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It is funny that people constantly mention these supposed developers who have jobs but cant program. Where are these jobs? I have a recent cs degree, did resume
by fishmm22 7y ago
It is funny that people constantly mention these supposed developers who have jobs but cant program. Where are these jobs? I have a recent cs degree, did resume coaching, and worked through a couple coding interview exercise books. Still having trouble finding work. Show me one of these mythical jobs poorly trained programmers get, I will blow them out of the water. In reality I think most of those jobs have been outsourced and no longer exist.
- astura 7y agoOh, they exist, I've worked with a few. Luckily, no more than that. We all know hiring and interviewing are basically a crapshoot. Good people sometimes don't get hired and bad people sometimes do.
- lordCarbonFiber 7y agoApply for bank outside of a tech hub, or any job outside of the major US cities. There's plenty of positions full of people riding the "expert beginner" status, blissfully unaware of how far behind they are because top performers leave for the hubs and the better opportunities offered there.
- rifung 7y ago> Show me one of these mythical jobs poorly trained programmers get, I will blow them out of the water Unsolicited feedback: I think it should be pointed out that your attitude probably isn't helping in your job search.
- strathmeyer 7y agoIt's always a real shock to get an elite CS degree and then be told we aren't as smart as the people who got their job because they were friends with someone at the company and just happened to know Java.
- icedchai 7y agoTry large boring corporations, such as banks and insurance companies.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoBoring corporation jobs are fantastic in these cases. The performance bar is low, and due to inertia within the org, you can usually learn faster as an IC and bounce somewhere better rapidly, versus being somewhere like a startup where the treadmill moves too fast for your own personal development needs.
- naravara 7y agoOr the government. All you need to do is: a.) Be able to pass a drug test b.) Not have any problematic debts or associations with problematic groups (e.g. Aryan Nation, ISIS) c.) Have a certification or degree that is related to the very specific thing they are asking for. It's entirely clearing a checklist when they're recruiting. They have no idea how to evaluate for actual competence.
- jki275 7y agoThat's heavily dependent on where you are in government. It's not true any of the places I've worked.
- icedchai 7y agoSounds like he’s talking about defense contractors. Many contracting firms just need “butts in seats” that they can bill out. Mediocre developers are better in some regards there: they bill out more hours since they’re slower, don’t mind 10+ year obsolete tech, and they don’t complain as much, which could endanger relations with the bureaucracy (customer.)