➜ If you have been looking for a job recently, what did frustrate you most?
They absolutely ignored my influence, experience, work and strong points.
I'm an educative content creator, mentor, instructor, teacher. I have guides, blogs, courses, I'm actually teaching people. I've created my own CSS framework. But I don't have a title, even after 4 years here I was still being paid the minimum salary and categorized as a junior.
My interviews have been reflecting this. Minimizing my success and knowledge just because I look young and I don't have a university paper.
➜ What have you tried to work around those issues as a candidate?
I've tried sending [in advance] all my work, interesting links, portfolio, etc., but was pointless.
➜ How well did it work?
I had 1 interview where they knew about me and my projects and that was awesome, but that was just once. I feel like companies don't even bother to know who's sitting right in front of them.
➜ What would you do if you were on the hiring side and had a magic wand to debug the hiring process?
This is just my opinion and perception, but I would turn Human Resources more Human and less Resources.
My interviews went better when the other person actually read my name in my CV before we met.
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
Thanks for sharing this. I can imagine how frustrating it is.
"How many years of experience to do you have as $JOB_TITLE" is a question that infuriates me as well. It doesn't matter what your job title is. What matter is what you have done and what you want to do in the future.
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➜ If you have been looking for a job recently, what did frustrate you most?
They absolutely ignored my influence, experience, work and strong points.
I'm an educative content creator, mentor, instructor, teacher. I have guides, blogs, courses, I'm actually teaching people. I've created my own CSS framework. But I don't have a title, even after 4 years here I was still being paid the minimum salary and categorized as a junior.
My interviews have been reflecting this. Minimizing my success and knowledge just because I look young and I don't have a university paper.
➜ What have you tried to work around those issues as a candidate?
I've tried sending [in advance] all my work, interesting links, portfolio, etc., but was pointless.
➜ How well did it work?
I had 1 interview where they knew about me and my projects and that was awesome, but that was just once. I feel like companies don't even bother to know who's sitting right in front of them.
➜ What would you do if you were on the hiring side and had a magic wand to debug the hiring process?
This is just my opinion and perception, but I would turn Human Resources more Human and less Resources.
My interviews went better when the other person actually read my name in my CV before we met.
Thanks for sharing this. I can imagine how frustrating it is.
"How many years of experience to do you have as $JOB_TITLE" is a question that infuriates me as well. It doesn't matter what your job title is. What matter is what you have done and what you want to do in the future.