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This is true, but one of the things I've observed about the hiring process for engineers over the past 25 years is this: It's always sucked, and it's not getti
by engineer40 13y ago
This is true, but one of the things I've observed about the hiring process for engineers over the past 25 years is this:
It's always sucked, and it's not getting better.
Example: Recruiters don't know anything about what it means to be a software developer, yet they feel they need to "weed out" the unqualified ones. So they do things like say "So, it says you know SQL, what database were they using at company X?" "OH, I'm sorry, this company is looking for Oracle SQL people, not Microsoft." --- in response to a job looking for Java developers who "know SQL". EG: You'd be writing code, probably dealing with an ORM, not writing too much SQL directly.
This problem has existed since the 1980s. Despite it creating massive inefficiencies in placement... the system hasn't (seemingly) gotten any better since then.