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> Never mind if they actually designed systems that are currently running in the Fortune 500. I see this kind of thinking often and it has certainly influenced
by damagednoob 5y ago
> Never mind if they actually designed systems that are currently running in the Fortune 500.
I see this kind of thinking often and it has certainly influenced my hiring decisions and my own career but there is a flaw.
There is a difference between someone who designed a system _at_ a F500 and someone who designed a system that got them _to be_ a F500. In a big company, there's lots of room to hide and bullshit.
Not saying that developers from those companies are bad, but they're not necessarily good either.
- bryanrasmussen 5y ago>There is a difference between someone who designed a system _at_ a F500 and someone who designed a system that got them _to be_ a F500 how many people have designed systems that made their company into a F500 and how many of them do you think go through this process we're discussing?
- EvilEy3 5y agoNone. So you can ditch F500 argument unless you actually did design system that brought company to F500.
- damagednoob 5y agoNot that many which is the point. It's weird to me that people see a successful company and then ascribe some of that merit to the potential candidate sitting front of them, ignoring the fact that they were one of thousands. I don't see working at a F500 as an accurate predictor of success.
- rcarmo 5y agoI meant as a consultant. Will edit to reflect that if still possible.
- madeofpalk 5y ago> Not saying that developers from those companies are bad, but they're not necessarily good either. The developers at those companies are just... normal developers.