Re:What's Wrong with Tech Hiring
by TheOtherHobbes on Thursday September 16, 2021 @09:36AM
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It shouldn't be "Delivered business value and here's exactly how much to the cent."
It's more "Did something a manager considered useful."
Of course you get people who can invent or re-engineer processes that add huge amounts of book value, but they're rare.
Generally if you find someone more competent than average who also has business awareness, the business value will take care of itself. Especially if they're well managed.
Conversely you want to avoid devs with absolutely no business awareness at all. They'll spend all their time tinkering with the new hotness for the sake of it, and usefulness will not ensue.
It's more "Did something a manager considered useful."
Of course you get people who can invent or re-engineer processes that add huge amounts of book value, but they're rare.
Generally if you find someone more competent than average who also has business awareness, the business value will take care of itself. Especially if they're well managed.
Conversely you want to avoid devs with absolutely no business awareness at all. They'll spend all their time tinkering with the new hotness for the sake of it, and usefulness will not ensue.