Re:Ask HN: What is broken with job hiring processes?
by winternett on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @09:39AM
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(US East Coast)
1. Recruiters are scraping the same job boards applicants use.
2. Salary Surveys are always wrong, and many go underpaid because they don't know how to negotiate.
3. Companies write contracts poorly, with little consideration for things that keep employees engaged and on a contract.
4. There are way too many technology stacks, too many people focus on saying theirs is the best rather than accurately evaluating solutions based on available skills and right fit to the business need.
5. Way too many inexperienced and untrained people in management positions. I can't tell you how often I've heard IT managers say that they're "Not really a technical person". Stop hiring your unqualified friends.
6. Government has no idea about tech either. They need to be educated in order to protect consumers, employees, and the economy from bad tech.
7. Not enough consumer protection enforcement. When companies do bad things the consequences should set an example for everyone else, not just be 10% of the profit as a penalty.
8. Employees need better vacation, and more options for flexible work days. 40 hour weeks are a lot, the standard for industry leave is usually 15 days a year now. The entire stat of Virginia has an "At Will" employment policy. No wonder why really productive projects suffer from attrition and buron out. You only get out of that trap if you have the power to negotiate, but companies need to create better policies and stick to them for all employees.
9. Recruiters need to educate themselves on technology. Stop lying to candidates about positions, you should know the difference between Angular and Python. You should also always be up front about where the work location is, and stop sending me text messages you vultures... Email works just fine.
1. Recruiters are scraping the same job boards applicants use.
2. Salary Surveys are always wrong, and many go underpaid because they don't know how to negotiate.
3. Companies write contracts poorly, with little consideration for things that keep employees engaged and on a contract.
4. There are way too many technology stacks, too many people focus on saying theirs is the best rather than accurately evaluating solutions based on available skills and right fit to the business need.
5. Way too many inexperienced and untrained people in management positions. I can't tell you how often I've heard IT managers say that they're "Not really a technical person". Stop hiring your unqualified friends.
6. Government has no idea about tech either. They need to be educated in order to protect consumers, employees, and the economy from bad tech.
7. Not enough consumer protection enforcement. When companies do bad things the consequences should set an example for everyone else, not just be 10% of the profit as a penalty.
8. Employees need better vacation, and more options for flexible work days. 40 hour weeks are a lot, the standard for industry leave is usually 15 days a year now. The entire stat of Virginia has an "At Will" employment policy. No wonder why really productive projects suffer from attrition and buron out. You only get out of that trap if you have the power to negotiate, but companies need to create better policies and stick to them for all employees.
9. Recruiters need to educate themselves on technology. Stop lying to candidates about positions, you should know the difference between Angular and Python. You should also always be up front about where the work location is, and stop sending me text messages you vultures... Email works just fine.