How engineers can stand out from the applicant pool

Re:How engineers can stand out from the applicant pool by trevyn on Thursday April 19, 2018 @03:21PM (#16879179)

I completely agree that good software engineers are able to provide value significantly above the standard salary ranges for the profession. That said, I’m pretty pragmatic about it — I don’t want “a job”, but I respect that there is a price for which I would do the work. In the past, I’ve been direct and honest that the price is about $2M/yr + significant equity. Sends a message, and gets the wrong recruiters off your back. :)

But — if you are applying for jobs for which there are common salary ranges, you are signalling that you’re likely willing to work for something in that general range.

I think part of the larger situation is that the leaders of many small businesses (including many startups) don’t know how to effectively apply good engineers.

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Re:How engineers can stand out from the applicant pool by toomuchtodo on Thursday April 19, 2018 @03:48PM (#16879455)

Effective managers are in short supply compared to the number of founders running startups with no experience. I suppose this is because if you’re an effective manager, why would you lower your comp by working at a startup instead of at a larger established business that can properly compensate you for your valuable skill set (while anyone with some combination of an idea and some cash can be a founder).

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Re:How engineers can stand out from the applicant pool by a_imho on Thursday April 19, 2018 @05:25PM (#16880310)

I'm not really complaining about salaries though, just the fact that unsurprisingly honesty is not on anyone's list.

Let's be frank, people want to pay their bills and suits are worried about bottom lines.

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Re:How engineers can stand out from the applicant pool by fwdpropaganda on Thursday April 19, 2018 @03:55PM (#16879532)

Ever had anyone offer you $2M/yr?

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