Cons: OSX, Windows, advertisement industry, bank, legacy systems, COBOL, calling the company "high-tech" when they mostly do what everybody else does, e.g. writing CRUD systems or do elementary data plumbing.
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#32Having a requirement for knowing utility libraries. i.e. jQuery, underscore.js, MooTools, etc. I understand requiring frameworks (i.e. Anguar, React), but jQuery? Come on.
It's something you can learn on the job, but requirements are there because employers ideally want someone who can hit the ground running.
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#33- Stack
- Salary range
- Remote possibility
Cons:
- Any kind of synonym for rockstar, ninja, hero
- We are hiring (but actually not hiring, just wasting others time)
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#34Pros: What the actual job is, the industry sector and the pay Cons: Guru, Ninja, Rock Star and Passion. I am 55 with a shit pension and your 'Uber for salads' is not something I am passionate about. Never will be. Complete put off: Other than the cons is reading the ad and not knowing what the job or company is about. If you can't spell it out your are either incompetent or deceitful.
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#35Con: "Preference will be given to EE Candidates"
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#36Also hate it when ads describe the company ad nauseum and not much about what the actual work or tools are.
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#38Pro: - What tech you actually work with. Don't list equivalents. If the people knew the area they would already know if they have equivalent skills. - Salary range and years of experience. - What kind of actual real world user problems are you solving? Cons: - Anything about culture (it's always bullshit), team player, or being emotionally mature - Useless fluff about "loving to work in a fast company", or how you we…
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#39Con: "Preference will be given to EE Candidates"