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I think the post-covid wfh job market has clouded something a bit which is that the tech industry in particular is becoming increasing oversaturated. There is
by mouzogu 5y ago
I think the post-covid wfh job market has clouded something a bit which is that the tech industry in particular is becoming increasing oversaturated.
There is so many people applying for positions now that companies are resorting to these more and more annoying filtering processes.
My first job in this field 14 years ago was one interview and I got the job the next day. That would be almost impossible today.
I blame it on two things, oversaturation of the "learn to code" meme and the rise and growth of recruitment agencies and their influence on HR practices. They have to justify their own jobs after all - just 10 years ago there wasn't really much of a concept of an HR or IT recruiter as far as I recall - or it was just emerging.
I've said this before but I believe this field is becoming increasingly commodified. Soon you will be either a "white-collar" fang or a blue-collar "independent contractor".
- nextlevelwizard 5y agoAs someone who is stuck with a "junior developer" who hasn't produced a single line of working code during past 1.5years in my team the "one interview and done" isn't working these days.
- theonething 5y agohow is this person not fired?
- nextlevelwizard 5y agoWe have too good employee laws. As long as you are trying your best it is really hard to fire anyone. There needs to be evidence that they aren't capable and even then they need to be given multiple chances over multiple months to correct this problem. Only way to fire someone on the spot is if they are breaking law or refusing to do the work
- valdiorn 5y agothis is 100% your companys fault. If this person is literally not producing anything useful, then set them a basic piece of work and tell them to complete it. If they can't give them a warning, tell them to upskill. Repeat after a month. And again a month after that. If they still can't do it then you have plenty of evidence to justify firing them, anywhere in the world.
- nextlevelwizard 5y agoNot that easy with our labor laws
- supersereneblue 5y agoWhich part of the world is this happening in?
- mouzogu 5y agoYes, I'm in the same boat. I often interview people who should not be labelling themselves as developers. I think this is just a reflection of the oversaturation of this market. The answer to everyone's problem seems to be "learn to code". But what % of those people actually have an aptitude for coding or a desire for it.