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Re:My startup failed, then I found out I was unemployable by jdgoesmarching on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:38PM (#26798932)
It’s hard to admit that they don’t actually know how to evaluate people well and instead implement an absurd level of inefficient gatekeeping. The same reason some jobs only hire people with degrees even if it’s not necessary or the degree is irrelevant.
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Re:My startup failed, then I found out I was unemployable by overkalix on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @01:25AM (#26803237)
It's not just that they don't know how to evaluate: often they don't even know what they are looking for.
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Re:My startup failed, then I found out I was unemployable by enjo on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @11:57AM (#26808877)
Yes! This is exactly it. Very few teams that I've worked with had actually defined what is even important to them.
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