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by t43562
932 days ago
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The people doing hiring make mistakes - it's a bloody difficult thing to do successfully. They also sometimes save you from working in a place with people you wouldn't like much anyhow. They're not really good at coming up with excuses why they didn't select you - it's a crap shoot. Perhaps they get a "not a Trump supporter" impression from you and that makes them feel like you'll never fit comfortably. If you really aren't their kind of person why would one want to work there? The search for a job always puts me in a depression and I haven't got any answer except that you have to not hope too much about any one job - or be too dismissive of one that doesn't seem quite so amazing. You just cannot tell what will happen - my first boss in my current job turned out to be horrendous and there were not nice people working there and ...... they left the company! I got promoted. How could I predict that? The hiring people cannot predict you either - it's all a bit of a random and uncomfortable process. When I'm on the other side of the table I've got some priorities: 1. My boss gave me a short bit of advice which is "try to hire nice people." I'd rather work with good developers who can be friendly and help each other and get along without always having to get their way than people who think they are highly productive geniuses and deserve to be in total control. 2. Is the candidate interested in software, or indeed anything. If they are not a bit enthusiastic about software, technology or something relating to the work then how will they learn the things they need to know that aren't on their CV? One should expect people to need to learn and not come "ready made." |
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I like to be able to afford my rent. Some food sometimes, as a treat.