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> you need to write better job descriptions Tech job postings are the absolute worst. Anyone who's having trouble with hiring in any way needs to start there.
by _qulr 6y ago
> you need to write better job descriptions
Tech job postings are the absolute worst. Anyone who's having trouble with hiring in any way needs to start there. Everyone in tech knows that job postings are a joke, which is why you're told to apply to jobs even if you're not qualified, and then companies complain about the applicant pool. It's their own fault!
The "excuse" is almost always "HR". But this just tells the applicant your company is a bureaucratic nightmare that few sane applicants would want to join.
- _qulr 6y agoThere's a lot of worry in tech hiring about the "faker", the engineer who lies or exaggerates on their résumé. The irony is that the tech hiring process, especially the job postings, encourage the fakers to apply. You're practically beginning fakers to apply. The most honest, scrupulous people tend to only apply for jobs where they're 100% qualified according to the job posting. So the system, which hires people who don't actually meet the listed qualifications, is systematically selecting against the honest applicants. Honest people can even be driven out of tech in virtue of being honest.