[rozenmd]

The job has never been about "writing code". You're there to solve problems for the business.

I'd reach out to people you've worked with before and ask if they need help.

[Froedlich]

Managers might want solutions, but to get to them you have to go through HR, which wants checkboxes ticked.

That's two entirely different screening processes.

[geldedus]

nevermind, i was asked for "10 years of React experience" as a mandatory condition for a job, which was a no-pass in my case

[rozenmd]

shops you actually want to work at don't have "mandatory conditions", they have criteria that match an ideal candidate.

if you think you can do the job, track down the hiring manager and convince them.