Stop requiring specific technology experience for senior-plus engineers

Re:Stop requiring specific technology experience for senior-... by MR4D on Monday November 08, 2021 @07:15PM (#29156100)

Let’s say you have a requirement for 5 years in a particular language.

Would you rather hire a developer with 20 years experience but only 3 in the language you want, or would you rather hire the guy who has 6 years experience in the language you want and that’s it?

Personally, I’d hire the former every single time, even though he didn’t have the requisite 5 years in the language.

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Re:Stop requiring specific technology experience for senior-... by vmception on Monday November 08, 2021 @07:20PM (#29156134)

My experience is that people expect an uncanny ability from the former, as opposed to just having never retired or changed a job by then.

Pretty much better to reduce the years on the resume.

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