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Re:Red flags I saw while doing technical interviews by gedy on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @12:53PM (#24483469)
"But! But! Our 24yo interviewer has gotta check if you know the _fundamentals_ ... You might have been coasting for 20 years."

Agreed, I'm totally confused and put off by this as well.

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Re:Red flags I saw while doing technical interviews by Throysksk282 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @01:10PM (#24483691)
I've seen too many people who clearly have been coasting for 20 years (or people who are simply applying to a position that's not actually aligned with those 20 years of experience).

Those 24 year old interviewers are the ones you'll have to train, so you need to, at minimum, be able to do their jobs.

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Re:Red flags I saw while doing technical interviews by monocasa on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @01:06PM (#24483644)
A lot of people do in fact manage to coast for 20 years.
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