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Re:Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice... by jghn on Sunday October 20, 2019 @07:55PM (#21308173)
The percentage of hires for companies in that situation is going to be extremely small, yet the "hire for tech stack" motif is cargo culted throughout the industry.
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Re:Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice... by scarface74 on Sunday October 20, 2019 @10:04PM (#21308818)
Why else would most companies have open reqs if they don’t see a need for man power soon unless you are one of the four or five big tech companies that are trying to accumulate smart people (tm)?
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Re:Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice... by jghn on Monday October 21, 2019 @08:10AM (#21311291)
Because they project for incoming needs. Hiring for today’s needs is a fools errand, it can take a good amount of time to identify a quality candidate. If I need something filled right ie or the company goes under it is already too late.
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