> Most jobs are now hoops after hoops, not taking into consideration your particular profile or the contributions you can make.
This is really key. I have applied for jobs before, and then get questions like: "what's your experience with C++ or advanced graph algorithms?". Only that, none of that shows up in my profile or resume. But they act surprised and completely shrug off how a decade of software and other relevant experience is suddenly invalidated. As in, a person who has used and learned a dozen plus languages but only tacitly used C++ suddenly will be a complete invalid when trying to write in C++? Another company advertised that Python experience wasn't needed, but then the first phone interview peppered me with low-level Python implementation questions. Why even bother to interview me? It's a waste of everyone's time.
What it boils down to is that companies have zero idea how to hire. And they have zero idea how to mentor and train, basically for the exact same reasons for why they don't know how to hire.
While tough, it's often a good thing for the applicant as a natural filter. If someone can't hire well, it's not a good place to work. Sometimes it is, but it's relatively rare.
This is really key. I have applied for jobs before, and then get questions like: "what's your experience with C++ or advanced graph algorithms?". Only that, none of that shows up in my profile or resume. But they act surprised and completely shrug off how a decade of software and other relevant experience is suddenly invalidated. As in, a person who has used and learned a dozen plus languages but only tacitly used C++ suddenly will be a complete invalid when trying to write in C++? Another company advertised that Python experience wasn't needed, but then the first phone interview peppered me with low-level Python implementation questions. Why even bother to interview me? It's a waste of everyone's time.
What it boils down to is that companies have zero idea how to hire. And they have zero idea how to mentor and train, basically for the exact same reasons for why they don't know how to hire.
While tough, it's often a good thing for the applicant as a natural filter. If someone can't hire well, it's not a good place to work. Sometimes it is, but it's relatively rare.