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Nobody wants to hire someone who isn't "competitive" and aspires to level up, advance, etc., unless it's for some short term contract. They want people who can
by tacostakohashi 4y ago
Nobody wants to hire someone who isn't "competitive" and aspires to level up, advance, etc., unless it's for some short term contract.
They want people who can do today's job today, and have potential for more / leadership tomorrow. Even if you just want to coast on by and collect your paycheck... you need to (at least pretend to) be be interested in advancement.
- giantg2 4y agoFuck those expectations.
- screwturner68 4y agoThey may not want to hire someone who isn't competitive but the reality is companies don't want high fliers. There's only so much room for advancement and there's only so many interesting projects. Companies need workhorses, people that will come in and do the jobs that need to be done without the need to coddle or entertain them so they stay. It's laughable the hoops companies are asking people to jump through in what is still a competitive market, companies need to reset their sites from trying to recruit the best of the best and be happy with someone who can do the job.
- austin-cheney 4y agoI interviewed at a few dozen places last year and that is certainly not what I encountered. Almost all places were looking for a trend follower addicted to the framework and tools of the moment. Being competitive as in solving tough problems, delivering faster, writing higher quality faster code is not what anybody wanted. My learning is if you want to be more employable don’t be awesome. Position yourself to the center of a bell curve.
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