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Trajectory matters far more than starting position. I’ve personally hired people into their first dev jobs out of bootcamp, self-study, and other non-tradition
by flappyeagle 3y ago
Trajectory matters far more than starting position.
I’ve personally hired people into their first dev jobs out of bootcamp, self-study, and other non-traditional backgrounds.
You can reliably pick winners by testing for mental acuity and observing how much they learn in a short period of time.
An internship is just a glorified interview process. They found a good future employee
- lapcat 3y ago> An internship is just a glorified interview process. They found a good future employee Why are you assuming that? The OP said nothing about the intern become an employee, much less a good employee. You'd think that would be mentioned if it were the case.
- flappyeagle 3y agoIt is the definition of an internship. They’ve de-risked this hire. Now they can do things like offer a more competitive offer or otherwise close the candidate with high confidence
- lapcat 3y ago> It is the definition of an internship. No, it's not.