Why is recruiting developers so difficult?

Post by jenscow » Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 1:48 AM UTC

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silisili wrote: post #7

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I agree in principle, but not in experience. I've interviewed a few people lately, Senior Eng somehow, who have impressive resumes. I ask basic coding tasks just to make sure they actually know the language claimed - just something like converting numbers to strings, and you'd be amazed how many people had no idea where to start.

You are testing if they have how to convert a number to string in working memory. Is that really helpful.. in real life they would look it up refresh themselves. You just filtered people who can look up answers and learn things. Aren't those skills more inline with what most positions need?

Post by gsibble » Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 2:14 AM UTC

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We're a terrible employer? Let me tell you what kind of employer we are. We pay top 1% of market. We work to have a low stress environment. We put life before work instead of work before life. We prioritize having the best benefits on the market, including platinum health care with $0 employee contribution and full mental health coverage for therapy and medication not covered through insurance. We don't overload our…

I could have missed it since I’m reading on my phone before my morning coffee, but you don’t appear to have stated where you work. I’m curious where it is since if you would employ someone remote from overseas you sound like a great “no bullshit” employer/company!

Post by sys_64738 » Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 2:48 AM UTC

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Tell us who you are and what your company is. You truly sound like a terrible employer based on your shocking responses. You came here to ask for feedback and then when you got it you didn't like it. You are clearly the issue of why you can't hire developers. I'd wish you good luck but I won't.

We're a terrible employer? Let me tell you what kind of employer we are. We pay top 1% of market. We work to have a low stress environment. We put life before work instead of work before life. We prioritize having the best benefits on the market, including platinum health care with $0 employee contribution and full mental health coverage for therapy and medication not covered through insurance. We don't overload our…

Post by pjmlp » Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 4:58 AM UTC

sys_64738 wrote: post #157

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There are plenty of fish in the sea....

Tell us who you are and what your company is. You truly sound like a terrible employer based on your shocking responses. You came here to ask for feedback and then when you got it you didn't like it. You are clearly the issue of why you can't hire developers. I'd wish you good luck but I won't.

Post by R0b0t1 » Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 5:35 AM UTC

claytonjy wrote: post #15

R0b0t1 wrote: post #6

1) Because recruiters don't understand the subject material. 2) Because companies are hilariously risk adverse. I have over a decade experience in a consultancy environments (faster paced and more rigorous than a lot of other jobs, sorry not sorry). My work was independently driven and I provided input to the projects I was on at the highest levels. I've set IT and SWE policy for and introduced leading products at mo…

When was the last time you interviewed, and how do you feel about remote work? I interviewed a lot the last couple years, from the Midwest, and had more remote opportunities than I could handle. I'm not interviewing with FAANG though; almost entirely private companies, seed to E.