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Same as when the JD says: -hard worker (Which employer is not looking for that?) -be able to work under pressure (yea.....no) -talented (there are companies

Same as when the JD says: -hard worker (Which employer is not looking for that?) -be able to work under pressure (yea.....no) -talented (there are companies that want untalented ppl ? Can I give this title/attribute to myself) -"Too much happy vibes" Example: an AMAZING Company XYZ is looking for an AWESOME talented ROCK STAR developer to fill this FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY ! (am I joining a cult ?) What I DO look for are JD's that have at least a 'smell' that a tech-savvy person had a word in writing it. -Come solve interesting problems (rare, but usually gold level indicator of cool job) -No mention of design-patterns (no thank you Mr-Fortune-500-Banking-Company). I do have nothing against them in practise where they fit, but not on JD. -More focus on meta-skill or interests (problem solving, thinking, math, physics, science, DrWho) Less mentions and focus on tech-stack (not NO mention of tech stack, just don't make it a laundry-list of buzz-words/frameworks etc) -Some mention of philosophy (douch-filter) Example: -You are not your code -No one knows everything -a Hint of a joke/humor :) Last 2cents: If you are looking for "web devs", a rule of thumb I found useful is to look for "programmers that can do webdev" in contrast to web-dev that can do programming... a small but subtle difference at least in my country and experience Almost forgot to most important thing. NO SCRUM !! If I wanted to be a cole-miner-of-code-on-an-assembly-line, I would have become a cole miner

jaclaz 4y ago
I always liked this one (the original is not online anymore): https://www.forensicfocus.com/forums/employment-and-career-issues/message-to-recruiters/ https://www.forensicfocus.com/forums/employment-and-career-i... >This is how most job ads sound nowadays >We’re looking for a person with more than 100 years of experience in software development, coding everything from BIOSes to cloud applications, knowledge of all past, present and future operating systems and setting up secure networks. The applicant must also be able to juggle up to twenty balls and read hieroglyphs, be fluent in Swahili and dance like Michael Jackson (especially moonwalking – nice to have at corporate Christmas parties).

jaclaz 4y ago

I always liked this one (the original is not online anymore): https://www.forensicfocus.com/forums/employment-and-career-issues/message-to-recruiters/ https://www.forensicfocus.com/forums/employment-and-career-i... >This is how most job ads sound nowadays >We’re looking for a person with more than 100 years of experience in software development, coding everything from BIOSes to cloud applications, knowledge of all past, present and future operating systems and setting up secure networks. The applicant must also be able to juggle up to twenty balls and read hieroglyphs, be fluent in Swahili and dance like Michael Jackson (especially moonwalking – nice to have at corporate Christmas parties).