Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since the dot-com era

Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by MattGaiser on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:34PM (#28030231)

For my current job the posting said 4 years of experience. I had 1 at the time.

Officially, my company is only hiring seniors, but if a decent junior applied (at least a year of experience inclusive of internships), I could see us taking them, especially with the right tech stack.

So, apply anyway.

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by mooreds on Sunday August 01, 2021 @07:07PM (#28031084)

This bums me out. On two levels:

   * The company doesn't have a clear idea of what they want, so they fall back on 'years of experience'. Lazy. I've written job descriptions and I know it's hard, but c'mon.
   * This will turn off talented folks that might make great team members (esp folks who don't apply unless they have 100% of the qualifications).

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by MattGaiser on Sunday August 01, 2021 @07:42PM (#28031343)

It is a more a case of what they want vs what they are willing to/forced to take in the current market.

I doubt they would openly consider that person, but when there is a candidate in front of them who has reasonably passed some questions and is willing to accept, I would hope they would budge.

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Re:Employers bow to tech workers in hottest job market since... by thrwyoilarticle on Sunday August 01, 2021 @08:39PM (#28031690)

>esp folks who don't apply unless they have 100% of the qualifications

This group disproportionately including women and excluding referrals (people who have the same experience, hobbies and education as your current employees)

- got his last job via referral.

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