Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards
by magic_beans on Friday July 08, 2016 @04:59PM
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I wonder if there is something in your personality that turns people off? Are you overly aggressive? Do you seem unfriendly? Honestly, it sounds like you just might need to sharpen your people skills a little bit! Those are important too :)
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Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards
by sanderjd on Saturday July 09, 2016 @03:55AM
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I can't figure out what, from the parent's comments, would make you draw this conclusion that it is a people skill problem when it sounds like a classic "whiteboard interviews are a total crap shoot" problem.
This experience is not even at odds with the original quote from the recruiter - when the recruiter says "qualified", all they mean is "able to succeed in the hiring process companies are using". Unfortunately, that definition of "qualified" often doesn't have much in common with the usual definition of "capable of doing good work". The parent commenter may well be qualified in the second way but not in the first.
Re:Tech job listings are down 40% on several job boards
by jakebasile on Saturday July 09, 2016 @04:36AM
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I hope there isn't something I'm doing that indicates I'm not good to work with, but I haven't ever gotten any feedback like that. I try very hard to be even-handed and pragmatic about how I speak and treat others, and I'm always willing to help or chat about... anything really.