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I've been in hiring loops where the candidate aced all the technical stuff, but wasn't hired because he wasn't enthusiastic about the new company, just sounded

I've been in hiring loops where the candidate aced all the technical stuff, but wasn't hired because he wasn't enthusiastic about the new company, just sounded like he wanted to leave his old company. With a no feedback system, he may go study harder on the technicals for no reason. So I think feedback would have definitely helped his next interview.

clarry 7y ago
"Learn to feign enthusiasm better next time." It sounds useful and depressing at the same time.
- ohyeshedid 7y ago
  We just call that adulthood. :(
- AllegedAlec 7y ago
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  - clarry 7y ago
    Yep. My (brief) time in the metal industry was quite different. Nobody talked about passion and enthusiasm. Companies look for somebody to perform a job, and people with the relevant skills offer their hand. A simple, professional exchange, no cults, no kool-aid. No "you need to be keen about learning new tech like a kid that just got out of high school, oh and you gotta be super competent with all this stuff we use because we don't have time for people to be learning things on the job, oh and you gotta be social and charming and customer focused, oh and you gotta be very enthusiastic about our company and product (actually we don't know which product or team we'll assign you to yet, but you still gotta be super enthusiastic about it), oh and you'll probably end up maintaining some terrible legacy stack that nobody else wants to touch. So, why are you applying to this job? Justify your presence! It's not like we posted about an open position, and it's not like we're constantly complaining about shortage of talent while turning people down left and right .. oh wait"
shantly 7y ago
Thing is, different companies interview so differently and with such wildly different expectations—for apparently nearly-identical jobs!—that I’m not even sure the odd bit of feedback here and there would even be all that useful.

clarry 7y ago

"Learn to feign enthusiasm better next time." It sounds useful and depressing at the same time.

ohyeshedid 7y ago
We just call that adulthood. :(
AllegedAlec 7y ago
https://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3454 https://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3454
- clarry 7y ago
  Yep. My (brief) time in the metal industry was quite different. Nobody talked about passion and enthusiasm. Companies look for somebody to perform a job, and people with the relevant skills offer their hand. A simple, professional exchange, no cults, no kool-aid. No "you need to be keen about learning new tech like a kid that just got out of high school, oh and you gotta be super competent with all this stuff we use because we don't have time for people to be learning things on the job, oh and you gotta be social and charming and customer focused, oh and you gotta be very enthusiastic about our company and product (actually we don't know which product or team we'll assign you to yet, but you still gotta be super enthusiastic about it), oh and you'll probably end up maintaining some terrible legacy stack that nobody else wants to touch. So, why are you applying to this job? Justify your presence! It's not like we posted about an open position, and it's not like we're constantly complaining about shortage of talent while turning people down left and right .. oh wait"

shantly 7y ago

Thing is, different companies interview so differently and with such wildly different expectations—for apparently nearly-identical jobs!—that I’m not even sure the odd bit of feedback here and there would even be all that useful.