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Re:Things I Learned from a Job Hunt for a Senior Engineering... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @04:23PM (#16916189)
That might solve half of the problem. But then we need certifications for employers - something that says, "Yes, I have a real job opening; I'm not just wasting your time." It needs to have real penalties if an employer violates it, too.
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Re:Things I Learned from a Job Hunt for a Senior Engineering... by irundebian on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @04:39PM (#16916343)
I'm not sure this is working, since employers not only search for general software developers but maybe also developers with domain-specific knowledge. It would be very time consuming develop a certification for every domain.
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Re:Things I Learned from a Job Hunt for a Senior Engineering... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @06:43PM (#16917322)
Hey, I said it was needed. I never said it would work, or that it was workable. But if you're going to certify workers, so that they don't waste the employer's time with interviews that are going nowhere, well, we need something to do the same in the other direction...
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