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aeric

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This is happening in software development recruitment and it's even worse in Malaysia
 

MikeH

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What, no B4X? They're obviously not interested in the future :)
 

aeric

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I always find job description very amusing. I don't know how they think the requirements can attract candidates to apply.
Examples:
Fast pace - are you really want to work under pressure chasing tight dateline? Maybe nowadays young fresh grads love it? I know some projects drag for long time but not really a problem is it?
Agile - how this methodology has anything to do with a developer interest?
Career growth - usually a big lie! You won't promoted to a manager or VP after 10 years in the company. You need a different skill like how to make your boss happy without really performing.

Min 3 years experience required for senior position then encourage fresh grad to apply?

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epiCode

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I always find job description very amusing. I don't know how they think the requirements can attract candidates to apply.
Examples:
Fast pace - are you really want to work under pressure chasing tight dateline? Maybe nowadays young fresh grads love it? I know some projects drag for long time but not really a problem is it?
Agile - how this methodology has anything to do with a developer interest?
Career growth - usually a big lie! You won't promoted to a manager or VP after 10 years in the company. You need a different skill like how to make your boss happy without really performing.
so sometimes when chat gpt gives really out of the world answers, we know the kind of data it is trained on. ?
 

aeric

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I don't know. I think there is a big communication break down between the developer team requirements on their new team mate and the head of IT department. Reason is the head doesn't want to promote the seniors so the seniors just entertain their boss, by saying, "oh, boss you asked me who you need to hire?"... "you need to hire a developer with these skills fronted framework A, B, C, D, E,... then those outside companies also using the following new popular technologies W, X, Y, Z which developed by FAANG, by big Big companies in the US... blablabla"

The problem is the boss and project manager or consultant are not the one have their hand dirty on writing codes and engineer the system. They just heard from somewhere else about things like popular frameworks and project management as theory not practical. Boss employ more and more senior and junior developers with absent of someone really have solid experience to lead the team. Or manage under a scrum master. Or the lead still need do most development work. One salary, multiple roles. Pathetic.
 
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