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The problem is that a lot of people in Industry think they are hiring for analytical skill but they are really hiring for knowledge. Seriously, let us take ques
by eshvk 13y ago
The problem is that a lot of people in Industry think they are hiring for analytical skill but they are really hiring for knowledge. Seriously, let us take questions in anything from graph theory to dynamic programming. All that proves is that you have studied these problems well enough to be able to spot them during the interview and then solve them. And you know what? You don't necessarily need abstract knowledge less analytical skills to be successful in most programming jobs so I guess they are okay with what they are doing.
- mercer 13y agoI'd say perhaps especially in front-end, knowledge is much more important than analytic skill. Most of the challenges I face in html and css seem to be more about hacks to get something to work as desired than about properly reasoning about the problem. In fact, this is the primary reason I'm trying to move away from 'vanilla' front-end to more heavy js or backend stuff.
- jdmichal 13y ago> The problem is that a lot of people in Industry think they are hiring for analytical skill but they are really hiring for knowledge. Completely agree. They'll toss the resume of someone who is an expert in graph theory, because they really need someone who knows machine learning, completely unaccepting of the fact that someone willing and able to become an expert in graph theory can probably do the same on machine learning. This all plays into the current trend of businesses not being willing to train employees.