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Most job ads are like this - laundry lists. Speaking only for myself I'd go for an ad that talks more about underlying technology principles rather than an endl
by zerogvt 8y ago
Most job ads are like this - laundry lists.
Speaking only for myself I'd go for an ad that talks more about underlying technology principles rather than an endless list of specifics (e.g. OOP knowledge instead of C++ or java and continuous integration flows instead of jankins or travis). Then I'd try to draw an accurate picture of what the role involves, describing the tech stack actually used and a bit of the roadmap ahead with regards to the product. Lastly I'd mention how we work, e.g. agile, scums, etc.
Most important thing is accuracy/honesty. Nothing worse than overselling a backwater tech or a bureaucratic mess as a dream job.
PS: Avoid boilerplate phrases that constitute 'sweatshop-smells' like "passionate developer".
- tracker1 8y agoWhat's funny, is sometimes I like a bureaucratic mess, but only when I'm on the edge of burnout, and only for about 6 months... as for backwater tech, I always try to leave things better than how I found them. I completely agree on the laundry list thing. More often than not, it's more of a turn off. I find it particularly funny when I see $CurrentDotNetTech...jquery, javascript, css or similar. They'd be better off just mentioning "C#/.Net web development" and leave it at that. Over-specificity or too long of a list just leads me to believe the decision makers settled on their tech a decade and a half ago, and never grew from there.
- Maultasche 8y ago> PS: Avoid boilerplate phrases that constitute 'sweatshop-smells' like "passionate developer". The phrase "work hard, play hard" is one of those phrases that raises alarm bells for me. I get an image of people working 12 hour days until they're burnt out and then having wild, beer-chugging parties. No thank you.