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I recently had a recruiter questioning my application for a "senior developer" role as "You seem to have no background in software". I told her I have "a backg
by avip 7y ago
I recently had a recruiter questioning my application for a "senior developer" role as "You seem to have no background in software".
I told her I have "a background" of well over 10 years as a developer, and consider it my profession.
"So why did you study Biology"? she replied.
- Aeolun 7y ago“Does your history degree help you during recruitment?”
- walshemj 7y agoI suspect in the UK it would have been an "ology" from a former polytechnic. Though having said that I have only had two bad experiences with recruiters in the UK.
- geezerjay 7y agoHR drones focus on qualifications because it frees them from the responsibility of actually having to evaluate and corroborate that a candidate is competent in a field.