It costs $1,800 to get an engineering job offer
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It costs $1,800 to get an engineering job offer
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#2"Based on some rough calculations (which are detailed below) it costs the average software engineer $1,814 and 1.7 vacation days to get one job offer."
That is, unless you're currently unemployed.
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#3"Based on some rough calculations (which are detailed below) it costs the average software engineer $1,814 and 1.7 vacation days to get one job offer." That is, unless you're currently unemployed.
Fair enough. In that case, it still takes time but I imagine the opportunity cost isn't quite as high.
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#4That’s probably a low figure but yeah
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#5Wow: "An average developer will need to do 12 phone screens (the first stage of the interview process) to get one job offer"
That means a lot of companies are leaving a whole lot of talent on the table.
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#6Wow: "An average developer will need to do 12 phone screens (the first stage of the interview process) to get one job offer" That means a lot of companies are leaving a whole lot of talent on the table.
Couldn't agree more. The first interview is usually with a non-technical person (like HR), so at the first round candidates are often rejected for things that have no real bearing on job performance.
Re: It costs $1,800 to get an engineering job offer
#7Wow: "An average developer will need to do 12 phone screens (the first stage of the interview process) to get one job offer" That means a lot of companies are leaving a whole lot of talent on the table.
Couldn't agree more. The first interview is usually with a non-technical person (like HR), so at the first round candidates are often rejected for things that have no real bearing on job performance.
I've had multiple calls where the interviewer obviously didn't look at my resume beforehand and rejected me for not having enough years of work history or previous experience of a specific technology. Both are fair reasons but it's insulting and representative of how little they respect engineers' time.
Re: It costs $1,800 to get an engineering job offer
#8Wow: "An average developer will need to do 12 phone screens (the first stage of the interview process) to get one job offer" That means a lot of companies are leaving a whole lot of talent on the table.
Couldn't agree more. The first interview is usually with a non-technical person (like HR), so at the first round candidates are often rejected for things that have no real bearing on job performance.
We do the same, first non-technical interview, and we reject most candidates due to the cultural fit issues. It’s too expensive to involve dev resources into the process first. In our process: if you are friendly, sound smart and enthusiastic, you get the tech challenge as the next step.
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#9Calculating opportunity cost for time spent based on wages is pretty meaningless for salaried jobs. I might make $X/hr at my day job, but I don't actually have the ability to work an extra hour and get an extra X dollars.
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#101800 dollars for a 5+% salary bump, a new work you're interested in, and perhaps a shorter commute. Seems worth it.