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I used to feel this way, but working for a few more years has made me realize what an idiot I was. And I'm sure after a few more I'll have that same realization about me now. I do agree that too much weight is given to years experience, but I don't think it's so ridiculous to assume that more experience generally means a better engineer in the short term
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@soggybutter surely there are better ways to measure competence. Someone with the right skill set should always have a chance in an ideal recruitment scenario. Needless to say, I'm extremely tired of missing out on interviews for positions I'm more than qualified for.
when your code is a mess but everything work out in the end
Am I the only one that thinks it's extremely fucking stupid that the software engineering industry is simultaneously experiencing a "shortage of talent" and maintaining the same ATS that filters legitimate talent just because the resume doesn't fit keyword specifications?
We see it every day. People with years of experience that should never be allowed to touch important code. People with little to no experience that learn fast and perform well. Fuck years of experience being the only thing some recruiters see.
"We generally don't hire people with less than 3 years experience" shut your fucking mouth. Ridiculous. You hire people out of college, don't lie to my face.
Oh and don't even get me started on how many people fabricate their industry experience and get interviews from it. That's what happens when recruitment patterns fail to catch up to an industry that increasingly trains people better up front, and in shorter time periods, and values skills that ATS doesn't give a shit about.
Crazy idea: make job applications test problem solving competency instead of weeding out quality candidates.
Job searching is frustrating.
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