've interviewed a few IBM lifers and veterans for positions outside IBM. Their skills were lacking, to say the least. It's unclear why. Perhaps when you joined IBM "back in the day" a CS degree was less important? Or maybe the business itself stressed other skills over technical proficiency?
While ageism is a serious problem in the industry, I also don't think it's fair to equate seniority with competence. There are many wizard old heads, but not every old head is a wizard.
- mancerayder 9y agoA CS degree, you say? What in the world use is that other than jumpstarting the first couple of years of employment? And getting filtered past people who believe it is important? Maybe I'm wrong, but I've always seen some of these older companies as being big on hiring people from academia (and also military for some reason - it seems many of these folks have military backgrounds).
- jorblumesea 9y agoJoining the industry in the 90s wasn't anything like joining it now, at least for entry level positions. Just saying, the industry was different back then and knowing fundamentals seemed less important than slinging code.
- forapurpose 9y ago> A CS degree, you say? What in the world use is that Perhaps you can learn something.