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No no, I mean, if they’ve already got a team that can do everything you could bring to the table, why have an opening in the first place? Why try to hire someon
by alxlaz 7y ago
No no, I mean, if they’ve already got a team that can do everything you could bring to the table, why have an opening in the first place? Why try to hire someone? (and, therefore, why is someone sitting in a room being interviewed in the first place :-) ?)
The fact that there's a job ad out there means there's a legitimate need for somebody on that team. It's a candidate's responsibility to show they're the right person just as much as it's the company's responsibility to show that being on that team is worth putting effort into.
- jameshart 7y agoBe open to the possibility that a job could be advertised for which you are not the perfect candidate.
- alxlaz 7y agoMaybe I didn't get what you were saying? > If your requirements for joining a tech org are that you expect them to have made all the same decisions you would have made if you were in their shoes, without error, then a) your bar might be a little high and b) what the hell do they need you for, they’ve already got a team that can do everything you could bring to the table. Maybe they have a team that can do that, maybe they don't. Figuring that out is (allegedly :-) ) why the interview is being conducted, and it's definitely not something that can be gauged based on nothing but whether you ask a "why" question or not.