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I've applied to Apple several times over the last 10 years for jobs requiring some very specific and rare skills that I have. They have never responded. I've gone through the interview process at Google twice and was "close but rejected".
Twice is nothing. Seriously.
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Even when those political activities are them saying that you are not deserving of the same rights as other people?
If I want to be entitled to my opinion, I have to allow others to have theirs.
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Obsolete? Is this sarcasm? Angular 1 vs 6? Like, how can the burden of getting up to speed in a later version of the same framework even compare to that of getting your head into all legacy company code and how the coffe machine at the office is refilled? "Oh, .Net 3.5 you say? We do 4.0 here. We call you back." Coding has barely changed since the 60s. The screens are bigger. It's the programs that have evolved not t…
My point I was trying to make was that not staying relevant in tech is not unique to "old" people. The early 20s person who went deep with angular 1 may not have "kept relevant", but that is no reason to outright reject them (or someone 30-40 years their senior) on its own. I am sure they (and "old" people) would easily be able to get up to speed. As you said, programming has largely remained unchanged at a fundament…
On another note I believe one fundamental reason some employers prefer younger employees is that they are easier to push around.
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If I want to be entitled to my opinion, I have to allow others to have theirs.
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I wonder if this is less a problem with your skills not keeping up with the industry, and more with your job search practices not keeping up. I recently helped a friend through a job search, and was shocked by how much the process has changed in the past 3-4 years. Recruiters are inundated with thousands of resumes. So traditional job application practices ("Write a cover letter and email in the resume") or semi-rece…
I read this post of yours on job searching of those over 60 and found it quite interesting and helpful when it comes to finding creative ways to establish connections to possibly stand out in a job search.
Now I'm nowhere near 60 and around half that age but trying to take a cue from your post I see that you work for Atlantic Media. Don't know if that still holds up but I saw job their job board recently that there's an opening available at Atlantic Media for a Backend Python Web developer.
I'm a guy who enjoy using and working with Python as far as learning purposes go. And after quickly reading your post here I figured to reach out and try a somewhat different approach than the old cover letter and resume email method and contact you if you may have any info to this current opening at your company?
So with that said, here I am..and I wanted to inquire to find out if this opening is still available? If so, do you have a contact to learn more about this position and the things you require in regards to the nature of the job? My apologies in advance that this may not be the response to your post that you were looking for but I figured why not take some ideas from your post and apply it..hehe..
Any help in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
--K
I wonder if this is less a problem with your skills not keeping up with the industry, and more with your job search practices not keeping up. I recently helped a friend through a job search, and was shocked by how much the process has changed in the past 3-4 years. Recruiters are inundated with thousands of resumes. So traditional job application practices ("Write a cover letter and email in the resume") or semi-rece…
I wonder if this is less a problem with your skills not keeping up with the industry, and more with your job search practices not keeping up. I recently helped a friend through a job search, and was shocked by how much the process has changed in the past 3-4 years. Recruiters are inundated with thousands of resumes. So traditional job application practices ("Write a cover letter and email in the resume") or semi-rece…
Hello, I read this post of yours on job searching of those over 60 and found it quite interesting and helpful when it comes to finding creative ways to establish connections to possibly stand out in a job search. Now I'm nowhere near 60 and around half that age but trying to take a cue from your post I see that you work for Atlantic Media. Don't know if that still holds up but I saw job their job board recently that…
I wonder if this is less a problem with your skills not keeping up with the industry, and more with your job search practices not keeping up. I recently helped a friend through a job search, and was shocked by how much the process has changed in the past 3-4 years. Recruiters are inundated with thousands of resumes. So traditional job application practices ("Write a cover letter and email in the resume") or semi-rece…
Hello, I read this post of yours on job searching of those over 60 and found it quite interesting and helpful when it comes to finding creative ways to establish connections to possibly stand out in a job search. Now I'm nowhere near 60 and around half that age but trying to take a cue from your post I see that you work for Atlantic Media. Don't know if that still holds up but I saw job their job board recently that…
Thanks
Personally if I were in your situation I'd remove all "old" dates and just put the last say 4-6 years of experience on the resume and leave the rest off so you've just got a few years of experience just like someone with 4-6 years experience would have (it is probably also the most relevant). If you've been at the same company all that time, break it down by major projects. Also hopefully this is obvious but dont put…
Doesn't that strike you as a little weird tho'? I mean experience is one of those things that the more, the better right? If you could choose a surgeon or a lawyer with more or less experience, which would you prefer?
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If I want to be entitled to my opinion, I have to allow others to have theirs.
Downvoted and flagged. Apparently, this is now considered a scandalous idea.