posted on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:10 PM
by
amachanic
Hiring the top 0.5%
Here's a humorous bit from Joel Spolsky...
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I wonder, do people not consider that those 200 resumes they receive for their ill-defined, badly written, horrible job req might be the BOTTOM 200 resumes? So they're really hiring the top person from the bottom of the pile. Good job, employers.
That's what's going to keep happening as long as employers demand things like I've seen on recent job postings: "5+ years practical DBA experience. At least 5 years SQL Server. At least 5 years Oracle. Expert knowledge of C++. Expert knowledge of UNIX. Expert knowledge of TCPIP ..."
Huh? TCPIP?? And what is "expert knowledge"? Can anyone really be an expert in that many technologies? Really???
And of course, all of the job postings have the same sad requirement: "Good communication skills"
When's the last time you had a resume submitted, along with a cover letter that said, "Me no talk good, but I willing to learn. But me is be C++ expert!"
If you're a C++ expert, you probably have good enough communication skills to get by as a C++ developer!!!!
And the salary for these wonderful job posts is always the punchline. They generally come in around 20% under market.
So good luck getting those "experts", employers!
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