Re:Note that I wouldn’t pass the listed minimum requirements
by nitrogen on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @11:02AM
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I had a similar experience years ago. I was bootstrapping a startup and using consulting to pay the bills in lean months. Eventually I decided that I wasn't going to reach my market without massive investment to keep up with the PR of the 800lb gorillas, and I didn't want to go that route.
One of the engineering managers I had been working with as a consultant had tried to recruit me more than once, so I decided to accept. But shortly after a mandatory HR screening call, I got an apologetic rejection email from the engineering manager.
Re:Note that I wouldn’t pass the listed minimum requirements
by bombcar on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @11:57AM
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The correct thing to do there is to continue to consult and charge them $HR_IS_DUMB.
Re:Note that I wouldn’t pass the listed minimum requirements
by nitrogen on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @03:36PM
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I did, of course :). But eventually the product revision I was consulting on was discontinued, I didn't feel like being a salesperson and a dev anymore, and I slowly found my way back into the traditional job market.
Re:Note that I wouldn’t pass the listed minimum requirements
by saagarjha on Thursday July 01, 2021 @07:31AM
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I once applied for a position at a company a friend worked at, and got a rejection less than a day later. I told this to my friend and he presumably got in touch with someone to assure them of my competence, and I got an email with steps to move forward to interviews the next day. HR filters are weird.
Centralized HR is for managing benefits and setting policies. They never help with the hiring process, in my experience.