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So one of the arguments in that article is, there is no labor shortage because companies get inundated with lots and lots of resumes, but they hire only a very
by dusklight 17y ago
So one of the arguments in that article is, there is no labor shortage because companies get inundated with lots and lots of resumes, but they hire only a very small percentage of those resumes ...
But as anyone who has had to go through those resumes know, the vast majority of the resumes are from people who are totally unqualified for the job .. the fact that employers go through the entire resume pool and are unable to find qualified employees proves the shortage.
And that's just basic qualifications, we aren't even talking about actually knowing how to write good code yet.
p.s. if anyone is looking for a job and is a good java coder with some experience in webapps and GWT, send me a message.
- yarek 17y agoI think one of the points of the article was that companies are not willing to take someone not fully qualified AND train them proves there is no shortage. If there was shortage, a company will be willing to go out of the way to hire someone. It's much cheaper to hire someone with the just the right skills, and since a company can do that (even with some work for the hiring manager) and get someone further supports the argument.
- cosinepi 17y agoRegarding your last point, you don't seem to have an email address in your profile. Is this job on the east or west coast (or somewhere in between)?
- dusklight 17y agofixed it. send me your resume and all that (sorry i always thought HN had a PM type feature just never checked) we have people on both coasts, though we are trying to build up headcount in the new york office right now.