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This is probably something you should pitch to recruiters instead. I've talked to some tech recruiters in my area, offering to do training for them. I may nee

This is probably something you should pitch to recruiters instead. I've talked to some tech recruiters in my area, offering to do training for them. I may need to talk to higher-ups, but the low-level people seem to actively not want that knowledge. I certainly don't propose they understand OS design, assembler and mobile app dev down cold, but they need to know the difference between Java and JavaScript, for example. One chap I spoke with recently - he called me for help wording something - didn't know what "JVM" was, yet was actively recruiting for Fortune 500 companies. Again, they don't need to be tech gods, but ... learn the language of what industry you're in. Another was telling me they don't need to know much tech, because the clients were more primarily concerned about social fit in with their hires, and they could work out the tech details. While I agree social fit is a factor, too many of us have met those who can't FizzBuzz in an interview, wasting everyone's time (or worse yet, get hired and leave years of crappy legacy tech debt to deal with).

shail 13y ago
Thanks a lot for this insight. This gives me another thing to try. Yep, if someone can put technology in lay man terms to recruiter they will be able to pick it up and be much better at their work. That will be win for everyone. Great idea.
- mgkimsal 13y ago
  It's a big IF. I've talked to a handful of recruiting companies and imo it's a perfect fit, but none of them have been interested - certainly not as a paid service. I think the turnover in tech recruiting may be too high for companies to consider paying for this, but... I may be wrong. EDIT: Not IF as in - can you do it - but IF they'll buy it.
  - shail 13y ago
    I think you are right. The turnover is high and hence little incentive to change the status quo. But if a recruiting company takes this approach, it will definitely have an edge. About the big IF, yes it is and I do not like to boast but I think I can do this very very well if not excellent.

shail 13y ago

Thanks a lot for this insight. This gives me another thing to try. Yep, if someone can put technology in lay man terms to recruiter they will be able to pick it up and be much better at their work. That will be win for everyone. Great idea.

mgkimsal 13y ago
It's a big IF. I've talked to a handful of recruiting companies and imo it's a perfect fit, but none of them have been interested - certainly not as a paid service. I think the turnover in tech recruiting may be too high for companies to consider paying for this, but... I may be wrong. EDIT: Not IF as in - can you do it - but IF they'll buy it.
- shail 13y ago
  I think you are right. The turnover is high and hence little incentive to change the status quo. But if a recruiting company takes this approach, it will definitely have an edge. About the big IF, yes it is and I do not like to boast but I think I can do this very very well if not excellent.