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As other posters have pointed out, did the ads say 3 years’ experience in a similar job - or 3 years’ experience with a particular language, framework or platfo
by DaiPlusPlus 9y ago
As other posters have pointed out, did the ads say 3 years’ experience in a similar job - or 3 years’ experience with a particular language, framework or platform?
Even if someone has a Bachelors in CS, I wouldn’t hire for an entry-level C++ gif without 3 years’ experience with the language: I expect them to pick it up during their time in academia - especially as many (of the best) start coding in high-school or earlier. So in fact, I’d be alarmed if an applicant with a CS degree didn’t claim at least 3 years experience with a common instructional language like Java.
- treis 9y agoId say most didn't have any years listed. They just ask for a degree + experience in pretty basic stuff. A couple asked for 1+ One said 0-3 years
- fzeroracer 9y agoYou make a lot of assumptions that end up not playing out so well. For example when I was at university we didn't have a single core language we used for everything; classes bounced around between C#, Java, C++, Python, Ada, HTML, Javascript and so forth. There are graduates that have wide experience but not depth. Which speaking as an aside; I was denied an internship back in college because I didn't have three years of professional experience in Java. Needless to say I found it absurd at the time. You also assume that the best people are coding earlier or have the ability to code earlier. Some of the best developers I've worked with didn't start coding until later in their life.
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