Re:The latest trend for tech interviews: Days of unpaid home...
by snowwrestler on Thursday April 19, 2018 @05:36PM
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Many companies these days make a distinction between IT, digital, and product.
IT runs the network, phones, issues and fixes laptops, maybe provides servers, often is in charge of information security. May own the financial and business intelligence technologies. Unless it's a very enlightened org, this is often the "cost center" team.
Digital talks to the world in a modern way--runs the websites, blogs, social media channels, paid digital ads, etc. Often housed within a larger communications and/or marketing division. Technically a cost center but the visibility makes up for it in the eyes of executives.
Product builds the technology that makes money. This would be like the e-commerce platform, ad network, mobile apps, etc. Executives value things that make money.
Often, all three groups need developers. The tools and roles may differ, but you can be a developer in a major company without feeling "stuck in IT."
IT runs the network, phones, issues and fixes laptops, maybe provides servers, often is in charge of information security. May own the financial and business intelligence technologies. Unless it's a very enlightened org, this is often the "cost center" team.
Digital talks to the world in a modern way--runs the websites, blogs, social media channels, paid digital ads, etc. Often housed within a larger communications and/or marketing division. Technically a cost center but the visibility makes up for it in the eyes of executives.
Product builds the technology that makes money. This would be like the e-commerce platform, ad network, mobile apps, etc. Executives value things that make money.
Often, all three groups need developers. The tools and roles may differ, but you can be a developer in a major company without feeling "stuck in IT."