I wasn't involved with the candidate selection process, but recently I was on an interview panel for a Java role. One candidate's CV listed their skills as percentages. It made no sense. What does 70% Java mean? They know 70% of everything there is to know about Java? Certainly not! So what, then?
I was wondering this same thing. 70% of your projects involve Java? Or, like you say, "they know 70% of everything there is to know about Java?" Unlikely, for sure, and how would you quantify such a thing, whatever the case? Respectfully, it seems like meaningless data.
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I wasn't involved with the candidate selection process, but recently I was on an interview panel for a Java role. One candidate's CV listed their skills as percentages. It made no sense. What does 70% Java mean? They know 70% of everything there is to know about Java? Certainly not! So what, then?
I was wondering this same thing. 70% of your projects involve Java? Or, like you say, "they know 70% of everything there is to know about Java?" Unlikely, for sure, and how would you quantify such a thing, whatever the case? Respectfully, it seems like meaningless data.